据阿纳多卢新闻5月5日消息称，据伊拉克通讯社(INA)周一报道，欧佩克第二大石油生产国伊拉克计划在未来五年内向巴士拉天然气公司投资30亿美元，以提高天然气生产能力。
伊拉克一直在寻求提高天然气产量，以供当地发电，同时也希望减少因燃除而损失的天然气数量。
伊拉克石油部Ihsan Abdul Jabbar表示:“我们希望通过这项投资将天然气产量提高到14亿立方米。”
这位部长解释说，鉴于政府承诺确保巴士拉天然气公司的所有天然气付款，投资项目至关重要。
巴士拉天然气公司是伊拉克政府、壳牌和三菱公司的合资企业。伊拉克政府持有这家25年合资企业51%的多数股权，英荷合资公司占44%，日本公司占5%。
根据英国石油公司《2020年能源统计回顾》的数据，该国2019年的天然气消费量平均为199亿立方米，超过了该国仅108亿立方米的天然气产量。
曹海斌 摘译自 阿纳多卢新闻
原文如下：
Iraq to invest $3 billion to prop up Basra Gas Company
Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, plans to invest $3 billion in Basra Gas Company over the next five years to boost gas production capacity, Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported on Monday.
Iraq has been looking to boost its gas production for local power generation and also to limit the volume of gas lost to flaring.
"We are seeking to reach 1,400 million cubic meters of gas through this investment," Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said.
The minister explained that based on a government commitment to secure all payments of the Basra Gas Company gas, investment projects are crucial.
Basra Gas Company is a joint venture between the Iraqi state, Shell and Mitsubishi. The Iraqi government holds the majority 51% stake in the 25-year venture, with the Anglo-Dutch major accounting for 44% interest and the Japanese company for a 5% share.
The country's consumption of natural gas, which averaged 19.9 billion cubic meters in 2019, outpaces the volumes produced in the country, which was only 10.8 billion cubic meters, according to the BP Statistical Review of Energy 2020.
