據油價網2021年4月8日倫敦報道，馬來西亞和文萊近日簽署了一項協議，兩國將在海上邊界開發兩個海上油田，并對最近發現的超深水油田進行更大規模的勘探作業。

兩國政府簽署了一項一體化協議，開發Gumusut-Kakap和Geronggong-Jagus東部海上油田。開發作業將由馬來西亞國家石油公司(Petronas)和文萊國家一體化秘書處(NUS)管理。

這項協議是在馬來西亞政府總理Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin訪問文萊期間達成的。這是馬來西亞總理正式訪問期間達成的幾項協議之一。

馬來西亞國家石油公司總裁兼集團首席執行官陶菲克在談到該協議時說：“這份具有里程碑意義的協議現已正式生效，馬來西亞國家石油公司相信，雙方可以期待兩國能源行業的強勁發展勢頭繼續下去，以促進文萊和馬來西亞的長期經濟增長和繁榮。”

Gumusut-Kakap油田水深1200米，可以開發兩個超深水項目，即Gumusut和Kakap項目。這個油田由19口海底井組成。海上邊界的位置為兩國石油工業提供了一個新的發展領域。

馬來西亞和文萊也將簽署一份關于運輸合作的諒解備忘錄，以發展他們在安全、安保、智能運輸系統和物流領域的伙伴關系。此外，兩國還可能很快達成一項現代化航空服務協議，并有望發展伙伴關系，以增加兩國的天然氣資源。

在文萊舉行的第23次領導人年度磋商中，兩國領導人鞏固了在信息和通信技術、農業-食品供應鏈和分銷、貿易和旅游等領域的現有承諾。

這并不是最近幾周文萊推出的唯一一個石油項目。3月下旬，文萊政府宣布，由于文萊殼牌石油公司(BSP)開始在深水油井進行勘探鉆井作業，該公司計劃在未來5年內將石油產量提高兩倍。

BSP正準備鉆取深水勘探井Merbah Deep-1井和Jagus Subthrust-1井。自1929年發現Seria油田以來，BSP一直持有文萊石油公司的大量股份，目前約有4000名員工和超過2萬名承包商。

日前，文萊能源部在談到該開發時表示，“這兩口探井將成為證明新油氣儲量和開發深水油田的關鍵考驗，進一步符合該部對運營商在近期至中期開發現有深水油田的強烈強調。”

文萊政府希望到2025年前將全國石油產量擴大到35萬桶/天，這主要得益于深水開采。這是一個從2020年的10.51萬桶/天的顯著增長。

除了受到疫情的嚴重打擊，在2020年連續四個季度出現負增長之外，文萊的石油業自2006年以來一直在下滑。然而，BSP的更多投資以及與馬來西亞的新勘探協議，可能會使文萊油氣行業在未來十年取得長足發展。

李峻 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Southeast Asia Looks To Increase Offshore Oil Production

Malaysia and Brunei have signed an agreement to develop two offshore oil fields on the maritime boundary, with greater exploration of recent ultra-deepwater discoveries.

The governments from both countries signed a unitisation agreement to develop the Gumusut-Kakap and Geronggong-Jagus East offshore oil fields. Development will be managed by Malaysian state-owned Petronas and Brunei’s National Unitisation Secretariat (NUS).

The agreement took place during Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's visit to Brunei. It is one of several initiatives that was agreed upon during the official visit.

“Having now formalised this landmark agreement, PETRONAS believes that both parties can look forward to continuing the strong momentum towards developing our nations’ energy sectors for the long-term growth and prosperity of both Brunei and Malaysia.” Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Kamadjaja Aziz, Petronas president and group CEO, said of the agreement.

The Gumusut-Kakap field waters reach a depth of 1,200m, allowing for the development of two ultra-deepwater projects, Gumusut and Kakap. The field consists of 19 undersea wells. The maritime border location provides a new area of development for the oil industry in both countries.

Malaysia and Brunei are also expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on Transport Cooperation to develop their partnership in the areas of safety, security, intelligent transport systems and logistics. In addition, the two states could soon also reach a modernised Air Services Agreement and are expected develop their partnership to enhance gas resources across the two countries.

In the 23rd Annual Leaders' Consultation, held in Brunei, the national leaders from both states solidified existing commitments to information and communication technology, agriculture - food supply chains and distribution, trade and tourism.

This is not the only oil project to come out of Brunei in recent weeks. In late March, the government of Brunei announced plans to triple oil production over the next five years as Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) began exploratory drilling in deepwater wells.

BSP is preparing to drill deepwater exploration wells Merbah Deep-1 and Jagus Subthrust-1. The company has had a significant stake in Brunei oil since the discovery of the Seria field in 1929, with around 4,000 employees and over 20,000 contractors at present.

Brunei’s Ministry of Energy said of the development last week, “Both exploration wells will form a key test in proving new hydrocarbon volumes and opening up the deepwater, further in alignment to the ministry’s strong emphasis to the operators to develop existing deepwater fields in the near to mid term”.

The government hopes to expand national production to 350,000 bpd equivalent by 2025, owing largely to deepwater digging. This is a significant increase from the 2020 dip to 105,100 bpd.

As well as being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with four consecutive quarters of negative growth in 2020, Brunei’s oil industry has been declining since 2006. However, greater investment from BSP and the new exploration agreement with Malaysia could see the oil and gas industry develop substantially over the next decade.