加纳计划今明两年授出9个新的海上石油区块

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社5月17日阿克拉报道，加纳能源部周四在一份声明中说，加纳将在今年和明年授出9个新的石油区块用于商业勘探。这9个新的石油区块位于加纳西海岸以外的海域。

声明说，西非国家加纳计划通过公开竞标和直接谈判相结合在今年授出其中的6个石油区块，另外3个石油区块将在明年授出。

声明说，加纳国家石油公司将获得其中一个石油区块与一个战略合作伙伴合作探索开发其技术能力并成为这个石油区块的作业者。

2010年底开始商业原油生产的加纳目前日产大约18万桶原油。加纳主要从位于本国西部海上的3个油田生产原油，其中包括加纳由英国图洛石油公司经营的旗舰油田朱比利油田。

加纳政府周四任命了一个由23名成员组成的委员会来监督石油区块通过评估和谈判分配给当地和国际公司。

李峻 编译自 路透社

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Ghana To Award Nine New Oil Blocks Off West Coast

Ghana is set to award nine new upstream oil blocks for commercial exploration off its western coast beginning this year, the energy ministry said on Thursday.

The West African country plans to award six of the nine blocks this year while the remaining three will be given out next year through a mix of open competitive tender and direct negotiations, the ministry said in a statement.

It said state oil company Ghana National Petroleum Corporation will acquire one of the blocks to explore in partnership with a strategic partner to develop its technical capacity and become an operator.

Ghana, which began commercial crude production in late 2010, currently produces around 180,000 barrels per day mainly from three fields offshore the western coast, including its flagship Jubilee reserves operated by UK's Tullow Oil Plc.

The government on Thursday named a 23-member committee to oversee the allocation of oil blocks to local and international companies through evaluation and negotiation.