中国石化新闻网讯 据俄罗斯《欧亚油气新闻》2月22日阿斯塔纳报道，在挪威国家石油公司（Statoil）退出开发位于里海的Abay海上油田项目以后，哈萨克斯坦政府一直在寻找合作伙伴来开发这个油田。
挪威能源巨头是在未能达成一项在这个海上油田开始作业的协议以后退出这个项目的。挪威国家石油公司和哈萨克斯坦国家石油天然气公司（KazMunaiGas）在2011年签署了一项在这个地区进行油气作业的协议。
哈萨克斯坦油气部长萨乌阿特·门巴耶夫说，阿斯塔纳一直在寻找新的合作伙伴来开发本国的领海。他对Trend通讯社记者说：“哈萨克斯坦国家石油天然气公司将考虑与其他合作伙伴讨论开发Abay区块的问题，但我不能说出这个合作伙伴的名字。”
哈萨克斯坦是前苏联加盟共和国成员国中第2大石油生产国。Abay油田据悉至少拥有20亿桶石油储量。
（李 峻 编译）
原文如下：
Kazakhstan Looks for Life post-Statoil
News Oil & Gas Eurasia
February 22, 2013
According to a report by UPI, the government of Kazakhstan said it was looking for partners to develop the offshore Abay oil field in the Caspian Sea after Statoil left the project.
Norwegian energy major Statoil pulled out of the project after failing to reach a deal to start work in the offshore field. Statoil and state oil and gas company KazMunaiGas signed an in-principle agreement in 2011 to work in the region.
Kazakh Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev said Astana was looking for new partners to develop its territorial waters.
"KazMunaiGas will consider the issue of developing the Abay block with other partners," he was quoted by the region's Trend news service as saying. "I cannot name this partner yet."
Kazakhstan is the second-largest oil producer among former members of the Soviet Union. The Abay field is said to hold at least 2 billion barrels of oil.
