据路透社11月18日拉各斯报道,美国著名债券评级机构穆迪公司的一名高级分析师18日在纽约表示,除非尼日利亚政府吸引更多投资并解决国有石油公司的现金短缺问题,否则,尼日利亚的原油产量在2017年前可能下降15%。
非洲最大的经济体尼日利亚通过产量分成合同和合资企业与外国和当地石油公司日产大约210万桶原油。
穆迪公司负责非洲事务的高级分析顾问A·马里说,2017年前,如果没有更多的投资,尼日利亚的原油产量将下降15%,它将共同影响尼日利亚政府的收入。
尼日利亚的经济受到了来自至关重要石油收入的大幅减少、本国货币奈拉的贬值以及增长放缓的多重打击。
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Moody's: Nigeria's Oil Output Could Fall By 2017 Unless Investments Boosted
Reuters
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
LAGOS - Nigeria's oil output could drop by as much as 15 percent by 2017 unless the government attracts more investment and resolves cash shortages at state oil firms, a senior Moody's analyst said on Wednesday.
Africa's biggest economy produces about 2.1 million barrels per day of oil with foreign and local companies through production sharing contracts and joint ventures.
"By 2017, if there's no more investments oil production will drop by 15 percent affecting jointly the government revenues," said Aurelien Mali, senior analytical adviser, Africa, at ratings agency Moody's.
Nigeria's economy has taken a hammering from a plunge in vital oil revenues, weakening the naira currency and slashing growth.