据世界石油11月18日报道称，塞内加尔国家石油公司PETROSEN宣布启动该国首轮海上许可，该许可将于2020年1月在塞内加尔举行的MSGBC盆地峰会和展览会上启动。本轮谈判将开放六个月，至 2020年7月底，将包括10个海上勘探区块。
塞内加尔的MSGBC盆地是近期几项备受瞩目的油气发现所在地。其中包括于2014年在Albian砂岩大陆架边缘发现的最大SNE油田，以及2015年发现的最大气田-25万亿立方英尺的 Greater Tortue Ahmeyim项目，还有2017年在Lower Cenomanian砂岩盆地发现的最大Yakaar-1气井。所有资源都位于塞内加尔近海，距离达喀尔半岛约100公里，这片土地尚待探索。
除了这些重大发现之外，该地区的现代勘探活动也受到限制。2020年将在塞内加尔南部的AGC和几内亚比绍开挖两口新井，这两口井距离下一轮开采许可的区块很近。
塞内加尔石油和能源部长穆哈马杜·马赫塔尔·西塞在非洲石油周启动仪式上发表讲话时说：“我想说明塞内加尔存在的巨大机遇，并确保稳定的监管和投资框架。投资者应该感到兴奋，并准备好迎接挑战，利用塞内加尔在石油和天然气领域的机会。”
徐蕾 摘译自 世界石油
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Senegal to offer 10 offshore blocks in 2020 license round
The National Oil Company of Senegal, PETROSEN, has announced the launch of the country’s first offshore licensing round, to be launched at the MSGBC Basin Summit & Exhibition in Senegal in January 2020. The round will be open for six months - until the end of July 2020 - and will comprise 10 offshore exploration blocks.
Senegal’s MSGBC basin is home to several recent high-profile oil and gas discoveries. These include the Albian sandstone shelf edge SNE oil field - the largest global discovery of 2014 - the 25 tcf Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project - the largest gas discovery of 2015 - and the Lower Cenomanian sandstone basin floor fan Yakaar-1 gas well - the largest global discovery of 2017. All are located offshore Senegal, within ~100 km of the Dakar Peninsula, leaving a vast area yet to be explored.
Beyond these significant discoveries, modern exploration activity has been limited in the region. Two new wells are to be spudded in 2020 in AGC and Guinea-Bissau, south of Senegal and in close proximity to blocks in the upcoming license round.
Speaking at the launch during Africa Oil Week Senegal’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, H.E. Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé, commented, “I would like to state the immense opportunities that exist in Senegal, as well as reassure a stable regulatory and investment framework. Investors should be excited and ready to take on the challenge to take advantage of Senegal’s opportunities within its oil and gas sector.”
