據油價網1月11日消息稱，埃及礦產資源部本周表示，埃及去年出口了約800萬噸液化天然氣，價值80億至85億美元，并指出液化天然氣價格的上漲幫助推高了收入。

這個北非國家在天然氣開發方面雄心勃勃，計劃成為該地區最大的參與者之一。2015年，意大利埃尼集團發現了巨大的祖爾油田。該油田天然氣儲量估計為8500億立方米。

為此，本周早些時候，埃及授予埃克森石油公司在尼羅河三角洲外海域兩個海上區塊的石油和天然氣勘探權。

這兩個區塊的勘探計劃于今年晚些時候開始，埃克森美孚將擁有這兩個區塊100%的股份，擁有完全的運營權。這些區塊占地1.1萬平方公里。

上個月，埃及宣布在其管轄的地中海區域發現了天然氣，該區域由雪佛龍運營。這一發現可能含有約3.5萬億立方英尺的天然氣。

截至2021年，埃及已探明天然氣儲量約為2.21萬億立方米，產量超過950億立方米，當年出口120億立方米，年增長率為58%。由于歐洲天然氣短缺，埃及去年的出口進一步增加，大部分液化天然氣出口到該大陸。

在截至2022年的8年里，埃及的天然氣出口收入增長了13倍，出口本身也增長了4倍。在截至2022年的8年里，產量增長了66%以上。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Egypt’s Natural Gas Exports Surge

Egypt exported some 8 million tons of liquefied natural gas last year, worth $8 to $8.5 billion, the country’s mineral resources ministry said this week, noting the price rally in liquefied natural gas that helped drive revenues higher.

The North African country has solid ambitions in natural gas development, planning to become one of the biggest players in the region. The ambition took shape after the 2015 discovery of the giant Zohr field by Italy’s Eni. Zohr has reserves estimated at 850 billion cubic meters of gas.

To that end, earlier this week, Egypt granted Exxon oil and gas exploration rights to two offshore blocks in the outer Nile Delta.

Exploration in the blocks is slated to begin later this year, with Exxon having full operatorship of both with a 100% stake. The blocks cover 11,000 square kilometers.

Last month, Egypt announced a gas discovery in its section of the Mediterranean, in a block operated by Chevron. The discovery could hold some 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

Egypt has some 2.21 trillion cubic meters of proven gas reserves and produced over 95 billion cubic meters as of 2021, with exports at 12 billion cubic meters in that year, which was an annual increase of 58 percent. Exports increased further last year, thanks especially to the gas shortage in Europe, with most of Egypt’s LNG exports going to that continent.

In the eight years to 2022, Egypt’s gas export revenues have increased 13 times, with exports themselves swelling four times in the period. Production in the eight years to 2022 increased by over 66 percent.