道达尔能源首席执行官帕特里克·普亚内表示，纳米比亚莫帕内油田的钻井即将开始，为这一南部非洲国家注入新的资本，该国已成为业界最受关注的勘探前沿之一。
Drilling is imminent at Namibia’s Mopane oil deposit, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said, putting fresh capital into the southern African country that has emerged as one of the industry’s most closely watched exploration frontiers.
纳米比亚通过一系列大型近海发现吸引了包括壳牌和BP在内的其他能源巨头，这些发现有望将该国大西洋沿岸打造为撒哈拉以南非洲最热门的油田。
Namibia has attracted other energy majors, including Shell and BP, with a series of large offshore discoveries that promise to transform the nation’s Atlantic coast into sub-Saharan Africa’s hottest oil play.
这家法国公司于9月接管莫帕内，将在钻井后于2028年决定是否开发。道达尔能源已运营纳米比亚的近海维纳斯油田，该油田进展远比莫帕内快，开发准备工作正在进行中。道达尔能源与纳米比亚政府就莫帕内的商业条款进行谈判，推迟了最终投资决定，但普亚内表示，他“乐观”地认为谈判将达成。总统南图姆博·南迪-恩代特瓦将为纳米比亚人创造“体面工作……和更好的生活”作为优先事项，以增加附加值。
The French company, which took control of Mopane in September, will decide in 2028 whether it should be developed after the drilling. TotalEnergies already operates Namibia’s offshore Venus oil deposit, which is much further along than Mopane, with preparation for development underway. Negotiations with the Namibian government over commercial terms for Mopane have delayed a final investment decision, but Pouyanné said he was “optimistic” that it would be concluded. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has prioritized value addition to create “decent jobs … and better lives” for Namibians.