壳牌和埃克森美孚将在索马里近海勘探油气区块

中国石化新闻网讯 据离岸能源3月3日消息称，索马里石油和矿物资源部已与壳牌/埃克森美孚合资企业就初步勘探路线图达成协议，集中讨论勘探和开发某些近海碳油气区块的下一步步骤。

石油部在周一的一份声明中表示，这一共同制定的路线图将使先前达成的让步根据《石油法》的规定转变为产量分成协议。

这是基于2019年6月21日在阿姆斯特丹签署的协议，该协议导致壳牌/埃克森美孚合资企业从历史地面租金和海上区块的其他承付义务中获得170万美元。

根据产量分成协议，这笔款项重新分配给索马里各会员国，由它们独立分配。该部表示，这笔款项在成员国之间的处理和分配，显示了索马里收入分成协议的力度，并为今后处理石油勘探和生产资金提供了一个模式。

索马里石油部表示，它致力于为独立和国际石油公司进入索马里近海创造一个有吸引力的财政和监管环境。

在谈到最初的路线图时，尼日利亚石油和矿产资源部长Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed表示:“我很高兴我们与壳牌/埃克森的合资企业就初步路线图达成了一致。这使我们有信心进一步勘探任何海上碳氢化合物的潜力。我们与壳牌/埃克森美孚合资公司有着长期的合作关系，我们期待这种合作能够继续下去，因为我们正在努力为我们的经济增长提供所需的基石。”

曹海斌 摘译自 离岸能源

原文如下：

Shell and ExxonMobil plan for exploration of blocks offshore Somalia

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Somalia has agreed on an initial roadmap with the Shell/ExxonMobil joint venture focused on the next steps towards the exploration and development of certain offshore hydrocarbon blocks.

This co-created roadmap will enable the conversion of prior agreed concessions into Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) under the provisions of the Petroleum Law, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

This builds on the agreement signed in Amsterdam on June 21, 2019, which led to the receipt of $1.7 million from the Shell/ExxonMobil joint venture from historical surface rentals and other incurred obligations on offshore blocks.

In adherence to the revenue sharing agreement, this payment was re-distributed among Somalia’s Member States for independent allocation. The processing and distribution of this sum among the member states demonstrate the strength of Somalia’s revenue-sharing agreement and provides a model for future treatment of funds arising from petroleum exploration and production, the ministry said.

The Ministry said it was committed to creating an attractive fiscal and regulatory environment for independent and international oil companies to enter offshore Somalia.

Commenting on the initial roadmap, Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, the Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources, said: “I am delighted we have agreed on an initial roadmap with the Shell/Exxon joint venture. This gives us confidence in our ability to explore any offshore hydrocarbon potential further. We have a long relationship with the Shell/Exxon joint venture and look forward to this continuing as we seek to provide the building blocks we need to grow our economy.”