據世界石油3月20日報道，伊拉克石油部長Hayyan Abdul Ghani在伊拉克首都的一次活動上對聽眾表示，伊拉克計劃在一個月內宣布為巴格達東部多個油田開發簽署的最后一輪招標的補充招標，其中最著名的是Mansuriya天然氣田。

Abdul Ghani表示，作為歐佩克第二大產油國，該國計劃將原油產量提高至500萬至600萬桶/天或更多，同時遵守歐佩克的限制，但沒有進一步解釋這樣做的時間節點。他說，該國正在努力按照歐佩克的要求為平均產量的任何增加做好準備。本月該國僅南部港口的平均出口量就為330萬桶/天。

他說：“伊拉克致力于履行歐佩克+減產協議，直到今年年底，平均減產22萬桶/天。”

這位部長說，伊拉克將在捕獲所有可用的相關燃除氣體后停止進口鄰國天然氣。石油部正在為該國與約旦和沙特阿拉伯接壤的幾個勘探區塊準備一個數據包。該部預計在7月之前提供投資。

伊拉克石油部還在與國際公司談判，從伊拉克西部的阿卡什(Akkas)油田開采天然氣。Abdul Ghani表示，與total energy SE的談判已經進入了啟動協議的高級階段，很快將簽署一項協議來啟動合同。

壽琳玲 編譯自 世界石油

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Iraq to announce supplementary bidding round for natural gas field

Iraq plans to announce within a month a supplementary bidding round to the last one signed for the development of a number of Baghdad’s eastern fields, most prominent of which is the Mansuriya natural gas field, Iraq’s Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani told an audience at an event in the country’s capital.

Abdul Ghani said his country, OPEC’s second largest producer, plans to boost crude oil production to between 5-6 MMbpd or more, while adhering to OPEC’s limits, without further explanation about the timings to do so. The country is working to be ready for any increase in the output average in accordance with OPEC requirements, he said. The country’s average exports only from the southern ports are at 3.3 MMbpd for the current month.

“Iraq is committed to the OPEC+ output cut deal until the end of this year with output cut average of 220,000 bpd,” he said.

Iraq will stop importing its neighbor's gas after capturing all available associated flaring gas, the minister said. The oil ministry is working to prepare a data package for several exploration blocks on the country’s borders with Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The ministry expects to offer them for investment by July, Abdul Ghani said.

The oil ministry is also in talks with international companies to capture natural gas from Iraq’s western field of Akkas. Talks with TotalEnergies SE have reached advanced stages to activate the agreement signed with it, and soon an agreement will be signed to activate the contract, Abdul Ghani said.