油价下跌及欧佩克减产令伊拉克推迟提高产能计划

中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯柏林2月28日消息，伊拉克一名高级石油官员周二表示，受油价下跌以及欧佩克石油产量限制的双重影响，伊拉克已将大幅提升石油产能的计划推迟逾一年。

扩能计划的推迟凸显了伊拉克正在复苏的石油行业面临的挑战，伊拉克在击败伊斯兰国后正寻求吸引西方石油巨头的投资。

伊拉克石油部石油合同及许可业务负责人Abdulmahdy al-Ameedi称，该国明年将把石油产能提升至500万桶/日，比最初的计划推迟了逾一年。

他在柏林举行的伊拉克石油会议间隙告诉记者，由于油价下跌，同时最近伊拉克同意限制其石油产量以遵守欧佩克减产协议，国际石油公司已推迟了在伊拉克的投资。

Ameedi称，石油巨头还抱怨支付延迟以及苛刻的合同，伊拉克政府希望通过改进条款来解决这个问题。

壳牌去年决定退出伊拉克巨大的Majnoon油田。但这名官员称，伊拉克正与雪佛龙公司和道达尔谈判，以取代该项目中的壳牌公司，但政府仍可能在没有国外投资者参与的情况下开发该油田。这名官员还称，伊拉克正与埃克森美孚讨论Southern Integrated Project的合作，该项目将涉及油田开发和炼油。

张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯

原文如下：

Iraq Delays Oil Production Capacity Boost on Lower Prices, OPEC Cuts

Iraq has delayed a sharp boost to its production capacity by more than a year due to lower oil prices and OPEC output curbs, a top Iraqi oil official said Tuesday.

The setback underscores the challenges Iraq's recovering oil industry faces as it seeks to attract investments from Western oil giants following the defeat of Islamic State.

Abdulmahdy al-Ameedi, director general of oil contracts and licensing at Iraq's oil ministry, said the country was set to increase its production capacity to 5 million barrels a day next year, more than a year later than initially planned.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Iraq Petroleum conference in Berlin, he said international oil companies had delayed investments due to lower oil prices and more recently because Iraq had agreed to curb its output as part of a pact with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Oil majors have also complained of late payments and tough contracts, an issue Mr. Ameedi said the government wants to resolve by improving terms.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA.LN) decided to pull out of the giant Majnoon field last year. But the official said Iraq is in talks with Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Total SA (FP.FR) to replace Shell in the project, but that the government may still develop the field without foreign operator. The official also said Iraq is in discussions ExxonMobil (EXOM) on joining the Southern Integrated Project, which will involve oil-field development and refining.