据石油和天然气管道新闻网9月16日报道，埃克森美孚周一表示，该公司在圭亚那近海的斯塔布鲁克区块Tripletail-1勘探井发现了石油。

这一发现提升了斯塔布鲁克区块此前公布的可采储量预估的60亿桶石油当量的总储量。

在Tripletail-1油井中发现了约33米深的高质量含油砂岩油藏。Tripletail-1钻探深度达到2,003米，位于长尾发现号东北方向约5公里处。在Tripletail完成作业后，Tom Madden钻井平台将在Liza油田以东约10公里处开始钻探Uaru-1油井。

埃克森美孚负责勘探和新项目的高级副总裁Mike Cousins表示:“这一发现有助于进一步为该区块的开发提供信息。埃克森美孚正与我们的合作伙伴一道，部署行业领先的能力，以确定哪些项目可以高效、低成本地进行开发”。

圭亚那近海斯塔布鲁克区块的勘探和开发活动正在向前推进。Stena Carron钻井平台目前正在Ranger-2井进行钻井作业，完成后将在Yellowtail-1进行油井测试。Bob Douglas钻井平台目前正在为丽萨一期工程完成开发钻井作业。埃克森美孚将于2019年10月增加第四个钻井平台—Noble Don Taylor，我们将根据钻井结果和正在进行的盆地研究，继续优化钻井计划。

程张翔 编译自 石油和天然气管道新闻

原文如下：

ExxonMobil discovers oil offshore Guyana at Tripletail

ExxonMobil said on Monday it made an oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area.

The discovery adds to the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of more than 6 billion oil-equivalent barrels on the Stabroek Block.

Tripletail-1 encountered approximately 108 feet (33 meters) of a high-quality oil bearing sandstone reservoir. Tripletail-1, drilled in 6,572 feet (2,003 meters) of water, is located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) northeast of the Longtail discovery. After completion of operations at Tripletail, the Noble Tom Madden drillship will next drill the Uaru-1 well, located approximately 6 miles (10 kilometers) east of the Liza field.

“This discovery helps to further inform the development of the Turbot area,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil. “Together with our partners, ExxonMobil is deploying industry-leading capabilities to identify projects that can be developed efficiently and in a cost-effective way.”

Exploration and development activities are moving forward elsewhere on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The Stena Carron drillship is currently drilling the Ranger-2 well and upon completion will conduct a well test at Yellowtail-1. The Noble Bob Douglas drillship is currently completing development drilling operations for the Liza Phase 1 project. ExxonMobil will add a fourth drillship, the Noble Don Taylor, in October 2019 as we continue to optimize our drilling plans based on well results and ongoing study of the basin.