中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯巴黎11月8日消息,法国石油公司道达尔为了避开美国对伊朗的制裁,将使用自有欧元现金为伊朗能源交易融资。该交易也是自今年针对伊朗核项目的国际制裁解除后伊朗的第一个西方能源投资交易。
道达尔公司首席执行长Patrick Pouyann周二表示:“这确认了我们有能力与伊朗政府进行合作,这是一种互惠的信任。”
道达尔同意在未来20年内开发大型海上天然气田南帕尔斯气田的第11期项目。这家法国公司将持有负责开发并经营该项目的合资企业50.1%股权。
中国石油天然气集团公司将持有该公司30%股权,伊朗国有石油公司将持有剩余股权。
Pouyanne表示,该项目的第一阶段将需要20亿美元的投资,在波斯湾钻取最多30口井。第二阶段将需要另外20亿美元的投资,主要用于维持这些井的生产。
一位伊朗官员周一表示,该项目将需要60亿美元投资。Pouyanne表示,投资额为40亿美元。
Pouyanne表示,通过使用自有现金来为这笔投资融资,道达尔将避免美国对伊朗仍在实施的剩余制裁。伊朗政府将以天然气凝析油的形式向道达尔支付投资回报,然后道达尔可以在国际市场上销售该凝析油,绕过伊朗的金融系统。
该项目预计于2020年开始生产天然气。道达尔在该项目的持股代表着约6万桶油当量/日的天然气。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Total to Use Euro Cash Reserves to Finance Iran Project
By Inti Landauro
PARIS--French oil company Total SA will avoid U.S. sanctions on Iran by using its own euro-denominated cash to finance the first Western energy deal in the Islamic Republic since international restrictions over its nuclear program were lifted this year.
"This confirms we have a capacity to work with the Iranian government and that there is reciprocal trust," Total's Chief Executive Patrick Pouyann said Tuesday.
Total agreed to develop the 11th phase of the giant offshore gas South Pars field for the next 20 years. The French company will take a 50.1% stake in the venture that will develop and operate the project.
China National Petroleum Corp. will take a 30% stake and the Iranian state-owned oil company will take the rest.
The project's first phase--the drilling of as many as 30 wells in the Persian Gulf--will require a $2 billion investment. A second phase, expected when the wells are producing, will require an additional $2 billion investment, Mr. Pouyanne said.
An Iranian official had said Monday the project would require $6 billion investment. Mr. Pouyanne said the investment would be $4 billion only.
Mr. Pouyanne said Total will avoid the remaining sanctions still applied on Iran by the U.S. by using its own cash to finance its share of the investment. The Iranian government will pay Total in gas condensates, which the company can then sell on the international markets, bypassing the Iranian financial system.
The project is expected to start producing natural gas in 2020. Total's share of the project would represent about 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day.