卡塔尔石油与壳牌将在纳米比亚深水区块合作

据4月6日offshore energy消息：国有的卡塔尔石油公司已与石油巨头壳牌公司达成协议，成为纳米比亚共和国海上两个勘探区块的合作伙伴。

根据该协议条款，卡塔尔石油将持有2913A和2914B区块45%的参与权益。

PEL 39区块位于纳米比亚近海，水深约2,500米，占地面积约12,300平方公里。

作为运营商，壳牌将持有45%的股份，而纳米比亚国家石油公司(NAMCOR)将持有剩余10%的股份。

值得注意的是，壳牌在2014年至2019年期间完成了3次PEL 39的地震勘探。勘测的目的是确定海床下方可能包含石油或天然气的地质结构。

这家石油巨头在其网站上表示，对调查数据进行分析之后的下一步是钻探一口井，以确定石油或天然气的数量是否足以进行商业开采。

卡塔尔石油公司总裁兼首席执行官、能源事务大臣Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi表示:“通过在纳米比亚签署第二份勘探和生产共享协议，我们很高兴扩大在该国的勘探足迹，并进一步加强我们在南部非洲地区的存在。"

“与我们宝贵的长期合作伙伴壳牌共同开发这些有前景的区块，是我们朝着实现国际增长战略迈进的又一步。我们期待着在这些区块上与纳米比亚政府、NAMCOR和壳牌公司合作”。

这是卡塔尔石油公司在纳米比亚获得的第二张勘探许可证。2019年8月，卡塔尔石油公司与道达尔签署了参与纳米比亚2913B和2912海上区块的协议。

冯娟 摘译自 offshore energy

原文如下：

Qatar Petroleum teams up with Shell in deepwater blocks off Namibia

State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into an agreement with oil major Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore the Republic of Namibia.

Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to customary approvals, Qatar Petroleum will hold a 45 per cent participating interest in the PEL 39 exploration license pertaining to Block 2913A and Block 2914B.

The PEL 39 blocks are located offshore Namibia in ultra-deep-water depths of about 2,500 metres, covering an area of approximately 12,300 square kilometres.?

Shell will hold a 45 interest as the operator while the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) will hold the remaining 10 per cent interest.

It is worth noting that Shell completed three seismic surveys of PEL 39 between 2014 and 2019. The purpose of the surveys was to identify geological structures below the seabed which might contain oil or gas.

The oil major stated on its website that, having analysed the data from the survey, the next step was to drill a well to determine whether oil or gas is present in quantities that could be extracted commercially.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the president and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said: “With this second exploration and production sharing agreement in Namibia, we are pleased to expand our exploration footprint in the country and to further strengthen our presence in the southern Africa region.

“Working on these promising and prospective blocks with our valued long-term partner Shell is another step in our stride towards achieving our international growth strategy. We look forward to working together with the Namibian Government, NAMCOR, and Shell on these blocks”.

This is Qatar Petroleum’s second exploration license in Namibia. In August 2019, Qatar Petroleum entered into agreements with Total for participating in blocks 2913B and 2912 offshore Namibia.