石油设备网讯 据World Oil网约翰内斯堡4月17日消息 南苏丹石油部长表示，该国计划启动关闭的油田来增加石油产量。
Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth在接受采访时表示，该国今年的目标是实现日产量20万桶。而目前的日产量约为16.8万桶。
他补充道:“目前首要任务是恢复过去5年来一直处于休眠状态的区块的生产。第二个重点是增加这些地区的产量，第三个重点是鼓励勘探。”
中央银行行长Dier Tong Ngor本月早些时候表示，该国经济将受益于供应增加并有助于恢复信心。
Gatkuoth说，尽管到目前为止运作正常，但它正在监测两条将原油从该国输送到苏丹港的管道。该部长表示，替代管道已被搁置，只有在有新发现的情况下才会恢复建设。新的连接可能会穿过东非或吉布提。
吴慧丹 摘译自 World Oil
原文如下：
South Sudan reignites dormant blocks to boost oil production
South Sudan plans to increase oil production by using blocks that were shut, according to the nation’s oil minister.
The country aims to reach 200,000 bopd of output this year, Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said in an interview. Current production is about 168,000 bopd, he said.
“Focus number one is to resume production in blocks that have been dormant for the last five years,” Gatkuoth said. The second priority is to increase output from those areas, and the third is to encourage exploration, he said.
The country’s economy will benefit from an increase in supply and help restore confidence, Central Bank Governor Dier Tong Ngor said earlier this month. Leaders agreed last year to end five years of violence that left 400,000 people dead and displaced 4 million others.
It is monitoring two pipelines that bring crude through the country to Port Sudan, though so far operations have been normal, Gatkuoth said.
Alternative pipelines have been put on hold and construction will only resume if there are new discoveries, according to the minister. The new links could run through East Africa or to Djibouti, he said.
