石油设备网讯 据哈特能源3月11日消息，哥伦比亚政府3月11日表示，它们与荷兰皇家壳牌公司(Royal Dutch Shell Plc)签署了两份加勒比海近海地区的勘探和生产合同，这将要求壳牌公司进行1亿美元的初始投资。
哥伦比亚最近修改了海上勘探的合同条款，并启动了永久性的区域分配程序，以便公司可以申请在其感兴趣的区域进行勘探，并且提供20个区块作为提振石油行业战略的一部分。
美国国家碳氢化合物署(ANH)署长Luis Miguel Morelli在一份声明中表示:“这些合同的签署再次证明了石油投资者对我们在加勒比地区开采海上资源的信心。如果继续勘探，投资金额可能会超过6.5亿美元。”
壳牌将勘探COL 3和GUA OFF 3号区块，占地约88万公顷。
哥伦比亚矿业和能源部(Ministry of Mines and Energy)的数据显示，该国已探明的石油储量为17.8亿桶，相当于5.7年的消费量。
程张翔 编译自 哈特能源
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Shell Signs Offshore E&P Contracts With Colombia’s Government
Colombia's government on March 11 said it signed two exploration and production contracts with Royal Dutch Shell Plc in offshore areas of the Caribbean Sea that will require the company to make initial investments of $100 million.
Colombia recently modified contractual terms for offshore exploration and launched a Permanent Area Allocation Process so companies can apply to explore in areas of interest, offering 20 blocks as part of a strategy to boost the oil sector.
"The signing of these contracts revalidates the confidence of oil investors in exploration of our offshore resources in the Caribbean," National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) President Luis Miguel Morelli said in a statement. The investment could surpass $650 million if exploration continues.
Shell will explore blocks COL 3 and GUA OFF 3, which cover about 880,000 hectares.
Colombia has proven reserves of 1.78 billion barrels of oil, equivalent to 5.7 years of consumption, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
