马来西亚Petronas在莫桑比克赞比西三角洲重新进行石油勘探

Maputo， Mozambique， 06 Dec – Malaysian oil company Petronas and Mozambican state oil enterprise， Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mo？ambique （ENH） said Sunday that in 2006 they would restart oil prospecting in the Zambeze Delta in central Mozambique.莫桑比克马普托12月6日电－马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）和莫桑比克国家石油公司（ENH）上周日称，两家公司将于2006年在莫中部赞比西三角洲重新开始石油勘探工作。

　　According to the two companies， the studies carried out as part of a joint prospecting project， which began three years ago， led to the decision to drill a new well in the exploration area， which covers a total 29，000 square meters.联合石油勘探计划在三年前就开始了，勘探地区面积达29000平方米。两公司称，作为该计划的一部分，他们将在勘探地区钻一口新油井。

　　The agreement between Petronas and ENH gives the Malaysian company an 85% share in the bloc， through its subsidiary Petronas Carigali Mozambique E&P Limited， while the Mozambican state company holds the remaining 15% stake. Petronas和ENH的协议规定，Petronas通过其子公司Petronas Carigali Mozambique E&P Limited持有区块85%的股份，ENH持有余下15%的股份。

　　If oil is discovered and production goes ahead， Petronas Caligari will be the official operator and ENH will have the option of increasing its stake in the joint venture up to 20%.如果能发现石油，将进行石油生产。Petronas Caligari将成为正式运营商，而ENH可选择在该合资企业中增加股份到20%.

　　Total investment in the Petronas-ENH exploration is estimated at US$70 million. Petronas-ENH勘探的总投资估计为7000万美元。

　　Petronas is also involved in upstream activities in Algeria， Angola， Chad， Cameroon， Gabon， Niger， Sudan， South Africa， Tunisia and Lybia. Petronas还在阿尔及利亚、安哥拉、乍得、喀麦隆、加蓬、尼日利亚、苏丹、南非、突尼斯、利比亚从事上游活动。

　　The Zambeze river delta basin has known hydrocarbon deposits and several natural gas fields have already been discovered on-shore.赞比西三角洲盆地因其碳氢化合物矿床而出名，在该地区陆上部分已经发现了几个天然气田。

　　Further south， South African oil company Sasol is prospecting for oil in the Sofala Basin， investing some US$40 million in the project.再往南，南非石油公司Sasol投资了4000万美元在索法拉盆