据路透社奥斯陆报道，周二，挪威国家石油公司（Equinor）表示，该公司准备与坦桑尼亚就基于深海近海发现的LNG项目展开谈判。
挪威国家石油公司表示，坦桑尼亚总统John Magufuli要求他的政府继续谈判，为LNG项目制定商业和财政框架。
Equinor的发言人在给路透社的电子邮件中称：“现在Equinor将与我们的合作伙伴埃克森美孚就东道国政府协议进行谈判。”
他表示，现在说与政府的谈判可以持续多长时间以及这个项目需要多少资金还为时过早。
坦桑尼亚在2014年表示，一个计划中的LNG出口工厂的成本可能高达300亿美元。
荷兰皇家壳牌公司，经营深水1号和4号区，毗邻Equinor的2号区，此前曾寻求与Equinor和埃克森美孚合作开发LNG项目。
公司发言人在给路透社的电子邮件中说：“壳牌继续与坦桑尼亚政府合作，为坦桑尼亚的LNG项目建立最具成本效益和竞争力的解决方案。”
她补充说：“我们相信，政府最有能力领导正确的前进方向，来完成这个项目。”
壳牌拒绝透露是否会加入挪威国家石油公司和埃克森美孚，或将与政府进行单独谈判。
壳牌在其网站上表示,，这三个区块拥有足够的天然气储备，可以建造一座在陆上的LNG工厂，但该公司没有立即就是否会与其他两个区块展开谈判发表评论。
壳牌估计，它的两个区块的可开采天然气储量约为16万亿立方英尺（4530亿立方米），与Equinor的 2区块的体积相似。
路透社曾在6月份报道，埃克森美孚正寻求出售其在第2区25%的股份，因为它正专注于在莫桑比克一个更大的项目。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
Norway's Equinor to start talks with Tanzania over LNG project
Norway’s Equinor is ready to start talks with Tanzania Tanzanian President John Magufuli has asked his government to proceed with negotiations to set out the commercial and fiscal framework for the LNG project, Equinor, a majority state-owned energy company formerly known as Statoil, said.
“Equinor will now proceed with our partner ExxonMobil with negotiations for a host government agreement,” an Equinor spokesman said in an email to Reuters.
He said it was too early to say how long talks with the government could take and how much the project would cost.
Tanzania said in 2014 that a planned LNG export plant could cost up to $30 billion.
Royal Dutch Shell, which operates deepwater Blocks 1 and 4, adjacent to Equinor’s Block 2, previously sought to develop the LNG project in partnership with Equinor and Exxon Mobil.
“Shell continues to work with the government of Tanzania to establish the most cost effective and competitive solution for the LNG project in Tanzania,” a company spokeswoman said in an email to Reuters.
“We believe the government is best placed to lead the right way forward to deliver the project,” she added.
Shell declined to say whether it would join Equinor and Exxon Mobil or would pursue separate talks with the government.
Shell said Shell estimates its two blocks hold about 16 trillion cubic feet (453 billion cubic meters) of recoverable gas, similar to the volumes in Equinor’s Block 2.
Reuters reported in June that Exxon Mobil was seeking to sell its 25 percent stake in Block 2 as it was focusing
