据世界石油网5月12日报道，在由英国北海管理局(NSTA)组织的年度会议上，北海主要的能源运营商开会讨论了未来的机遇，并就能源安全、减少排放以及加速过渡的重要性获得了明确的信息。

自2022年初以来，NSTA已经批准了7个能够生产近1亿桶石油、需要约11亿英镑(12亿美元)支出的项目。一旦生产开始，它们可以在过渡期间显著提高英国的供应安全。此外，运营商计划在未来几年内推进22个项目，这些项目将通过严格的排放检查，目标是15亿桶。

这些数据突出了北海剩余潜力的规模，并在年度Tier Zero绩效评估会议上提交给了北海22家最大运营商的负责人。NSTA使用领先的数据，包括来自UKCS管理调查的数据，以及基准分析，向运营商展示他们如何比较，以突出最佳实践，并挑战那些需要改进的地方。这种方法已被证明可以提高整个行业的标准。

在去年的Tier Zero中，NSTA向运营商提出了挑战，要求他们将生产效率恢复到正轨，因为在2021年，由于大面积的维护停工，生产效率下降了7个百分点，降至73%。令人鼓舞的是，生产效率在2022年提高了78%，这表明企业如何利用其资产。NSTA将继续与运营商合作，帮助他们恢复到80%的长期目标。

该行业因最近的减排而受到称赞，其中包括自2018年以来减少了一半的燃烧排放。随着公司提出数十项提高能源效率和减少燃除的计划，预计这些削减将继续下去。然而，如果运营商要达到NSTA在2030年之前消除常规燃除和排放的期望，他们必须做更多的工作。

运营商还必须投资使用清洁电力为其平台供电，以达到并超过北海过渡协议的目标，即到2030年将总生产排放量降低50%，并保持其社会运营许可证。NSTA预计，今年将就至少两个电气化项目的优先开发方案做出决定。

此外，正在确定将石油和天然气基础设施重新用于包括氢和碳储存在内的低碳项目的选择，这是NSTA推动英国海上能源系统整合并加速向净零过渡的另一个支柱。

英国北海管理局(NSTA)将很快宣布英国有史以来第一轮碳储存许可招标的获奖名单，为这一转型提供更多动力。此次招标收到了来自19家公司的26份投标。为了满足英国的存储需求，还需要额外的许可轮次，NSTA正在与政府和其他监管机构合作，以确定未来活动的时间。

NSTA首席执行官Stuart Payne表示：“北海拥有丰富的石油和天然气、风能和储能资源，可以确保英国供应清洁生产的能源，迅速减少温室气体排放，并支持数十万个技术工作岗位。NSTA将率先整合这些资源，优化其巨大潜力。”

寿琳玲 编译自 世界石油

原文如下：

NSTA: 22 major energy security projects targeting 1.5 Bbbl in progress to accelerate energy transition

Major North Sea energy operators have met to discuss future opportunities and get clear messages on energy security, driving down emissions, and the importance of accelerating the transition at an annual meeting organized by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).

Seven projects capable of producing almost 100 MMbbl and requiring about ￡1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) of expenditure have been approved by the NSTA since the start of 2022. They can significantly boost the UK’s security of supply during the transition once production starts up. In addition, operators plan to progress 22 projects in the coming years which, subject to robust emissions checks, would target 1.5 Bbbl.

The figures, which highlight the scale of remaining potential in the North Sea, were presented to managing directors of the 22 largest North Sea operators at the annual Tier Zero performance review meeting. The NSTA uses world-class data, including from the UKCS Stewardship Survey, and benchmarking insights to show operators how they compare to highlight best practice and challenge those who need to improve. This approach has been proven to raise standards across the industry.

At last year’s Tier Zero, the NSTA challenged operators to get their production efficiency back on track following a drop of seven percentage points to 73% in 2021 amid widespread maintenance shutdowns. Encouragingly, production efficiency, which indicates how well companies are using their assets, went up to 78% in 2022. The NSTA will continue working with operators to help them restore it to the longstanding target of 80%.

The industry was praised for recent emissions reductions, including from flaring, which has been halved since 2018. These reductions are expected to continue, with companies highlighting dozens of plans to improve energy efficiency and reduce flaring. However, operators must do more if they are to meet the NSTA’s expectation of eliminating routine flaring and venting by 2030.

Operators must also invest in powering their platforms with clean electricity to meet and surpass the North Sea Transition Deal target of lowering overall production emissions by 50% by 2030 and preserve their social license to operate. The NSTA expects decisions to be made this year on the preferred development options for at least two electrification projects.

In addition, options to repurpose and reuse oil and gas infrastructure for low-carbon projects including hydrogen and carbon storage are being identified, forming another pillar of the NSTA’s drive to integrate the UK’s offshore energy systems and accelerate the transition to net zero.

The NSTA will soon give more impetus to the transition by announcing the awards for the UK’s first ever carbon storage licensing round, which received 26 bids from 19 companies. Additional licensing rounds will be needed to meet the UK’s storage requirements and the NSTA is collaborating with government and other regulators to determine the timing of future activities.

Stuart Payne, NSTA Chief Executive, said, “The North Sea boasts a vast array of oil and gas, wind and storage resources which can secure the UK’s supply of cleanly-produced energy, rapidly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and support hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs. The NSTA will lead the way on efforts to integrate these resources, optimizing their enormous potential.”