据路透社10月24日报道，专注于非洲石油和天然气勘探的澳大利亚FAR公司周四表示，其位于冈比亚的两个近海区块可能拥有12亿桶石油。
FAR运营并持有两份近海许可证中50%的股份，该公司将有权获得约6.21亿桶原油，并准备明年开始钻探。
不过，仍需要进一步的钻探来估计澳大利亚FAR能生产多少原油。
该公司总经理Cath Norman表示，公司正在重新审查A2区块的数据，以帮助其确定2020年的钻探前景。
根据与冈比亚政府签订的许可证协议，目前双方都同意在前两年在这两个区块各钻一口井。
詹晓晶 摘自 路透社
原文如下：
Australia's FAR says offshore Gambian blocks could hold 1.2 bln barrels of oil
Africa-focused oil and gas explorer FAR Ltd said FAR, which operates and owns 50% of the two offshore licences, said it was entitled to about 621 million barrels and was preparing to start drilling next year.
However, further drilling would be needed to estimate how much could be produced by the Australian explorer.
The company is re-examining data for the A2 block to help it identify which prospect to drill in 2020, Managing Director Cath Norman said.
Under the licence agreement with the Gambian government, FAR agreed to drill