石油设备网讯 据路透社5月20日摩加迪休报道，索马里通过了一项石油行业法，为在其水域进行勘探铺平了道路，如果发现碳氢化合物资源，这可能会改变这个陷入困境的国家的经济。
石油和矿产资源部在一份声明中表示，新法案允许设立监管该行业的机构，以及中央政府和联邦各州之间的收入共享等目标。
“这是索马里自然资源开发的一个里程碑，将为该国的发展带来转型，”该部在声明中表示。
乌干达和肯尼亚发现的碳氢化合物，以及莫桑比克和坦桑尼亚发现的大量天然气，都激起了投资者对东非碳氢化合物潜力的兴趣。
自上世纪90年代初独裁者穆罕默德•西亚德•巴雷(Mohamed Siad Barre)被推翻以来，索马里一直陷入不安全和无法无天的困境。
不过，根据声明，索马里今年初开始为15个勘探区块的许可证发放工作进行初步准备，这些区块的总面积为75 000平方公里。
声明说:“随着《石油法》的通过，预计双方将随后签署产量分成协议，这将使勘探活动得以开始。”
薛珂 编译自 路透社
原文如下：
Somalia passes petroleum law, paving way for exploration
Somalia passed a petroleum sector law on Monday, paving the way for exploration in its waters that could potentially transform the troubled country's economy if hydrocarbon riches are found.
The new legislation allows for the creation of institutions to oversee the sector and for revenue sharing between the central government and federal states, among other objectives, the ministry of petroleum and mineral resources said in a statement.
"This is a landmark in the development of Somalia's natural resources, which will be transformational for the country's development," the ministry said in the statement.
Hydrocarbon discoveries in Uganda and Kenya and huge gas finds in Mozambique and Tanzania have fanned investor interest in east Africa's hydrocarbons potential.
Somalia has been mired in insecurity and lawlessness since the toppling of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in the early 1990s.
However, early this year Somalia began preliminary preparations for a licensing round for 15 exploration blocks covering a total of 75,000 square kilometres, according to the statement.
"With the passage of the petroleum law it is anticipated that PSAs (production-sharing agreements) will subsequently be signed, which will enable exploration activity to then commence," the statement said.
