Ultra-Deepwater Oil, NatGas Growth Relentless, With GOM Big Contributor

摘要

Undeterred by low prices, oil and natural gas output from ultra-deepwater fields — in water more than 1,000 meters deep — should continue its growth to 2021, according to Douglas-Westwood (DW). In its World Drilling and Production Forecast issued on Monday, the UK-based researchers said combined oil and gas production from ultra-deepwater fields would increase 7.7% year/year between now and 2021 to 10.2 million boe/d from 6.5 million boe/d. Natural gas production is expected to grow twice as quickly as oil and more than double to 2.5 million boe/d in 2021 from 1.1 million boe/d in 2015.