坦桑尼亚将启动300亿美元LNG项目的谈判

据World Oil网多多马3月22日消息 坦桑尼亚能源部表示，该国计划在4月至9月期间与企业就开发一个300亿美元液化天然气项目的条款进行谈判。

会谈的目的是达成一项所谓的东道国政府协议，该协议规定各方在该项目的开发、建设和运营方面的权利和义务。根据通过电子邮件声明，挪国油也包含其中，或会在会谈后签署协议。

政府与国际石油公司之间始于2017年的谈判迄今未能达成协议。该项目旨在使坦桑尼亚能够出口天然气。

能源部长Medard Kalemani在坦桑尼亚首都多多马会见Equinor高管时说，会谈将确保相关各方都能从该项目中公平获益。参与该项目的其他公司包括荷兰皇家壳牌和俄斐能源。

Equinor公司高级副总裁Mette Halvorsen Ottoy在声明中表示，挪国油将致力于该项目的开发。

坦桑尼亚总统Magufuli表示，将寻求建立伙伴关系，使坦桑尼亚能够更多地从资源中获益。据估计，该国拥有58万亿立方英尺的天然气储量。

吴慧丹    摘译自    World Oil

原文如下：

Tanzania to start talks for $30 billion LNG project

Tanzania plans to negotiate terms for developing a $30 billion liquefied natural gas project with companies between April and September, the Energy Ministry said.

The talks are aimed at reaching a so-called Host Government Agreement, the pact that governs the rights and obligations of parties with respect to the development, construction and operation of the project. Equinor, one of the companies involved, could sign the accord after the talks, according to the emailed statement.

Negotiations between the government and international oil companies, which started in 2017, have so far failed to lead to a deal. The project is meant to enable the export of gas from Tanzania.

The talks will ensure all parties involved will benefit fairly from the project, Energy Minister Medard Kalemani said at a meeting with Equinor executives in Tanzanian capital, Dodoma. Other companies involved in the project include Royal Dutch Shell and Ophir Energy.

Equinor is committed to the development of the project, Mette Halvorsen Ottoy, a senior vice president at the company said in the statement.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli said he would pursue partnerships that enable his nation to benefit more from its resources. The country has an estimated 58 trillion cu ft of natural gas reserves.