阿联酋最新天然气发现或将是一个重大转折

据今日油价2月23日报道，毫无疑问，波斯湾是世界上最著名的石油和天然气产区。经过几十年的密集勘探和生产，该地区仍然令坚持不懈的勘探家感到惊讶。即使是开发良好的国家，如阿联酋，仍然有惊喜。阿联酋已经是世界上最大的石油生产国和出口国之一。2019年，日均开采量为290万桶，约占该国GDP的30％。

尽管阿联酋的生产能力令人印象深刻，但其仍然强烈依赖进口天然气来满足国内需求。该国三分之一的天然气由邻国卡塔尔提供。大部分是通过Dolphin管道出口的。

因此，在迪拜和阿布扎比边境巨大气田的发现可能会成为一个重大的转折。实现自给自足改善国家的能源安全，并有可能改变区域地缘政治环境。

本月初，阿联酋宣布发现了2005年以来最大的单一气田。根据当局的说法，Jebel Ali气田含有80万亿标准立方英尺的天然气，其具有使酋长国自给自足的潜力。然而，该气田的发展可能需要多年的时间，在此期间，阿联酋依赖于进口天然气（包括管道天然气和液化天然气）。

郝芬 译自 今日油价

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UAE’s Latest Natural Gas Discovery Is A Gamechanger

The Persian Gulf is, without doubt, the most prominent oil and gas production area in the world. After decades of intensive exploration and production, the region still amaze persistent explorers. Even well-explored countries such as the UAE still hold surprises. The Emirates are already one of the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil. In 2019 on average 2.9 million barrels per day were extracted, which generates approximately 30 percent of the country’s GDP.

Despite its impressive production capacity, the UAE remains strongly dependent on imported natural gas to meet domestic demand. A third of the country’s gas is provided by neighboring Qatar. The majority is exported through the Dolphin pipeline.

Therefore, the discovery of a massive gas field on the border of Dubai and Abu Dhabi could become a significant game-changer. Becoming self-sufficient improves the country’s energy security and potentially transforms the regional geopolitical environment.

At the start of this month, the UAE announced the discovery of the largest single gas field since 2005. According to the authorities, the Jebel Ali field contains 80 trillion standard cubic feet of gas. It has the potential of making the Emirates self-sufficient. However, the gas field’s development could take years during which the UAE is dependent on imported natural gas (both piped and LNG).