-- ノルウェーの石油・ガス会社DNO ASAは木曜日、第1四半期の純生産量が日量13万1700バレル相当(boepd)となり、クルディスタン地域からの生産量減少により前四半期比12%減となったと発表した。しかし、北海での生産量が過去最高を記録し、エネルギー価格が上昇したことで収益は押し上げられた。 同社によると、第1四半期の生産量は、北海が日量8万8600boepd、クルディスタン地域が日量3万9600boepd、西アフリカが日量3400boepdだった。 DNOは、3月の原油・ガス価格の上昇と北海での過去最高生産量が、第1四半期の好調な業績を支えたと述べた。 ビジャン・モサヴァル・ラフマニ会長は、「原油・ガス価格の上昇は当社のポートフォリオ全体への新規投資を後押しする一方で、これらの価格は業界のコントロールが及ばない、望ましくない悲劇的な地政学的混乱の結果である」と述べた。 同社は北海における成長戦略を着実に推進し、2030年までに日量10万バレル相当の生産量を目指しています。当四半期中、DNOは戦略的資産交換を完了し、クヴィテビョルンおよびギョア・ハブエリア近郊のアトランティス油田における19%の権益と引き換えに、非中核油田4カ所を売却しました。 また、DNOはINPEX出光ノルゲ社からベガ油田における3.3%の権益を取得することに合意し、慣例的な完了条件を満たすことを前提として、同油田における権益比率を8.8%に引き上げました。 同社は、2026年から2029年の間に北海で4つの開発プロジェクトが稼働開始予定であると発表しました。シムラ油田では、最初の2坑井からの生産が予定より9ヶ月早い4月に開始されました。 DNOは、北海で発見された9つの油田についても権益を保有しており、いずれもプロジェクト承認待ちで、2030年までに石油生産開始を目指している。2026年の探査計画には、カルメン、アフロディーテ、ノルマ油田の評価井を含む6坑の掘削が含まれている。 クルディスタンでは、DNOは、操業するタウケ鉱区での生産が年初から好調に推移したと発表した。これは、四半期初めに新たに掘削された2坑の油井が生産開始を支えたためである。 しかし、同社は2月28日の米イスラエルによるイランへの空爆を受け、安全上の懸念から生産と掘削活動を一時的に停止した。 4月9日には、既存油井の改修作業や、治安状況と市場環境の改善を見据えたタウケ油田とペシュカビル油田の生産量増加を目的とした8坑の掘削キャンペーンの再開など、限定的な油田操業が再開された。
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