石油圈中國石化新聞網訊 據路透社倫敦報道，能源咨詢公司Wood Mackenzie表示，通過更好地利用現有的計算技術，能源公司可以在五年內在石油和天然氣勘探和生產方面每年節省730億美元。 勘探和生產，也被稱為上游產業，要求能源公司分析大量地震和地質數據，并監測和維護近海平臺和其他復雜資產，往往是在高風險環境中。 Woodmac在一份關于如何將技術用于這些任務和潛在節約的報告中表示，許多公司可以通過從行業外購買技術和專門技能來減少開支。 該公司表示：“將硅谷的技術和領域知識融合在一起的初創企業，可能給公司帶來的好處要比內部做法快得多?！?該咨詢公司發現，使用能使鉆井更快、更準確、更不可能以干井而告終的技術，以及利用應用程序預測何時需要維修，可以節省大量資金。 Woodmac估計，該行業每年可在鉆井方面節省高達120億美元，主要是在陸上和淺水水域。 該公司表示，云計算服務的使用也節省了大量資金，尤其是對于那些內部計算能力不足的小公司而言。 該報告稱，美國頁巖業利用高壓水和化學物質的混合物，從地下深處的巖石中提煉出原油，稱為水力壓裂或水力壓裂，也可以為傳統的鉆井機提供見解。 Woodmac表示，在海上鉆井中，鉆機費率往往會驅動成本，整個行業可能通過更多的數字化和自動化，可以減少2000天的鉆井平臺使用。 該公司表示，平均每年的勘探支出為500億美元，可削減至350億美元左右，同時仍可將勘探成功率從目前的約35%提高至45%。 此外，該公司還估計，通過更好地利用技術，該行業每年可在經營石油生產資產方面節省240億美元。 報告列舉了一些公司有效利用新技術的例子，并表示挪威國家石油公司估計到2020年，更多的自動化將使鉆井速度加快15%至20%。 該公司表示，挪威公司Aker BP收購了軟件工程師Cognite公司，將其資產數字化，目前正在向競爭對手出售軟件并共享數據。 報告還稱，Aker已經從嚴格的維修計劃轉向了更靈活的系統，而英國石油公司正在使用機器人和無人機檢查墨西哥灣的一個平臺。 詹曉晶摘自路透社 原文如下： Digitalization can save oil upstream business $73 billion a year: Woodmac Energy firms could save an annual $73 billion within five years in oil and gas exploration and production by making better use of existing computing technology, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. Exploration and production, known as the upstream industry, requires energy firms to analyze huge amounts of seismic and geological data and to monitor and maintain offshore platforms and other complex assets, often in high-risk environments. In a report on how technology can be used for these tasks and potential savings, Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) said many firms could spend less by buying technology and know-how from outside of the industry. “Start-ups that merge Silicon Valley roots and domain knowledge … may bring benefits to companies much more quickly than in-house approaches,” it said. The consultancy saw big savings from using technology that would make drilling faster, more accurate and less likely to end up with a dry well, and by using applications to predict when maintenance would be needed. Woodmac estimated the industry could save up to $12 billion a year on drilling, mostly in onshore and shallow waters. It said big savings were also available from the use of cloud computing services, particularly for smaller firms that did not have enough in-house computing power. The U.S. shale industry, which uses a cocktail of high-pressure water and chemicals to coax crude from rock deep underground, known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking, could also offer insights to conventional drillers, the report said. In offshore drilling, where rig rates tend to drive costs, the industry overall might be able to use rigs for 2,000 fewer days through more digitalization and automation, Woodmac said. It said average annual exploration spending of $50 billion could be cut to about $35 billion, while still boosting the discovery success rate to 45 percent from about 35 percent now. In addition, it estimated the industry could save as much as $24 billion a year on operating oil producing assets through better use of technology. Citing examples of firms that have effectively employed new technology, it said Norway’s Equinor estimated more automation would drill wells 15 to 20 percent faster by 2020. Norwegian firm Aker BP had bought software engineer Cognite to digitize its assets, and was now selling software to rivals and sharing data, it said. The report also said Aker had shifted from rigid maintenance schedules to a more flexible system, while BP was using robots and drones to inspect a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
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