據哈特能源4月6日消息，意大利埃尼(Eni)集團4月6日表示，該公司以基礎設施為主導的勘探工作，已在安哥拉近海Cuica 遠景區發現了預計高達2.5億桶的石油儲量。

Cuica-1 NFW井位于Armada Olombendo FPSO (東部樞紐)附近，位于15/06區塊，由Libongos鉆井船鉆探至垂直深度4100米。這家意大利能源公司表示，這口井在中新世砂巖中發現了80米長的輕質油柱，并描述其巖石物理性質良好。該地區水深約500米。

該公司在一份新聞稿中表示:“這一發現證實了該區塊的勘探潛力，并證實了埃尼公司通過有效的專有技術和迅速將資源轉化為生產的能力，進一步釋放該地區的價值的堅定承諾。”

這家意大利運營商與Sonangol P&P(36.8421%)和SSI Fifteen Ltd.(26.3158%)合作，計劃對該井進行上傾角側鉆，以獲得最佳的生產井位置。

Cuica位于東部樞紐的海底網絡附近，為快速對接鋪平了道路。預計將在6個月內開始生產。埃尼稱，數據顯示，日產能可能在1萬桶左右。

埃尼公司稱Cuica是Caba?a開發區內第二個重大的石油發現。此次勘探勝利，是該公司在2020年疫情后勘探活動重新啟動和油價暴跌后在該區塊首次商業發現，此前在2018年至2020年期間，發現了Kalimba、Afoxé、Ndungu、Agidigbo和Agogo并進行了評估。

該區塊也是埃尼運營的西部樞紐的所在地，該樞紐于2014年底開始生產。

埃尼表示，安哥拉最近將15/06區塊的勘探期限延長了3年，至2023年11月。

埃尼表示:“自1980年以來，安哥拉一直是埃尼集團有機增長戰略的關鍵。除了15/06區塊的兩個生產中心和正在開發的Agogo中心外，埃尼目前在勘探階段的1/14區塊(剛果近海下游盆地)、Cabinda Norte和Cabinda Centro區塊(陸上)進行作業，并將很快增加其在納米貝盆地近海28區塊的作業面積。”

裘寅 編譯自 Hartenergy

原文如下：

Italy’s Eni Makes Light Oil Discovery Offshore Angola

Eni’s infrastructure-led exploration efforts have led to the discovery of up to an estimated 250 million barrels of oil in place at the Cuica prospect offshore Angola, the company said April 6.

Located near the Armada Olombendo FPSO (East Hub), the Cuica-1 NFW well was drilled on Block 15/06 by the Libongos drillship to a vertical depth of 4,100 m. The Italian energy company said the well hit an 80-m light oil column in Miocene-aged sandstones and described the petrophysical properties as good. Water depth in the area is about 500 m.

“The discovery confirms the exploration potential of the block and Eni’s strong commitment to further unlock the value of the area through effective proprietary technologies and its capability to quickly turn resources into production,” the company said in a news release.

The Italian operator, working in partnership with Sonangol P&P (36.8421%) and SSI Fifteen Ltd. (26.3158%), plans to sidetrack the well updip for optimal positioning as a producer well.

Cuica’s location near the subsea network of the East Hub paves the way toward a fast-track tie-in. Production is expected to start within six months. Data indicate production capacity could be about 10,000 barrels of oil per day, according to Eni.

Eni described Cuica as the second significant oil discovery in the Caba?a Development Area.

The exploration win, the company’s first commercial discovery on the block following the post-2020 COVID-19 exploration campaign relaunch and oil price crash, follows the Kalimba, Afoxé, Ndungu, Agidigbo and Agogo discoveries as well as appraisals between 2018 and 2020.

The block is also home to the Eni-operated West Hub, where production began in late 2014.

Angolan authorities recently extended the exploration period for Block 15/06 by three years until November 2023, Eni said.

“Angola plays a key role in the strategy for organic growth of Eni, which has been present in the country since 1980,” Eni said. Besides the two producing hubs on Block 15/06 and the Agogo hub being developed, “Eni currently operates in exploration phase Block 1/14 (offshore Lower Congo Basin), Blocks Cabinda Norte and Cabinda Centro (onshore) and will soon increase its operated areas with Block 28 in the offshore Namibe Basin.”