据离岸能源8月8日消息，澳大利亚必和必拓(BHP)已批准2.83亿美元(必和必拓股份)的资金，用于开发特立尼达和多巴哥近海的Ruby项目。

必和必拓周四表示，该油气项目的总投资(包括预承诺资本)约为5亿美元。

Ruby项目位于特立尼达和多巴哥的Block 3(a)开发区，为必和必拓提供了通过在Ruby和Delaware盆地的油藏中开采资源来实现价值的机会。

该项目包括利用现有处理设施的潜力、现有运营资产的成熟技术、新获得的海底节点地震成像等技术捆绑的5口生产井。

该项目预计可开采的2C资源为1320万桶石油(100%)和2740亿立方英尺天然气(100%)。

该公司预计2021年投产，预计日产量将增加约1.6万桶，峰值时日产量将增加约8000万标准立方英尺。

必和必拓石油业务总裁Geraldine Slattery表示：“这是必和必拓在特立尼达和多巴哥的一个重要里程碑。Ruby非常符合我们的战略，即从现有资产中最大化价值，带来具有竞争力的短期价值和销量增长。”

作为运营商，必和必拓持有68.46%的股份，而特立尼达和多巴哥Heritage石油公司及国家天然气公司(NGC)分别持有其余20.13%和11.41%的股份。

Block 3(a)联合经营协议要求至少两方和65%的经营权益以批准投资。

裘寅 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

BHP sanctions Ruby project in Trinidad

Australia’s BHP has approved $283 million (BHP share) in funding to develop the Ruby project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

Total investment for the oil and gas project (including pre-commitment capital) is approximately $500 million, BHP said on Thursday.

The Ruby Project is located in the Block 3(a) development area of Trinidad and Tobago and provides an opportunity for BHP to deliver value by producing resources in the Ruby and Delaware reservoirs.

The project consists of five production wells tied back utilizing the latent capacity of the existing processing facilities, proven technology of the existing operated asset, and newly acquired ocean bottom node seismic imaging.

The project has Estimated Recoverable 2C Resources of 13.2 million barrels of oil (100 per cent basis) and 274 billion cubic feet of natural gas (100 per cent basis).

First production is expected in 2021 and is estimated to increase production by about 16,000 barrels of oil per day (bop/d) and about 80 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) gross at its peak.

Geraldine Slattery, BHP President Operations Petroleum, said: “This is an important milestone for BHP in Trinidad and Tobago. Ruby aligns well with our strategy of maximizing value from our existing assets, bringing competitive near term value and volume growth.”

BHP, as the operator, holds a 68.46 per cent interest, and Heritage Petroleum and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) hold the remaining 20.13 per cent and 11.41 per cent interest, respectively.

The Block 3(a) Joint Operating Agreement requires at least two parties and 65 per cent of the working interest to approve the investment.