據今日石油網2022年8月8日報道，2014年，南美洲鉆取的新井數量占全球海上新鉆井數量的8%，占陸上新鉆井數量的4%。根據挪威著名能源研究和商業情報公司雷斯塔能源公司（Rystad）公布的數據，自2014年底和次年油價暴跌以來，南美洲的石油活動一直呈下降趨勢。 

Rystad表示：“2016年陸上鉆井活動在趨于穩定之前急劇下降，而海上鉆井活動的下降相對平穩。”“2020年，由于年初暴發的疫情對全球市場造成嚴重破壞，南美洲地區的新鉆井數量再次受到影響，與前一年相比減少了50%。”

2020年，南美洲的鉆井活動僅占全球陸上活動的2%，占海上活動的3%。  

這家獨立的能源研究和商業情報公司表示，由于需求的恢復和油氣價格的上漲，南美洲地區新井的數量已經增加。預計石油活動將在今年見頂，然后在本十年結束時再次出現下降趨勢，部分原因是巴西在過去6年陸上發現的石油量非常低，難以支撐長期增長。

Rystad表示：“未來幾年，南美洲地區的海上鉆井活動將保持在全球鉆井活動的6%左右，而陸上鉆井活動將保持在3%左右。值得注意的是，雖然南美洲地區海上井的數量明顯低于陸上井數量，但海上井產量占南美洲當前產量的近一半，由于巴西和圭亞那的增產，預計到2024年將超過陸上井產量。”

Rystad預計，到2025年，頁巖油和致密油將提供大部分產量增長，而巴西和圭亞那的深水開發正變得越來越重要。

Rystad能源服務研究首席分析師馬修·黑爾表示：“這些國家將致力于增加產量，提高公民的生活水平。”

自2015年以來，圭亞那一直是全球海上油氣發現總量的領導者，共發現112億桶油當量，占已發現資源的18%和已發現石油的32%。其中，石油儲量高達96億桶，遠遠超過了排名第二的美國（28億桶）。

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網

原文如下：

South America’s offshore production will exceed onshore by 2024

New wells drilled in South America in 2014 contributed to 8% of new wells globally in the offshore sector and 4% in the onshore. And according to Norway-based Rystad Energy, activity has been on a downward trend since then, following the slump in oil prices in late 2014 and the following year.

“onshore drilling activity had a steep drop in 2016 before stabilizing, while offshore drilling activity saw a relatively smoother decline,” Rystad Energy said. “The number of new wells drilled in the region was hit again in 2020 with a 50% decrease recorded compared to the previous year, as the outbreak of Covid early in the year wreaked havoc on global markets.”

Drilling activity in South America in 2020 represented only 2% of global onshore activity and 3% of offshore.

The independent energy research and business intelligence company said the number of new wells has since increased due to the return of demand and the oil and gas price increase. Activity is expected to peak this year before going on another downward trend towards the end of the decade, partially due to Brazil having very low discovered onshore volumes in the last six years, making it difficult to support long-term growth.

“Offshore drilling activity in the region will remain at around 6% of global activity over the coming years, while onshore drilling will remain at around 3%,” Rystad Energy said. “It should be noted that, while the offshore well count in the region is significantly lower than that of onshore, offshore production makes up nearly half of South America’s current output and is expected to exceed onshore production by 2024 due to increases in Brazil and Guyana.”

While Rystad Energy expects shale and tight oil to supply most of the production growth through 2025, deepwater developments in Brazil and Guyana are becoming increasingly important.

“These countries are committed to growing production and improving the standard of living for their citizens,” said Matthew Hale, Lead Analyst, Energy Service Research at Rystad Energy.

Guyana remains the global leader in total offshore discoveries since 2015, with 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, amounting to 18% of discovered resources and 32% of discovered oil. Of the total, a whopping 9.6 billion barrels are oil, far outpacing the US in second place with a comparatively small 2.8 billion barrels.