據油氣新聞網9月4日報道，南非國家納米比亞礦業和能源部長表示，道達爾能源和殼牌公司在納米比亞近海發現的石油和天然氣具有商業價值，可能達到數十億桶。

這兩家公司今年早些時候宣布，他們在納米比亞近海獲得了“重大”發現，目前正在進行評估。

兩家公司沒有詳細說明發現的數量，但據消息人士告訴路透社稱，道達爾的發現超過10億桶石油當量。

這些發現可能使歐佩克成員國安哥拉的南部鄰國納米比亞成為非洲大西洋沿岸最新的石油生產國。

納米比亞礦業和能源部部長在塞內加爾達喀爾舉行的一次石油會議間隙對路透社表示，兩家公司都很謹慎，但已經談到了數十億桶的商業數量。

Alweendo表示，商業性是存在的。基本上想確保在投入生產投資之前，知道具體的數量。并補充道，這些公司正在鉆探第二口和第三口井，到今年年底，將完成評估并估算出數量。

這位部長在會議上稱，這些公司可能在四年內開始生產。兩家公司都熱衷于加快生產進程，并都提到，四年后他們將開始生產。

郝芬 譯自 油氣新聞網

原文如下：

Shell, Total Namibia Oil discoveries likely in billions of barrells

Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell are of commercial quantities, likely in the billions of barrells, said the southern African nation's mines and energy minister.

Both companies announced earlier this year that they had made "significant" discoveries offshore Namibia, and are currently making assessments.

The companies did not detail the quantities found but a source told Reuters that Total's discovery was more than 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent.

The discoveries could make Namibia, the southern neighbour of Opec member Angola, the latest oil producer along the African Atlantic coast.

"The companies are cautious, but have talked about commercial quantities in billions of barrels," Namibia Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo told Reuters on the sideline of an oil conference in Dakar, Senegal.

"The commerciality is there. They basically want to make sure that before they commit to production investment, they know what exact quantities are there," Alweendo said.

He added that the firms are in the process of drilling their second and third wells, and by the end of the year they would have done the appraisals and have estimated figures.

The minister told the conference that the companies could start production in four years.

"Both companies are keen to accelerate the process to production and have both mentioned that in four years, they should start producing. It is not something that we imposed, but it is something that we have discussed," he said.