据路透社11月3日开普敦报道，美国矿业和碳氢化合物部周日表示，美国石油公司科斯莫斯能源（Kosmos Energy）在赤道几内亚近海的S-5井发现了石油，该井的净开采量达39米。
石油部长加布里埃尔·奥比昂·利马在一份声明中说：“我们对S-5井的结果感到非常兴奋，这是目前勘探活动中钻探的第一口井。”
利马部长表示，这口井的钻探深度为4400米，位于Rio Muni盆地近海的桑托尼亚储层。
赤道几内亚是石油输出国组织在西非的一个小成员国。该国90%以上的对外收入来自石油和天然气行业，赤道几内亚希望进一步的勘探能有助于支撑日益减少的储量。
李方征 编译自 路透社
原文如下：
Kosmos Energy finds oil off Equatorial Guinea
U.S. oil company Kosmos Energy has made an oil discovery at its S-5 well offshore of Equatorial Guinea, hitting 39 metres of net oil play, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons said “We are very excited about the results of the S-5 well, the first well drilled in this Lima’s ministry said the well was drilled at a depth of 4,400 metres and was located in the Santonian reservoir offshore in the Rio Muni basin.
Equatorial Guinea, a small West African member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, derives more than 90% of its foreign revenues from its oil and gas industry and is hoping further exploration will help bolster dwindling reserves.