據美國鉆井網站2022年3月18日報道，中歐地區最大的油氣公司奧地利油氣集團（OMV）宣布，OMV在2030年前將減少20%的石油和天然氣產量，到2050年前完全停止作為能源使用的石油和天然氣生產。

OMV日前發布了其2030年新戰略，這個新戰略強調，OMV的目標是成為一家領先的、綜合的可持續燃料、化學品和材料公司，重點關注循環經濟解決方案。  

OMV的新戰略預計，到2030年前后，其原油產量將減少30%左右，天然氣產量將減少15%左右。 OMV指出，石油和天然氣生產的投資將持續到2026年，重點是開發天然氣項目，之后將大幅減少。 OMV表示，從2022年4月1日起，其天然氣銷售和物流業務(不包括OMV 石油公司)將被合并到勘探與生產(E&P)業務，以發揮協同效應。 

OMV強調該公司將投資55億美元開發低碳業務來減少溫室氣體排放，諸如地熱能、碳捕獲和儲存項目。OMV指出，在地熱能領域，其優勢在于其廣泛的地下和地表專業知識和經驗，現有的油藏和基礎設施，以及在歐洲強勁的市場增長。 OMV表示，它還將擴大其太陽能和風能發電的專屬用途，并探索天然氣和氫氣存儲解決方案的機會。

OMV副首席執行官兼負責勘探與生產業務的執行董事會成員Johann Pleininger在一份公司聲明中表示：“利用我們的勘探與生產資產、產能和專業知識，我們將建立和擴大低碳業務。”  

Pleininger在聲明中補充說：“我們的首要目標是提供現金和可持續能源解決方案，以支持能源轉型。” 

美國鉆井網站已通過電子郵件詢問OMV減少并最終停止油氣生產的計劃是否會影響其全體員工，但截至發稿時尚未收到OMV的回復。 根據最新的集團報告，OMV在2021年雇傭了22434人，比該公司在2020年雇傭的25291人減少了11%。  

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

原文如下：

OMV to Cease Oil and Gas Production 

OMV has announced that it will reduce its oil and gas production by around 20 percent by 2030 and completely cease oil and gas production for energy use by 2050.

The announcement was made as the international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company presented its new Strategy 2030 this week, which highlighted that OMV aims to become a leading, integrated sustainable fuels, chemicals and materials company with a strong focus on circular economy solutions.

OMV’s new strategy foresees a decrease in crude oil production by around 30 percent and natural gas production by around 15 percent by 2030. Investment in oil and gas production will be continued until 2026, with a focus on developing gas projects, after which it will decrease significantly, OMV noted. As of April 1, 2022, the company said its gas sales and logistics business, excluding OMV Petrom, will be consolidated in E&P to leverage synergies.

OMV highlighted that it will invest around $5.5. billion (EUR 5 billion) in the development of low-carbon businesses such as geothermal energy and carbon capture and storage to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The company noted that, in geothermal energy, it sees its advantage in its extensive subsurface and surface expertise and experience, existing reservoirs and infrastructure, and strong market growth in Europe. OMV said it will also expand its solar and wind power generation for captive use and explore opportunities in gas and hydrogen storage solutions.

“Leveraging our E&P assets, capacity, and know-how, we will build and expand the Low Carbon Business,” Johann Pleininger, OMV’s deputy CEO and member of the executive board responsible for Exploration & Production, said in a company statement.

“Our overarching goal is to provide cash and sustainable energy solutions to support the transformation,” Pleininger added in the statement.

Rigzone has asked OMV via email if the company’s plans to reduce and eventually cease oil and gas production will impact its workforce but is yet to receive a reply at the time of writing. According to its latest group report, OMV employed 22,434 people in 2021, which marked an 11 percent decrease from the company’s 2020 workforce figure of 25,291.