據(jù)離岸工程網(wǎng)站8月5日消息 澳大利亞最大的獨(dú)立天然氣生產(chǎn)商伍德賽德石油有限公司周三表示，在今年做出最終投資決定的過程中，公司已將斯卡伯勒項(xiàng)目的成本估算提高了5%。

　　伍德賽德將希望寄托在斯卡伯勒，該項(xiàng)目目前預(yù)計(jì)將耗資120億美元，因?yàn)檫@是該公司唯一的短期選擇，以取代其西北陸架和冥王星氣田的枯竭產(chǎn)量。

　　該項(xiàng)目此前預(yù)計(jì)將耗資114億美元，不過伍德賽德在6月份提醒稱，該項(xiàng)目面臨著暴漲的鋼鐵價(jià)格，而且在西澳大利亞采礦業(yè)繁榮之際，工人競爭激烈。

　　成本升級之際，越來越多的猜測稱，伍德賽德正在談判購買必和必拓集團(tuán)的部分或全部石油和天然氣資產(chǎn)。必和必拓為伍德賽德在斯卡伯勒的合伙人。

　　新的成本包括修改冥王星液化天然氣設(shè)施以處理從斯卡伯勒提取的天然氣的費(fèi)用增加近3%，以及增加項(xiàng)目海上輸出能力和鉆探額外油井的費(fèi)用增加約8%。

　　該公司表示，斯卡伯勒的海上液化天然氣產(chǎn)量將從每年650萬噸增加到800萬噸。

　　王磊 摘譯自 離岸工程

　　原文如下：

　　Woodside Hikes Scarborough Cost Estimate to $12 Billion

　　Woodside Petroleum Ltd, Australia's top independent gas producer, said on Wednesday it had raised the cost estimate for its Scarborough project by 5% as it worked towards a final investment decision this year.

　　Woodside has pinned its hopes on Scarborough, which is now expected to cost $12 billion, as it is the company's only near-term option to replace depleting output from its North West Shelf and Pluto gas fields.

　　The project was previously expected to cost $11.4 billion, though Woodside warned in June that it was facing sky-rocketing steel prices for the project and there was tight competition for workers amid a mining boom in Western Australia.

　　The cost upgrade comes amid growing speculation that Woodside is in talks to buy some or all of BHP Group's oil and gas assets. BHP is Woodside's partner in Scarborough.

　　The new costs include nearly a 3% higher expense to modify the Pluto LNG facility for processing gas extracted from Scarborough, and about 8% higher costs to increase the project's offshore output capacity and drill an additional well.

　　Offshore output of liquefied natural gas at Scarborough would increase to 8 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) from 6.5 Mtpa, the company said.