中国石化新闻网讯 据海外媒体2月26日科伦坡报道，斯里兰卡石油资源开发秘书处（PRDS）日前在科伦坡宣布，斯里兰卡将在今年3月份启动第二轮油气勘探许可证出售招标，这新一轮招标将对外提供位于科弗里盆地和马纳尔盆地的13个区块以及位于斯里兰卡东部和南部未开发的深水地区的6个“联合研究区块”。
斯里兰卡政府说，新一轮招标将在3月7日在美国休斯敦启动。斯里兰卡石油资源开发秘书处在启动仪式上将介绍用于勘探作业的油气区块的技术概况。马纳尔盆地的地震数据显示这个盆地蕴藏着大量的石油和天然气。路透社公布的统计数据显示，科弗里盆地海下估计拥有10多亿桶石油储量。
路透社说，斯里兰卡目前没有生产石油。未来的勘探作业将帮助斯里兰卡减少对进口燃料的依赖。自2009年以来，斯里兰卡政府一直在设法提高本国的油气勘探活动。目前，斯里兰卡每年大约耗资50.4亿美元进口燃料。
（李 峻 编译）
原文如下：
More oil and gas exploration licenses to be offered by Sri Lanka
February 26, 2013
By PennEnergy Editorial Staff
Sri Lanka's Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat recently announced it would launch a second round of licensing for oil and gas exploration in March. Thirteen blocks in the Cauvery and Mannar basins have been set aside for the licensing round, along with six "joint study blocks" in the unexplored, deepwater areas to the east and south of Sri Lanka.
The licensing round will be launched in Houston on March 7, the Sri Lankan government said. The PRDS will present a technical overview of the oil and gas blocks up for exploration. Seismic data of the Mannar Basin has suggested that it contains a significant amount of oil and gas. Reuters reported the data shows more than 1 billion barrels of oil under the sea in the Cauvery Basin.
The country currently does not produce oil, Reuters reported, and the future exploration would help Sri Lanka reduce its dependence on imported fuel. The Sri Lankan government has tried to boost its oil and gas exploration activities since 2009. It currently spends about $5.04 billion on fuel imports every year.
