中国石化新闻网讯 综合国外媒体4月7日伦敦报道，英国著名能源研究咨询公司道格拉斯·韦斯特伍德（DW）6日在其2015-2019年世界深水市场预测报告中表示，全球未来5年深水支出预计将比前5年增加69%，总数达到2100亿美元。
　　2015-2019年世界深水市场预测报告作者马克·艾德逊说，由于来自陆上成熟盆地和浅水海域的产量下降，深水储量的开发已经变得越来越重要，尤其是对世界石油巨头们。然而，近期油价的下跌对运营商的预算加大了压力。因此，众多运营商已推迟批准资本密集型开发项目。
　　DW在报告中认为：“主要由于受到拉丁美洲浮式产油储油装置延迟交付的驱动，今明两年全球深水支出将跌至低谷。我们预计，在拉丁美洲和西非海上油气田的继续开发以及东非海上新项目的驱动下，全球深水资本支出预计在2016年以后将逐步增加。”
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　　Deepwater spend to total $210 billion from 2015-2019: Douglas-Westwood
　　4/7/2015
　　Europe Energy News
　　LONDON -- Deepwater expenditure is expected to increase by 69%, compared to the preceding five-year period, totaling $210 billion from 2015 to 2019. This is the headline finding from Douglas-Westwood’s (DW) World Deepwater Market Forecast 2015-2019.
　　Report author Mark Adeosun commented, “As production from mature basins onshore and in shallow water declines, development of deepwater reserves has become increasingly vital, particularly to the world’s oil majors. However, the recent oil price decline has intensified pressure on operator budgets. Consequently, numerous operators have deferred sanctioning of capital intensive developments.
　　“DW has identified a trough in global expenditure in 2015 and 2016 primarily driven by delays to delivery of FPS units in Latin America. We expect deepwater Capex to rise post-2016, driven by the continued development of deepwater fields off Latin America and West Africa, as well as new developments off East Africa.”