评估北极地区尚未发现的石油和天然气
Donald L Gautier1, Kenneth J Bird, Ronald R Charpentier
1U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. gautier@usgs.gov
概括
北极地区可能拥有30%的未发现的天然气和13%的石油. 这种能源储备的大部分是离岸的,俄罗斯拥有最大的天然气资源份额.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 能源资源 能源资源
- 北极研究 北极研究
背景情况:
- 未来的能源供应和环境问题与北极的石油和天然气潜力有关.
- 关于北极地区未发现的碳化合物储量存在重大不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 评估北极圈以北未发现的石油和天然气的数量和分布.
- 提供对潜在的北极能源资源的定量估计.
主要方法:
- 用一种基于概率的,基于地质学的方法来进行资源评估.
- 评估的重点是北极圈以北的地区,包括离岸地区.
主要成果:
- 据估计,世界上大约30%未发现的天然气和13%未发现的石油可能存在于北极.
- 发现未被发现的天然气比石油丰富三倍,并且集中在俄罗斯.
- 确定大多数潜在资源位于海上,深度不到500米的海域.
结论:
- 北极地区拥有大量尚未发现的天然气资源,主要在俄罗斯.
- 虽然北极石油资源对地区利益具有重要意义,但它们不太可能改变全球石油生产格局.
- 浅水离岸地区是潜在的北极能源发现的关键地点.
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