据管道新闻网8月11日消息称，津巴布韦新闻部长周三表示，津巴布韦已与总部位于英国的Coven Energy签署了一项价值13亿美元的合资协议，以开发一条从莫桑比克港口城市贝拉到首都哈拉雷的燃料管道。
Monica Mutsvangwa 表示，这条管道将补充现有的一条管道，这条管道也连接哈拉雷和贝拉，使内陆的津巴布韦成为南部非洲地区的燃料中心。
Mutsvangwa在内阁会议后的简报会上说：“这条管道将在4年内建成，预计成本为13亿美元。这一合作关系将持续30年。”
Mutsvangwa表示，未上市的Coven Energy将与国有的国家石油和基础设施公司组建一家各占一半股权的合资公司。
由于长期外汇短缺，津巴布韦一直在努力解决严重的燃料短缺问题，但在政府允许公司以美元出售货物后，最近几个月供应有所改善。
朱佳妮 摘译自 管道新闻网
原文如下：
Zimbabwe Agrees to $1.3 billion Joint Venture Fuel Pipeline with British Firm
Zimbabwe has signed a $1.3 billion joint venture agreement with British-based Coven Energy to develop a fuel pipeline from the Mozambican port city of Beira to the capital city Harare, the minister of information said align="justify"> Monica Mutsvangwa said the pipeline would complement the existing align="justify"> "The pipeline will be built over four years at an estimated cost of $1.3 billion. The partnership will be for a period of 30 years," Mutsvangwa said during a post-Cabinet briefing.
Unlisted Coven Energy will form a 50-50 joint venture company with state-owned National Oil and Infrastructure Company, Mutsvangwa said.
Zimbabwe has struggled with acute shortages of fuel due to perennial shortages of foreign exchange but supplies have improved in recent months after the government allowed companies to sell the commodity in U.S. dollars.
