據(jù)OilNOW網(wǎng)站3月28日消息 美國石油生產(chǎn)商埃克森美孚公司的合作伙伴墨菲石油周二表示，公司正在巴西近海的一個新區(qū)域勘探，該區(qū)域可能有多達10億桶石油和天然氣資源。

如果勘探成功，這將是?？松梨谧鳛檫\營商在巴西首次發(fā)現(xiàn)石油。?？松梨谝?0%的股份在巴西東北部的塞爾吉佩-阿拉戈斯盆地領(lǐng)銜勘探。巴西生產(chǎn)商埃納塔和休斯敦墨菲石油公司分別持有30%和20%的股份。

?？松梨诰芙^置評。

墨菲石油首席執(zhí)行官羅杰·詹金斯在向投資者介紹時表示，埃克森美孚于2月20日開始了Cutthroat-1勘探項目的鉆探活動，預計將在未來幾周內(nèi)結(jié)束。

這是三家公司在Sergipe Alagoas盆地共同持有的九個區(qū)塊中的第一口探井。

詹金斯表示，該Cutthroat地區(qū)的總資源潛力在5億-10.5億桶量石油之間。

吳恒磊 編譯自 OilNOW

原文如下：

Exxon drilling in area that could contain 1 billion barrels

U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp is drilling in a new area offshore of Brazil that could have as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and gas, its partner Murphy Oil said on Tuesday.

If exploration is successful, it would be Exxon’s first oil discovery in Brazil as an operator. Exxon leads the prospect in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, northeast of Brazil, with a 50% stake. It is joined by Brazilian producer Enauta with 30% and Houston-based Murphy Oil Corp with 20%.

Exxon declined to comment.

Exxon kicked off drilling activity on the so-called Cutthroat-1 prospect on Feb. 20 and should conclude in the coming weeks, Murphy Oil Chief Executive Roger Jenkins said in a presentation to investors.

This is the first exploratory well of the nine blocks the three companies hold together in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin.

The Cutthroat area has an upward gross resource potential between 500 million to 1.050 billion barrels of equivalent oil, he said.