據油氣勘探10月12日消息稱，印度第二大國有石油生產商印度石油公司上周四表示，已經開始在安達曼海勘探石油和天然氣。

印度石油公司表示，已開始獲取AN-OSHP-2018 / 1和AN-OSHP-2018 / 2淺水區塊的地震數據，這兩個區塊是在開放區塊許可政策的第三輪中獲得的。

地震勘測的結果將有助于該公司決定在該區塊上鉆探可產生石油和天然氣的油井。

該公司在一份聲明中說，公司“部署了最先進的多功能地震數據采集船'SW Vespucci'，用于采集8400千米的2D地震數據。”

它說：“經過很長一段時間，安達曼近海的勘探工作正在恢復。”

印度石油公司表示，通過提高國內勘探和生產，減少對進口石油和天然氣的依賴，這符合印度總理的愿景。

印度石油公司董事長兼董事總經理Sushil Chandra Mishra表示，公司已制定計劃，在未來幾年加強在該國的勘探工作，并增加勘探資本支出。

他說，奧里薩邦哈納迪河陸上區塊的數據采集將很快開始，OALP區塊的勘探鉆探工作將于2021- 2022年開始。印度石油公司計劃在未來3-4年內在OALP區塊中進行約15000千米的2D地震數據采集和4000平方公里的3D地震數據采集，并鉆探66口井。

印度石油公司在阿薩姆邦和阿薩姆阿拉坎盆地、拉賈斯坦邦、馬哈納迪陸地、安達曼和喀拉拉邦-康坎近海盆地獲得了21個區塊。

聲明稱，這鞏固了該公司作為東北地區主要運營商的地位，總占地面積為1.7萬平方公里。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油氣勘探

原文如下：

Oil India begins exploration for oil and gas in Andaman sea

Oil India Ltd, the nation’s second-biggest state-owned oil producer, on Thursday said it has started exploring for oil and gas in the Andaman sea.

OIL said it has begun acquiring seismic data on the shallow water blocks AN-OSHP-2018/1 and AN-OSHP-2018/2, which the company had won in the third round of open acreage licensing policy.

The results of the seismic survey would help the firm decide on drilling of wells on the block that could yield oil and gas.

The firm has “deployment of a state-of-the-art multi-purpose seismic data acquisition vessel ‘SW Vespucci’ for the acquisition of 8,400 line-kilometre of 2D seismic data,” OIL said in a statement.

“The exploration efforts in Andaman offshore are being resumed after a long period of time,” it said.

This, OIL said, was in line with the vision of Prime Minister by raising domestic exploration and production to cut dependence on imports for oil and gas needs.

OIL Chairman and Managing Director Sushil Chandra Mishra said the company has drawn up plans to intensify its exploration efforts in the country and increase exploration capex in the coming years.

The data acquisition in Mahanadi onland blocks in Odisha would begin shortly and the exploration drilling campaign in its OALP blocks would commence during 2021-22, he said. OIL plans to carry out about 15,000 line-kilometre of 2D and 4,000 square kilometres of 3D seismic as well as drill 66 wells in OALP blocks in the next 3-4 years.

OIL was awarded 21 blocks spread over Assam and Assam Arakan basin, Rajasthan, Mahanadi Onland, Andaman and Kerala-Konkan offshore basins.

This consolidated the firm’s position as the leading operator in the North-East with a total acreage area of 17,000 sq km, the statement said.