据国外媒体10月28日阿斯塔纳报道,由于未能履行某些合同义务,哈萨克斯坦时下正在考虑对一个由英国天然气集团和意大利埃尼公司担任作业者的天然气项目征收高达20亿美元的罚款。
埃尼公司和BG集团在位于哈萨克斯坦西北部的卡拉查干纳克天然气项目中各拥有29.25%的股份并共同担任这个项目的作业者。哈萨克斯坦国家石油和天然气公司(KazMunaiGaz)、美国雪佛龙公司和俄罗斯卢克石油公司分别拥有这个项目的10%、18%和13.5%的股份。
美国彭博新闻社说,这个惩罚可能是哈萨克斯坦政府将增加其在这个项目中股份的前兆。
BG、埃尼和雪佛龙没有立即对此事发表评论。
KazMunaiGaz说,有关问题应提交给哈萨克斯坦能源部。哈萨克斯坦能源部也没有对此事发表评论。
李峻 编译
原文如下:
Kazakhstan Considering $2 bln Fine on BG-Eni Venture
World Energy News
October 28, 2015
Kazakhstan is considering levying a fine of as much as $2 billion on a gas project led by BG Group Plc and Eni SpA for failing to fulfil certain contractual obligations, Bloomberg reported.
Eni and BG each own 29.25 percent of the Karachaganak project in north-west Kazakhstan, which they jointly operate.
State-owned KazMunayGaz owns 10 percent of the project, while U.S. oil major Chevron Corp owns 18 percent and Russia's Lukoil 13.5 percent.
The penalty may be a precursor to the government increasing its stake in Karachaganak, Bloomberg reported.
BG, Eni, Lukoil and Chevron were not immediately available for comment.
KazMunayGaz said questions should be addressed to the Energy Ministry, which also was not available for comment.