石油圈中國石化新聞網訊 據離岸工程3月13日消息，美國海洋管理局(BOEM)計劃于2019年8月在該地區范圍內出售占地7800萬英畝的區塊，以支持美國政府的海上能源戰略。 根據2017-2022年國家外大陸架(OCS)油氣租賃計劃，墨西哥灣地區計劃進行10次區域租賃銷售，每年舉行兩次租賃銷售。 墨西哥灣OCS占地約1.6億英畝，據估計含有約141萬億立方英尺未發現的可采天然氣和約140億桶未發現的可采石油。 此次出售包括墨西哥灣聯邦水域所有可用的未釋放海域。這一數字不包括毗鄰或超出美國經濟區、或位于花園銀行國家海洋保護區(Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary)邊界的、受國會禁令約束的區塊。 租約253號將是該計劃下的第五次海外銷售。此次出售包括墨西哥灣西部、中部和東部規劃區約14,699個未批租區塊，水深從9英尺至1,115英尺不等。 Boem助理秘書長JoeBalash說：“海上石油和天然氣資源對我們國家的能源組合和美國的能源安全至關重要。 “我們都受益于一個強大的海上能源項目，它提供了數千個高薪工作崗位，以及美國人需要的、負擔得起的、可靠的能源，這些能源為我們的家庭供暖、為我們的汽車提供燃料，并為我們的經濟提供動力?！?這些租賃所得將直接撥給美國財政部、土地和水資源保護基金(Land and Water Conservation Fund)、歷史保護基金(Historic Preservation Fund)，以及毗鄰墨西哥灣沿岸的德克薩斯州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州和阿拉巴馬州。 擬議出售的租約包括保護“生物敏感資源”和受保護物種的條款，以及避免與該地區油氣開發相關的潛在沖突。 BOEM代理董事Walter Cruickshank說:“國內海上油氣開發對美國的經濟和能源組合至關重要。 “BOEM的工作人員努力工作，以確保未來的發展能夠在保護海洋生物和它們生活的環境的同時，解決我們國家的能源安全問題?！?尹路 編譯自 離岸工程 原文如下： US schedules 78 million acre offshore lease sale in Gulf of Mexico The US Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) has proposed to offer blocks spanning 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for August 2019, in support of the US Government’s Offshore Energy Strategy. Under the 2017-2022 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 10 region-wide lease sales are scheduled for the Gulf of Mexico with two lease sales held each year. The Gulf of Mexico OCS covers approximately 160 million acres, and is estimated to contain about 141 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered recoverable gas and about 14 billion barrels of undiscovered recoverable oil. The sale includes all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This excludes blocks subject to congressional moratorium, adjacent to or beyond the US Economic Zone, or within the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Lease Sale 253 will be the fifth offshore sale under the programme. The sale includes approximately 14,699 unleased blocks in the Gulf’s western, central and eastern planning areas in water depths ranging from 9ft to11,115ft. BOEM assistant secretary Joe Balash said: “Offshore oil and gas resources are essential to our nation’s energy portfolio and America’s energy security. “We all benefit from a strong offshore energy programme, which provides thousands of well-paid jobs, and affordable, reliable energy that Americans need to heat homes, fuel our cars, and power our economy.” The revenue from these leases will be directed to the US Treasury, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund and the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, which border the Gulf Coast. The leases from the proposed sale include stipulations to protect ‘biologically sensitive resources’ and protected species, as well as avoid potential conflicts associated with oil and gas development in the area. BOEM acting director Walter Cruickshank said: “Domestic offshore oil and gas development is critical for America’s economy and energy portfolio. “BOEM’s staff works hard to help ensure future development is done in a manner that addresses our nation’s energy security, while protecting marine life and the environment in which they live.” ?
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