埃克森美孚和雪佛龙将签署阿尔及利亚天然气勘探协议

• 2023-06-06 08:36:29 来源：中国石化新闻网

中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2023年6月2日报道，《华尔街日报》6月2日援引知情人士和阿尔及利亚能源和矿业部长穆罕默德·阿卡布的话报道说，埃克森美孚公司和雪佛龙公司可能获得阿尔及利亚丰富的天然气资源，这两家美国超级石油巨头时下正在就在这个北非国家的天然气勘探和生产协议进行深入谈判。

阿尔及利亚拥有巨大的常规天然气储量，据估计，它的页岩气储量位居世界第三。

消息人士告诉《华尔街日报》，埃克森美孚公司和雪佛龙公司可能在今年年底前完成与阿尔及利亚国家石油公司的协议谈判。阿卡布告诉《华尔街日报》，“政府正在推动阿尔及利亚国家石油公司的合作，因为我们需要增加天然气产量。”

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阿尔及利亚国家石油公司时下正在与埃克森美孚公司和雪佛龙公司讨论协议条款，其中包括常规和页岩气储量勘探。

今年早些时候，《华尔街日报》报道称，雪佛龙公司加大了与阿尔及利亚达成能源勘探协议的努力，并正在评估这个北非国家估计的巨大页岩气资源。

阿尔及利亚的大部分天然气出口都运往欧洲，而欧洲正越来越多地押注从非洲进口大量管道天然气和液化天然气。

意大利能源巨头埃尼公司一直特别积极地从非洲为欧洲争取更多的天然气供应，并在没有管道天然气输送的情况下，在非洲快速推进了一些项目，以满足欧洲的天然气需求。

在今年2月份宣布2022年的结果时，道达尔能源公司首席执行官帕特里克·德斯卡尔西表示：“在这一年中，我们能够利用我们与生产国的牢固关系和快速发展方式，在2025年之前完成完全取代天然气的原有协议和活动，以增加阿尔及利亚、埃及、莫桑比克、刚果和卡塔尔的天然气产量。”

李峻 编译自 油价网

原文如下：

Exxon And Chevron Close To Signing Gas Exploration Deals In Algeria

ExxonMobil and Chevron could gain access to Algeria’s vast natural gas resources as the U.S. supermajors are in advanced talks for exploration and production deals in the North African country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the talks and Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab.

Algeria holds huge conventional natural gas reserves, and it is also estimated to have the third–largest shale gas reserves in the world.

ExxonMobil and Chevron could complete the talks on the deals with Algerian state-held oil and gas firm Sonatrach by the end of this year, the sources told the Journal.

“I am pushing Sonatrach,” Arkab told the WSJ, “because we need to increase our volumes.”

Sonatrach is discussing the terms of agreements with Exxon and Chevron which would include both conventional and shale gas reserves exploration.

Earlier this year, the Journal reported that Chevron had increased efforts to reach an energy exploration agreement with Algeria and was assessing the North African country’s estimated huge shale gas resources.

Most of Algeria’s gas exports are heading to Europe, which is increasingly betting on Africa to import large volumes of pipeline gas and LNG to replace pipeline gas supply.

Italy’s energy major, Eni, has been particularly active in securing more natural gas supply for Europe from Africa and has fast-tracked projects in Africa to meet Europe’s gas demand in the absence of pipeline deliveries.

At the announcement of the 2022 results in February, Descalzi said, “During the year, we were able to finalize the former agreements and activities to fully replace gas by 2025, leveraging our strong relationships with producing states and fast-track development approach to ramp-up volumes from Algeria, Egypt, Mozambique, Congo and Qatar.”

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