據離岸工程網站5月11日消息 石油巨頭殼牌在休斯頓東南偏南約245英里（394公里）的美國墨西哥灣深水區的Leopard有重大發現。

　　據殼牌公司稱，Leopard井在多個層面遇到了超過600英尺（183米）的凈產油量，目前正在進行評估，以進一步確定開發方案。

　　殼牌深水區執行副總裁Perdido Corridor表示：“Leopard擴大了我們在墨西哥灣的領先地位，是我們核心投資組合中令人興奮的新成員，特別是考慮到它靠近佩爾迪多走廊的現有基礎設施和其他勘探區。”

　　他說：“由于美國墨西哥灣的產量是世界上溫室氣體排放強度最低的區域一，殼牌仍對墨西哥灣充滿信心，這一最新發現將有助于我們實現戰略，將重點放在有價值、高利潤的石油上，同時我們將上游的物質現金流維持到2030年代。”

　　殼牌公司表示，Leopard發現是一個機會，以提高在佩爾迪多走廊的產量，殼牌公司的Great White、Silvertip和Tobago油田已經投產。

　　Leopard位于OCS block Alaminos Canyon（AC）691，距離Whale勘探區以東約20英里（32公里），最近評估的Blacktip勘探區以南約20英里（32公里），距離Perdido 33英里（53公里）。

　　Leopard由殼牌（50%）運營和雪佛龍（50%）共同所有。

　　吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

　　原文如下：

　　Shell Makes 'Significant' Discovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

　　Oil major Shell has made a significant discovery at the Leopard prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, some 245 miles (394 km) south-southeast of Houston.

　　According to Shell, the Leopard well encountered more than 600 feet (183 meters) net oil pay at multiple levels, and evaluation is underway to further define development options.

　　"Leopard expands our leading position in the Gulf of Mexico and is an exciting addition to our core portfolio, especially given its proximity to existing infrastructure and other discoveries in the Perdido Corridor," said Paul Goodfellow, Shell's Deepwater Executive Vice President.

　　"With our US Gulf of Mexico production among the lowest GHG intensity in the world, Shell remains confident about the GoM and this latest discovery will help us deliver on our strategy to focus on valuable, high margin barrels as we sustain material Upstream cash flows into the 2030s," he said.

　　Shell said that the Leopard discovery was an opportunity to increase production in the Perdido Corridor, where Shell's Great White, Silvertip and Tobago fields are already producing.

　　Meanwhile, Shell, one of the largest deep-water leaseholders in the US Gulf of Mexico, said that the Whale discovery, also in the Perdido Corridor, was progressing toward a final investment decision in 2021.

　　Leopard is located in OCS block Alaminos Canyon (AC) 691, approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of the Whale discovery, 20 miles (32 km) south of the recently appraised Blacktip discovery, and 33 miles (53 km) from the Perdido host.

　　Leopard is operated by Shell (50%) and co-owned by Chevron (50%).