据道琼斯乌干达坎帕拉5月16日消息，乌干达能源与矿产开发部长周四表示，乌干达已同意小幅上调经一条拟建原油出口管道输送原油所支付的运输费用，为等待已久的乌干达大型油田的开发扫除了最新障碍。
乌干达能源与矿产开发部长Irene Muloni称，经过数月的谈判，乌干达同意将为每桶原油支付的输送费用从12.2美元上调至12.7美元。乌干达原油将通过拟建的800英里（约1,300公里）长输油管道输送至位于印度洋的坦桑尼亚坦噶港。
这将推动乌干达开发大型油田的努力，据估计乌干达大型油田原油储量高达60亿桶，由于缺少原油出口管道或炼油厂等基础设施，多年来这些油田的开发止步不前。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
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Uganda Agrees New Oil Tariff With Pipeline Investors
Uganda--Uganda has agreed a marginal hike to the tariff it will pay to ship crude through a planned export pipeline, unlocking the latest hurdle for the long awaited development of the East African nation's vast oil fields, the energy and minerals minister said Thursday.
After months of negotiations, Uganda agreed to pay $12.70, up from the original $12.20, for each barrel shipped through the planned 800-mile pipeline to the Indian Ocean port of Tanga in Tanzania, Irene Muloni said.
It's boost for the country's efforts to develop it's vast crude oil fields, estimated to contain as much as 6 billion barrels, whose development has stalled for years due to lack of infrastructure facilities such as an export pipeline or a refinery.