非洲石油生产国赤道几内亚将于下周通过一项新的有利条件包，以吸引石油勘探者，意图增加投资以遏制其产量的急剧下降。
African oil producer Equatorial Guinea will next week pass a new package of favorable terms for oil explorers, with the intention of increasing investment to halt the steep plunge in its output.
作为欧佩克最小的成员国，自2020年以来，该国原油产量已下降超过85%。赤道几内亚烃类和矿产发展部长安东尼奥·奥布鲁·翁多表示，该国将于周一通过一部新的烃类法，该法将“带来大量竞争力，更大灵活性”给石油公司的合同条款。“我们没有具体的目标，但我们正专注于确保公司启动钻探活动。”根据彭博社编纂的数据，赤道几内亚9月份每日仅生产2万桶原油，而六年前这一数字为14万桶/日。这正导致经济萎缩，国际货币基金组织预测该国今年GDP将下降1.7%。
OPEC’s smallest member, where crude production has plunged more than 85% since 2020, will on Monday approve a new hydrocarbon law that “brings a lot of competitiveness, more flexibility” to contractual terms for oil companies, said Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mineral Development Antonio Oburu Ondo. “We don’t have a target per se, but what we are focusing on is to make sure that companies start their drilling campaigns.”Equatorial Guinea pumped just 20,000 barrels of crude a day in September, down from 140,000 barrels a day six years ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s contributing to shrinking economy, with the International Monetary Fund projecting a 1.7% drop in its GDP this year.
该烃类法将通过“基于风险偏好的广泛合同选择”激励既有油田的开发和新资源的勘探，部长在开普敦会议期间的采访中如是表示。他还说，政府也愿意就可用区块进行双边讨论，并已设立特别经济区以吸引投资。
The hydrocarbon law will incentivize both development of existing fields and exploration for new resources with a “wide range of contractual options based on risk appetite,” the minister said in an interview on the sidelines of a Cape Town conference. The government is also open to bilateral discussions over available blocks and has set up special economic zones to attract investment, he said.
雪佛龙公司在赤道几内亚天然气领域的投资是该国的一大亮点，此外还有Meren Energy Inc和Vaalco Energy Inc等勘探公司的活动。埃克森美孚控股公司曾是该国的主要生产商之一，但在运营近三十年后，于2024年退出。
Chevron Corp’s investment in Equatorial Guinea’s gas sector has been a bright spot for the country, along with activity from explorers including Meren Energy Inc and Vaalco Energy Inc. ExxonMobil Holdings Corp., previously a major producer in the country, left in 2024 after almost three decades of operations.
赤道几内亚的石油繁荣主要使统治精英受益，包括1979年夺取政权的总统特奥多罗·奥比昂·恩圭马·姆巴索戈。经过数十年的生产，该国如今拥有非洲最差的社会指标之一，以及糟糕的人权记录。
The oil boom in Equatorial Guinea has largely enriched the ruling elite, including President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who seized power in 1979. After decades of production, it has some of the continent’s worst social indicators and a poor human rights record.
考虑在赤道几内亚开展业务的公司会审视所有信息，包括“财政、法律、地质，你想到的任何东西”，奥恩多在回答有关该国政治局势的问题时这样说。“如果没有这种分析所带来的积极结果，我非常怀疑他们会进行投资。”即使一些国家退出了石油输出国组织（OPEC），且该国自身产出持续下降，赤道几内亚仍认为其在该联盟中的成员身份具有价值。“成为一个群体的一员总是件好事，对吧？尤其是一个具有如此影响力的群体，”奥恩多说。
Companies that consider working in Equatorial Guinea look at all information including “fiscal, legal, geological, you name it,” Ondo said in response to a question about the political situation in the country. “Without a positive outcome that comes out of this analysis, I doubt it very much that they would invest.”Even with the departure of some countries from The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its own declining output, Equatorial Guinea still finds value in its membership of the alliance. “It’s always a good thing to be part of a group, right? Especially a group with such an influence,” Ondo said.