埃克森美孚扩大在埃及勘探面积

据世界天然气1月1日消息，美国能源巨头埃克森美孚公司已经获得了埃及近海超过170万英亩的勘探面积。

埃克森美孚负责勘探和新项目的高级副总裁Mike Cousins表示:“这些合约加强了我们在东地中海的勘探业务。”

公司在声明中称，此次收购包括120万英亩的北玛拉基亚(North Marakia)近海区块，该区块位于希罗多德(Herodotus)盆地埃及北部海岸约5英里处。

其余54.3万英亩勘探面积位于尼罗河三角洲东北阿马里耶(El Amriya)近海区块。

埃克森美孚将经营这两个区块，并持有100%的权益。包括地震数据采集在内的作业计划于2020年开始。

裘寅 编译自 世界天然气

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ExxonMobil expands exploration acreage in Egypt

U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil has secured more than 1.7 million acres for exploration offshore Egypt.

“These awards strengthen our exploration portfolio in the Eastern Mediterranean,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil.

The acquisition includes acreage in the 1.2 million North Marakia Offshore block, which is located approximately five miles offshore Egypt’s northern coast in the Herodotus basin, the company said in its statement.

The remaining 543,000 acres are in the North East El Amriya Offshore block in the Nile Delta.

ExxonMobil will operate both blocks and hold a 100 percent interest. Operations, including the acquisition of seismic data, are scheduled to begin in 2020.