中国石化新闻网讯 据俄罗斯《欧亚油气新闻》2月25日开罗报道，俄罗斯驻开罗大使馆的一名外交代表周一在开罗接受媒体记者采访时表示，由于埃及国内政治不稳定以及日益恶化的安全环境，俄罗斯最大的独立天然气生产公司诺瓦泰克公司（NOVATEK）日前已决定退出埃及市场并停止其在埃及的油气生产。
这名驻开罗的俄罗斯外交官阿纳托利·乔马奇克对路透社麾下的Aswat Masriya说，埃及自2011年1月起义以来已见证了重大投资的先后撤离，因此，诺瓦泰克的退出仅仅是埃及错失另外一个投资机会。
诺瓦泰克2009年底开始在埃及Al-Arish海上远景区实施勘探钻井并宣布将在2012年前向埃及的钻井活动投资4000万美元。
诺瓦泰克在发生埃及革命期间撤离了部分人员，该公司在Al Arish地区的钻井活动曾数次停止。
（李 峻 编译）
原文如下：
Major Russian Gas Producer Exits Egypt
News Oil & Gas Eurasia
February 25, 2013
Russia's largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, decided to exit the Egyptian market and end its production activities due to the country's political instability and the deteriorating security conditions, says Anatoliy Chomachka, a diplomatic representative at the Russian embassy in Cairo.
"This is just another missed investment opportunity for Egypt; the country has witnessed the withdrawal of major investments since the January 2011 uprising," the Cairo-based diplomat told Aswat Masriya, a Reuters affiliate.
Novatek began exploratory drilling at Al-Arish offshore prospect in Egypt at the end of 2009 and announced it would pump almost $40 million in drilling activities up until 2012.
The Russian gas producer evacuated some its staff during the events of the Egyptian revolution and its drilling activity was halted at several times in Al-Arish region.
