中国石化新闻网讯 据国外媒体3月19日尼科西亚报道,塞浦路斯政府官员在尼科西亚宣布,塞浦路斯政府内阁日前批准了与法国道达尔公司、意大利埃尼公司、美国埃克森美孚公司和卡塔尔石油公司达成的在塞浦路斯南部海上勘探石油和天然气的合同。
自从埃尼公司在2015年在埃及海上发现了地中海迄今最大天然气发现估计拥有8500亿立方米天然气储量的祖尔大气田以后,勘探位于地中海的黎凡特盆地变得更有吸引力。
塞浦路斯能源部长G?Lakkotrypis说,塞浦路斯特许权包括位于塞浦路斯南部和西南海岸以外海域的3个海上区块的勘探权,而合同将在4月5日和6日签署。
埃尼公司和道达尔公司组成国际财团获得了其中一个区块,而埃克森美孚公司和卡塔尔石油公司联合获得了另外一个区块。第三个区块被埃尼公司夺得。这3个区块是塞浦路斯政府在第三轮许可证出售招标中授出的。
Lakkotrypis说,意大利公司计划今年钻取两口勘探井。
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Cyprus Approves Eni, Total, Exxon Offshore Block Deals
WENews.com/March 19, 2017/ Nicosia
Cyprus's cabinet on Friday approved contracts with France's Total, Italy's Eni , Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum to explore for oil and gas in offshore areas south of the island, officials said.
Exploring the Mediterranean's Levant Basin has become more attractive since Eni discovered Egypt's offshore Zohr field in 2015, the biggest gas field in the Mediterranean and estimated to contain 850 billion cubic metres of gas. The Cypriot concessions cover exploration rights for three offshore blocks off the south and southwestern coast and contracts would be signed on April 5 and 6, Energy Minister Georgios Lakkotrypis said.
Eni and Total are in a consortium for one of the blocks and ExxonMobil and Qatar have joined up for another. Eni will be on its own in a third block. The blocks were offered in the third licensing round held by Cyprus.
The Italian firm planned to drill twice this year, Lakkotrypis said.