中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2月6日消息称，《华尔街日报》周一援引知情人士的话报道称，美国石油巨头雪佛龙加大了与阿尔及利亚达成能源勘探协议的努力，并正在评估这个北非国家估计储量巨大的页岩气资源。
《华尔街日报》消息人士称，雪佛龙已派出代表前往阿尔及尔探索机会，其中一些代表在最近几周会见了阿尔及利亚官员。
雪佛龙还在评估阿尔及利亚估计拥有的大量页岩气资源。根据美国能源情报署汇编的数据，阿尔及利亚被认为拥有世界第三大页岩气资源，储量为706.9万亿立方英尺，超过了美国估计的622.5万亿立方英尺的页岩气资源。据估计，只有阿根廷与亚洲大国的页岩气储量超过阿尔及利亚。
雪佛龙发言人对《华尔街日报》表示：“阿尔及利亚拥有世界级的石油系统，在常规和非常规油气勘探方面具有巨大潜力。”但她拒绝就具体机会或讨论置评。
雪佛龙在地中海开展业务，拥有以色列近海利维坦巨大气田的股份，该气田是2000年至2010年期间世界上最大的深水天然气发现之一。这家美国石油巨头还是地中海东部埃及近海纳尔吉斯近海特许权的运营商。上个月，埃尼宣布在该地区的naris -1勘探井发现了一项重大的新天然气发现，雪佛龙控股公司持有该地区45%的权益。
曹海斌 摘译自 油价网
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Chevron Looks To Seal Gas Exploration Deal In Algeria
U.S. supermajor Chevron has increased efforts to reach an energy exploration agreement with Algeria and is assessing the North African country’s estimated huge shale gas resources, The Wall Street Journal reported>Chevron has sent representatives to Algiers to explore opportunities, and some of those representatives have met with Algerian officials in recent weeks, the Journal’s sources say.
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