据路透社布宜诺斯艾利斯报道，周五，阿根廷政府表示，阿根廷已向埃克森美孚、道达尔、阿根廷国家石油公司(YPF)以及荷兰皇家壳牌公司等公司颁发了在南部沿海18个区块的油气勘许可证。
政府在官方声明中称，中标公司出价总额为7.24亿美元，并赢得了在南大西洋地区长达13年的勘探权。
在马尔维纳斯西部盆地获得勘探权的其他公司包括英国石油公司、卡塔尔石油公司、图洛石油公司、阿根廷能源公司Pluspetrol、德国温特沙尔石油公司、Equinor（挪威国家石油公司）、意大利埃尼、日本三井以及阿根廷油气公司Tecpetrol。海上勘探可能增加阿根廷的储备，在过去十年，该国的规定阻碍了国外资金在阿根廷油气勘探行业的投资，导致其储备一直下降。阿根廷寻求增加能源产量。在2018年，该国18%的天然气产量来自近海地区。
阿根廷经济部在一份声明中表示，政府将在6月至8月期间发放许可证，允许这些公司在最深的区域进行长达13年的勘探，在最靠近海岸的地区进行11年的勘探。
该部表示：“勘探活动将包括至少钻探两口油井，与此同时，在许可证有效期内，这些公司可以申请勘探区块35年的生产许可证。”最大的一笔出价是马尔维纳斯西部盆地MLO-115区块，来自由图洛石油、阿根廷能源公司Pluspetrol以及德国温特沙尔石油公司组成的财团，出价为1.0597亿美元。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
Argentina grants offshore oil, gas exploration permits in Malvinas West basin
Argentina awarded permits for hydrocarbon exploration in 18 areas off its southern coast to companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Total SA, YPF SA and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the government said The winning companies offered bids totaling $724 million, the government said in official statements, and won the rights to explore for up to 13 years in areas of the South Atlantic.
The other companies that will make up exploration consortia in Argentina’s Malvinas West basin include BP, Qatar Petroleum, Tullow Oil, Pluspetrol, Wintershall, Equinor, Eni, Mitsui &Co Ltd and Tecpetrol SA.
Offshore exploration could boost Argentina’s reserves, which fell in the last decade due to regulations that discouraged foreign investment in the energy sector. President has sought to increase energy output. In 2018, 18 percent of the country’s gas production came from offshore areas.
The government will issue the permits between June and August, giving the companies up to 13 years to explore the deepest areas, and 11 years for the concessions closest to the coast, the economy ministry said in a statement.
“Activities will include drilling at least two wells, and during the lifetime of these permits the companies can apply for a 35-year production license for these areas,” it said.
The biggest bid was for the MLO-115 block of the West Malvinas basin, at $105.97 million from a consortium made up of Tullow, Pluspetrol and Wintershall, the ministry said.