据阿拉伯新闻1月25日消息称，阿联酋的穆巴达拉石油公司与埃及签署了一项在红海勘探石油和天然气的协议。
该协议由埃及石油和矿产资源部部长Tarek El-Molla签署，使该公司能够在红海的3084平方公里区域内进行勘探，这是2019年招标的结果。
根据协议，该公司将持有27%的股份，而壳牌将持有63%的股份。埃及的塔瓦石油公司拥有剩余的10%股份。
该协议涉及一个被称为“第四区”的区域，该区域位于红海北部，毗邻苏伊士盆地，拥有丰富的自然资源。
各方将承诺在勘探阶段的前三年，利用三维技术在该地区开展勘探研究，并收集该地区的地震数据。
穆巴达拉石油公司首席执行官Bakheet Al Katheeri表示：“红海第4区的增加意味着我们在埃及业务的新扩展，同时通过与壳牌等战略合作伙伴提供了宝贵的机会来扩展我们的业务。如果该区域的搜索和勘探业务成功进行，将支持我们的开采和生产碳氢化合物的战略，从而有助于支持埃及市场的稳定和扩张，同时为我们在该国的业务提供增长机会。”
穆巴达拉石油公司除了拥有Noor天然气公司特许经营区域20%的股份外，还拥有海上Shurooq气田特许经营区域10%的股份，其中包括Zohr气田。两者都位于埃及海岸附近的地中海。
朱佳妮 摘译自 阿拉伯新闻
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UAE’s Mubadala Petroleum signs Red Sea oil exploration deal with Egypt
The UAE’s Mubadala Petroleum Company has signed an agreement with Egypt to explore for oil and gas in the Red Sea.
The agreement, signed by Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla, allows the company to explore in a 3,084 square kilometer area of the Red Sea and was a result of a bidding round in 2019.
It will own 27 percent of the stake as part of the agreement, while Shell will own 63 percent. Egypt’s Tharwa Petroleum Company owns the remaining 10 percent.
The agreement refers to an area known as Sector 4, located in the north of the Red Sea in an area adjacent to the Gulf of Suez Basin, which is rich in natural resources.
Parties will commit to conducting exploration studies in this sector and collecting seismic data for the area, using three-dimensional techniques, during the first three years of the exploration phase.
“The addition of Sector 4 in the Red Sea represents a new extension of our operations in Egypt, while providing a valuable opportunity to expand our activities, and by working with a strategic partner such as Shell,” said Mubadala Petroleum CEO Bakheet Al Katheeri. “The search and exploration operations in this sector, if successful, will support our strategy of extracting and manufacturing hydrocarbons, in order to contribute to supporting the stability and expansion of the Egyptian market, while providing growth opportunities for our operations in the country.”
Mubadala Petroleum owns a 10 percent stake in the offshore Shurooq gas field concession that includes the Zohr natural gas field, in addition to 20 percent in the concession area of Noor Gas Company. Both are located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt.