中国石化新闻网讯 据OE网站11月3日报道，卡塔尔国家油气公司卡塔尔能源公司(QatarEnergy)周四表示，该公司已与其合作伙伴埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)成功竞标加拿大纽芬兰省和拉布拉多省近海Orphan Basin的第8区块。
加拿大-纽芬兰和拉布拉多海上石油委员会“C-NLOPB”宣布，卡塔尔能源(30%的开采权益)和埃克森美孚(运营商，70%的开采权益)赢得了8号区块的竞标，作为2022年纽芬兰和拉布拉多招标NL22-CFB01的一部分。
能源事务国务部长、卡塔尔能源公司总裁兼首席执行官萨阿德·谢里达·卡比（Saad Sherida Al Kaabi）表示，我们很高兴成为加拿大近海8号区块的中标者，并期待着在透明和稳定的监管环境中，使领先前景区的潜力变成熟，测试令人兴奋的地层。
Al-Kaabi补充道，这次成功的竞标表明了公司在大西洋流域进一步扩大业务的雄心，这是公司国际增长动力的一部分。想借此机会感谢C-NLOPB高效的投标过程，以及战略合作伙伴埃克森美孚公司在实现这一成果方面的出色合作。
8号区块位于加拿大东部近海，水深2500至3000米处，面积约2700平方公里。8号区块的许可需要经过政府的常规批准。
郝芬 译自 OE
原文如下：
QatarEnergy, ExxonMobil Place Successful Bid for Deepwater Block in Canada
Qatari national oil and gas company QatarEnergy said Thursday that it had, with its partner ExxonMobil, placed a successful bid for Parcel 8 of the Orphan Basin, offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
The Parcel 8 winning bid by QatarEnergy (30% working interest) and ExxonMobil (operator, with a 70% working interest) was announced by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board “C-NLOPB” as part of the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Call For Bids NL22-CFB01.
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President & CEO of QatarEnergy, said: “We are pleased to be the successful bidder in Parcel 8 offshore Canada, and look forward to maturing the lead prospect’s potential, testing an exciting play within a transparent and stable regulatory environment.”
Al-Kaabi added: "This successful bid demonstrates our ambition to further increase our footprint in the Atlantic basin, as part of our international growth drive. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the C-NLOPB for an efficient tender process, as well as our strategic partner, ExxonMobil, for their excellent cooperation in achieving this result.”
Located offshore Eastern Canada, Parcel 8 lies in water depths of 2,500 to 3,000 meters and covers an area of approximately 2,700 square kilometers. Entry to the Parcel 8 license is subject to customary government approvals.