???? 據3月3日據世界天然氣報道，桑托斯公司的合作伙伴Carnarvon Petroleum公司3月3日表示，桑托斯公司已與Noble Tom Prosser自升式鉆井平臺簽訂合同，將在西澳大利亞近海鉆探Pavo-1和Apus-1勘探井。

????鉆探計劃預計將于2021年底開始，先鉆探Pavo-1井，隨后鉆探Apus-1井。該公司認為，這兩種前景都有潛力，如果成功，則會增加多拉多油田的總開發資源。

????阿帕斯和帕沃是貝多特盆地多拉多發現區附近的兩個勘探目標。Pavo-1井的目標是1.01億桶油，而Apus-1井的目標是3.07億桶油。多拉多油氣田是近年來澳大利亞近海最大的發現之一，擁有2.83億桶油的探明和或有資源量，得到西澳大利亞近海的WA-437-P許可。在該項目中，卡那封持有20%的權益 ，其余的80%則由桑托斯（運營公司）持有。

????卡那封首席執行官Adrian Cook說：“考慮到潛在的資源規模和開發聚合效益，這兩個鉆井目標為卡那封?提供了非常有吸引力和有意義的機會。我們期待著一個令人興奮的一年，隨著多個鉆井作業的進展，按計劃推進我們的多拉多開發前期和饋贈活動。”

????馮于榮 摘譯自 世界天然氣

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????SANTOS HIRES RIG TO DRILL OFF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

????Santos has contracted the Noble Tom Prosser jackup rig to drill the Pavo-1 and Apus-1 exploration wells offshore Western Australia, its partner Carnarvon Petroleum said on March 3.

????The drilling programme is expected to begin in late 2021 with the Pavo-1 well and will be immediately followed by the Apus-1 well. The company believes that both prospects have the potential to materially increase the aggregate development resource for the Dorado field if successful.

????Apus and Pavo are two exploration targets near the Dorado discovery in the Bedout basin. Pavo-1 well will target 101mn boe while Apus-1 well will target 307mn boe. The Dorado oil and gas field, one of the biggest finds off Australia in recent years with 283mn barrels of oil equivalent proven and contingent resources, is in permit WA-437-P offshore Western Australia. Carnarvon holds a 20% interest in the project while the rest 80% is held by Santos (operator).

????“Given the potential resource size and development aggregation benefits, these two drilling targets provide very attractive and meaningful opportunities for Carnarvon,” Carnarvon CEO Adrian Cook said. “We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead with multiple drilling operations progressing to plan as well as the advancement of our Dorado development pre-Feed and Feed activities.”