道达尔与乌干达签署东非石油项目协议

　　据彭博社4月11日消息：道达尔公司与乌干达官员签署了一项石油开发协议，旨在将这个东非国家转变成重要的原油生产国和出口国。

　　乌干达国家石油公司周四晚间表示，预计与该管道有关的最终投资决定将在周日宣布。

　　道达尔首席执行官Patrick Pouyanne称，这些协议的签署对生产和出口管道来说是一个历史性的里程碑，将吸引超过100亿美元的投资。这是非洲大陆上将要开发的最大项目之一。尽管这只是2025年初石油流动过程的开始。

　　道达尔在该项目上51亿美元的投资是用于罕见的前沿石油开发，随着大多数大公司削减开支，该项目正在向前推进。同时也巩固了法国能源巨头在非洲的领先地位。

　　合作伙伴将开发阿尔伯特湖附近的Tilenga和Kingfisher油田，以及一条1443公里(897英里)长的加热管道，以运输乌干达的蜡状原油，并出口到坦桑尼亚的Tanga港。这家法国勘探商持有57%的油田许可证，并在该管道项目中拥有大量股份。

　　道达尔预计日产量将达到23万桶的稳定水平。根据彭博社收集的数据，这高于非洲的两个欧佩克成员国赤道几内亚和加蓬的产量。

　　冯娟 摘译自 彭博社

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　　Total Signs Agreements with Uganda on East Africa Oil Project

　　Total SE signed agreements along with Ugandan officials for an oil development set to transform the East African nation into a significant crude producer and exporter.

　　Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne was among those who signed deals Sunday, according to a broadcast of the ceremony attended by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The agreements faced multiple delays since the first commercial discoveries of oil were made 15 years ago. China’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer, Cnooc Ltd., and Uganda National Oil Co. are also partners who participated.

　　Uganda National Oil Co. said late on Thursday that it expected a final investment decision related to the pipeline to be announced on Sunday.

　　Pouyanne called the signing of pacts a historic milestone for the production work and export pipeline that will draw more than $10 billion of investment. “It’s a very large development, one of the largest that will be developed on this continent,” though just the beginning of a process that will see oil flow in early 2025, he said.

　　Total’s own $5.1 billion bet on the project is for the rare frontier oil development that’s moving forward as most major companies are cutting spending. It also cements the French energy giant’s position as the leading player in Africa.

　　The partners will develop the Tilenga and Kingfisher discoveries near Lake Albert, as well as a 1,443-kilometer (897-mile) heated pipeline to transport Uganda’s waxy crude for export at the port of Tanga in Tanzania. The French explorer holds 57% of the oil field licenses and a large stake in the pipeline project.

　　Total expects production to reach a plateau of 230,000 barrels per day. That’s higher than the output of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, two of Africa’s OPEC members, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.