据路透社12月10日报道称，埃及石油和矿产资源部长塔里克·穆拉已与BP石油公司和阿布扎比的穆巴达拉公司签署了一项协议，以确保在西奈半岛北部海岸附近的Nour天然气田的股权。
两家公司已经收购了意大利石油和天然气公司埃尼所持有的股份，埃尼公司目前持有该气田85％的股份。埃及的Tharwa石油公司拥有剩余的15％。
穆拉在周日举行的签字仪式上宣布BP石油公司已经获得了该气田25％的股份，而穆巴达拉则收购了20％的股份。交易完成后，埃尼公司保留了40％的股份，Tharwa石油公司则持有15％的股份。
Nour油田位于尼罗河三角洲的东部盆地，距离地中海沿岸约50公里。深度在50-400米之间，总面积为739平方公里。埃尼公司正在特许经营区钻探初期勘探井。
塔里克·穆拉在签署协议后表示，在该地区运营的国际公司的数量和多样性证实了对埃及石油和天然气行业投资环境的信心，并有助于使该项目的资金来源多样化。他补充说，它还将减少合作伙伴的风险，并提供技术多样化。
董飞 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
Deal signed to sell part of Egypt's Nour gas field to BP and Mubadala
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tariq Al-Mulla has signed an agreement with Britain’s BP and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala to secure stakes in the Nour gas field off the northern Sinai coast.
The companies have bought stakes that are owned by Italian oil & gas company Eni, which currently has an 85 percent stake in the field.
Egypt’s Tharwa Petroleum owns the remaining 15 percent.
BP has secured a 25 percent stake in the field, while Mubadala has bought 20 percent, Al Mulla announced during a signing ceremony which took place The Nour field is located in the eastern basin of the Nile Delta, about 50 km from the Mediterranean coast. It has a depth of between 50-400 meters and covers a total area of 739 square kilometers. ENI is currently drilling the initial exploration well in the concession area.
Al Mulla said following the signing that the number and diversity of international companies operating in the region confirms the confidence in the investment climate in the oil and gas industry in Egypt, and helps to diversify the sources of funding for the project. He added that it would also reduce the risk component for partners and offer a diversity of technologies.
