据道琼斯4月25日消息,道达尔公司表示,乌干达建设一条投资45亿美元通往坦桑尼亚坦噶港口的石油出口管线的选择是开发该国巨大的油田的一个重要里程碑。上周末在乌干达首都坎帕拉举行的一次峰会上,这个东非国家的负责人们选择了坦桑尼亚路线,这个决定利好道达尔。道达尔公司出于安全的担忧,一直在反对通过肯尼亚北部临近饱受战乱的索马里的替代项目。该决定预计推进延期很久的乌干达油田商业化开发的进展,乌干达估计拥有65亿桶的石油储量。道达尔在乌干达的新闻发言人Ahlem Friga-Noy表示:“对于道达尔公司来说,我们完全承诺投资和实施该项目。”
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Uganda Pipeline Route Decision Major Milestone, Says Total
Uganda's choice to build a $4.5 billion oil export pipeline to the Tanzanian port of Tanga is a major milestone towards the development of its vast oil fields, says Total. East African heads of state picked the Tanzanian route at a summit in Kampala over the weekend, a decision that favors Total which has long opposed an alternative project through northern Kenya, near war-torn Somalia, given security concerns. The decision is expected to unlock long delayed commercialization of Uganda's oil fields, estimated to contain 6.5 billion barrels of crude. "As Total, we are fully committed to invest and implement this project" says Ahlem Friga-Noy Total's spokeswoman in Uganda.