中海油寻合作伙伴开发墨西哥深水石油远景构造

据美国彭博新闻社9月15日墨西哥城/香港报道，由于中国第3大石油公司中国海洋石油股份有限公司（中海油）扩大其全球影响力，这家中国石油巨头时下正在寻找合作伙伴来开发位于墨西哥湾的墨西哥深水石油远景构造。

中海油在2016年在墨西哥首次深水拍卖中竞标勘探权以后时下正在寻求被称为“售出权益”（farmouts）的协议，这是一种常见类型的合资企业，在合资企业中石油远景构造的股权将被用来交换帮助钻探和生产。中海油一名女发言人周五在北京说，该公司迄今还没有选择合作伙伴。

中国是全球仅次于美国的最大石油消费国。由于中国寻求确保供应其快速增长的经济，中海油在从非洲到加拿大的世界各地一直在寻找立足点。包括委内瑞拉和巴西在内的一些拉美国家已经利用中国对原油的渴求来获得在其它地方不容易获得的投资或贷款。

中海油是墨西哥石油工业对竞争开放以来第一家在墨西哥寻找“售出权益”的外国生产商。

李峻 编译自 美国彭博新闻社

原文如下：

China's Cnooc in search of partner to develop Mexico's deepwater prospects

Cnooc Ltd. is searching for partners to develop oil prospects deep into the Gulf of Mexico as the Chinese giant extends its global reach.

After bidding alone for exploration rights in Mexico’s first-ever deepwater auction in 2016, Cnooc is seeking deals known as farmouts, a common type of joint venture where a stake in an oil prospect is exchanged for help with drilling and production. The company has yet to choose partners, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for Cnooc said Friday.

China, the world’s biggest oil consumer after the U.S., has sought a foothold in crude production everywhere from Africa to Canada as it looks to ensure supplies to its fast-growing economy. Several Latin American countries like Venezuela and Brazil have taken advantage of China’s thirst for crude to secure investments or loans that haven’t always been easy to obtain elsewhere.

Cnooc is the first foreign producer to seek a farmout in Mexico since the opening of the country’s oil industry to competition.