據天然氣工業4月16日消息，卡塔爾石油公司(Qatar Petroleum)宣布將開始進行北田-東 (NFE)項目(前稱北田擴展項目)的開發鉆探活動。

在80口NFE開發井中，第一口井于3月29日由自升式鉆井平臺GulfDrill Lovanda開鉆。該鉆井平臺由GulfDrill管理和運營，GulfDril是Gulf Drilling International與Seadrill Ltd的合資企業。

北田擴展項目的這一階段將使卡塔爾的LNG產能從7700萬噸/年增加到1.1億桶/年。北田LNG擴展項目的第二階段，即所謂的北田-南(NFS)項目，將進一步增加卡塔爾的LNG生產能力，從1.1億噸/年增加到1.26億噸/年。

卡塔爾國家能源事務部長、卡塔爾石油公司總裁兼首席執行官Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi稱:“NFE開發鉆探活動的開始是實現我們提高液化天然氣產能戰略的一個重要里程碑。里程碑的持續達成、大量資源的投入和大量的投資證明了NFE仍然是我們的優先事項，并表明了我們對執行這個大項目的承諾。”

裘寅 編譯自 天然氣工業

原文如下：

QP commences drilling for North Field LNG expansion

Qatar Petroleum has announced the start of the development drilling campaign for the North Field East (NFE) project (previously known as the North Field expansion project).

The first of 80 NFE development wells was spudded on 29 March by the jack-up rig GulfDrill Lovanda, which is managed and operated by GulfDrill, a joint venture between Gulf Drilling International and Seadrill Ltd.

This phase of the North Field expansion project will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tpy to 110 million tpy. The second phase of the North Field LNG expansion project, known as the North Field South (NFS) project, will further increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 110 million tpy to 126 million tpy.

Commenting on this occasion, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said, “The start of the development drilling campaign for NFE represents an important milestone to deliver on our strategy to grow our LNG production capacity. The continued achievement of milestones, dedication of significant resources and making of substantial investments is proof that the NFE remains on top of our priorities and demonstrates our commitment to executing this mega-project.”