Origin 重启澳大利亚未开发Beetaloo盆地天然气勘探

据天然气新闻2020年9月21日悉尼报道，澳大利亚Origin 能源公司9月21日表示，该公司已恢复对位于澳大利亚北部地区颇具前景的Beetaloo页岩气盆地的天然气勘探作业。此前，由于新冠肺炎疫情影响，该盆地天然气勘探活动在今年3月份暂停。

Origin 能源公司说：“在今年1月成功开钻的Kyalla井现在在接下来的几个月里将进行压裂试验，并进行一段时间的生产测试。初步结果预计将在今年年底公布，全部结果将在2021年第一季度公布。”

尽管Beetaloo页岩气盆地本身尚未开发，但澳大利亚北部地区去年首次已与天然气匮乏的东海岸连接，而澳大利亚绝大多数人口都居住在东海岸。

Beetaloo页岩气盆地的开发是澳大利亚政府上周宣布的“伴生气回收计划”的关键部分，该计划旨在应对新冠肺炎疫情造成的经济衰退。

澳大利亚政府日前拨款2830万澳元用于开启5个盆地，首先是Beetaloo页岩气盆地、昆士兰州的North Bowen盆地和Galilee盆地，另外还有1090万澳元用于支持国家天然气基础设施建设。

李峻 编译自 天然气新闻

原文如下：

Origin Energy restarts gas exploration at undeveloped Australian Beetaloo basin

Australia's Origin Energy has resumed exploration in the highly prospective Northern Territory-based Beetaloo shale gas basin after activity was suspended in March due to COVID-19, the company said Sept. 21.

"The Kyalla well, successfully drilled in January, will now be fracture stimulated followed by a period of production testing over the coming months. Initial results from this are expected by the end of the year, with full results in the first quarter of 2021," the company said.

While the basin itself is undeveloped, the Northern Territory was for the first time last year connected to the gas-strapped east coast, which is home to the vast majority of the country's population.

And the development of the basin is a key part of the Australian government's plan announced last week of a "gas-fired recovery" to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.

The Liberal-National Coalition set aside A$28.3 million for unlocking five basins, starting with the Beetaloo, and Queensland's North Bowen And Galilee basins, and A$10.9 million to support national gas infrastructure.