据10月26日Gulf Times报道，俄罗斯能源部表示，俄正寻求加强与非洲最大石油生产国的关系，重点是改革尼日利亚的下游和天然气行业。

俄罗斯能源部长诺瓦克（Alexander Novak）表示，两国已经通过欧佩克/非欧佩克生产协议和天然气出口国论坛展开合作，希望“扩大和深化”两国的能源合作。

诺瓦克还表示，公司的经验、能力和现代技术可以用于进一步发展尼日利亚的石油和天然气行业。

在索契举行的俄非首脑会议上，两国还发表了一份联合声明，称尼日利亚国家石油公司（NNPC）和俄罗斯卢克石油公司（Lukoil）将就合资企业达成协议，双方的合作重点是西非国家的炼油业。

尼日利亚迫切需要投资，以改造其境况不佳的炼油部门，由于国内炼油能力不足，非洲最大的石油生产国依赖进口来满足当地的燃料需求。

尼日利亚四家炼油厂的铭牌总产能为44.5万桶/日，长期以来只是零星运营，主要原因是输送原油的管道被废弃，以及多年来被忽视的技术问题。

卢克石油公司已经在该国开展业务，持有尼日利亚近海深水石油区块OML140的股份。

洪伟立 摘译自 Gulf Times

原文如下：

Nigeria and Russia to ‘widen and deepen’ energy cooperation – Novak

Russia is looking to strengthen ties with Africa’s largest oil producer with a focus on reforming Nigeria’s downstream and gas sector, the Russian energy ministry said late Wednesday.

Russia’s energy minister Alexander Novak said the two countries, which already collaborate through the OPEC/non-OPEC production accord and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, are looking to “widen and deepen” their energy cooperation.

“I am convinced that the experience, capabilities and modern technologies of Russian companies can be used to further develop the country’s [Nigeria’s] oil and gas sector,” Novak added.

The two countries also put out a joint statement during the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi saying there will be an agreement on a joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukoil focused on the refining sector in the West African country.

Nigeria is in urgent need of investment to revamp its ailing refining sector, with Africa’s biggest oil producer dependent on imports to meet its local fuel needs due to inadequate domestic refining capacity.

Nigeria’s four refineries, which have a combined nameplate capacity of 445,000 b/d, have long operated only sporadically, mainly due tosabotage on pipelines carrying crude to the plants and technical problems after years of neglect.

Lukoil already operates in the country, holding a stake in the deepwater oil block OML 140 offshore Nigeria.