壳牌推迟10亿美元北海天然气开发项目

据道琼斯4月22日消息，荷兰皇家壳牌集团周二表示，该公司推迟了北海的Jackdaw天然气田开发项目，因为能源公司们正应对油价暴跌而大幅削减支出。

分析师估计，该项目的价值约为10亿美元，这是壳牌集团在该地区推迟的第二个项目。据壳牌及其项目合作伙伴Siccar Point称，今年3月，关于是否继续开发设得兰群岛西北部Cambo油田的决定被推迟到明年。Siccar Point是一家由黑石集团支持的油气生产商。

推迟上述项目是为了应对能源价格暴跌，同时公司削减预算，一些项目也不再具有经济效益。

张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯

原文如下：

Shell Delays $1 Billion North Sea Development

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has postponed its Jackdaw natural-gas field development in the North Sea, the company said Tuesday, as energy companies slash spending in response to plummeting prices.

The project, which analysts estimate to be valued around $1 billion, is the second that Shell has delayed in the region. In March, a decision on whether to proceed with developing the Cambo field northwest of the Shetland Islands was postponed until next year, according to Shell and its partner on the project, Siccar Point, an oil-and-gas producer backed by Blackstone Group Inc.

The delays are in response to plummeting energy prices as budgets are cut and some projects' economics no longer stack up.