據Oil & Gas Journal網站3月9日報道 埃克森美孚在巴斯海峽的West Barracouta氣田計劃開發的兩口井中，第一口井已達到完鉆井深，計劃在2021年增加澳大利亞國內市場的天然氣供應。

維多利亞吉普斯蘭盆地的VIC/L1許可證中的開發項目將與現有的Barracouta生產基礎設施相連。

埃克森美孚和合作伙伴必和必拓（BHP）最早于1965年開始在巴斯海峽鉆探，Barracouta氣田是首個發現。從那時起，巴斯海峽油田已開采出10萬億立方英尺天然氣和40億桶石油。

新的項目建立在合資公司投資超過55億澳元的基礎上，投資于維多利亞州其他近海項目，包括Kipper Tuna Turrum油田和陸上Longford天然氣處理廠。

吳恒磊 編譯自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

ExxonMobil completes first well on West Barracouta gas field

ExxonMobil has reached total depth in the first of two planned development wells in the West Barracouta gas field in Bass Strait, designed to bolster gas supplies to Australia’s domestic market in 2021.

The development, in license VIC/L1 in the offshore Gippsland basin of Victoria, will be tied back to the existing Barracouta production infrastructure (OGJ Online, Dec. 13, 2018).

ExxonMobil and partner BHP first began drilling in Bass Strait in 1965 and Barracouta was the first discovery. Since then, 10 tcf of gas and 4 billion bbl of oil have been produced from Bass Strait fields.

The new project builds on more than $5.5 billion (Aus.) invested by the joint venture in other recent offshore Victorian projects, including Kipper Tuna Turrum fields and the onshore Longford gas conditioning plant.