據5月13日Neftegaz.Ru消息：索馬里石油和礦產資源部長阿卜杜拉希德·艾哈邁德表示，第一輪競標截止日期為2021年3月12日，提供的區域是152、153、164、165、177、178和204街區。授予區塊后，將協商并簽署生產共享協議。

艾哈邁德在網絡研討會上說，此次發行是在對人類和全球經濟造成負面影響的具有挑戰性的全球環境下進行的。這是索馬里有史以來的第一輪競標。他還保證將以“對所有人透明且公平”的方式進行招標程序。

艾哈邁德提到，在殼牌公司和埃克森美孚公司支付東非國家獲得歷史許可證后，成功測試了收益共享協議。

有官員稱，碳氫化合物行業的收入可以推動經濟蓬勃發展和自我維持。索馬里《石油法》已于今年2月正式批準。該立法規定了在聯邦政府，各州和地方社區之間如何分配碳氫化合物的收入。

該法律為在2020年的競標中創造利益提供了最佳框架。索馬里有可能成為東非近海最重要的油田之一，受到石油和天然氣廣泛專業人士的興趣。”

索馬里被要求在《石油法》批準后6個月內啟動一個監管機構，即索馬里石油管理局。該國還發布了一個公益廣告范本。

艾哈邁德總結說：“索馬里對商業開放起重要作用。”

馮娟 摘譯自 Neftegaz.Ru

原文如下：

Somalia preps for 1st bid round with the official opening due on August 4

The closing date is March 12, 2021, Somali Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Abdirashid Ahmed said. The areas on offer are Blocks 152, 153, 164, 165, 177, 178 and 204, the minister said. Once blocks have been awarded, production-sharing agreements will be negotiated and signed.

The offering is taking place in “challenging global circumstances with a negative impact on humanity and the global economy”, Ahmed said on a webinar organised by IHS Markit. The round is Somalia’s 1st ever licence round.

Mogadishu sees revenues from the hydrocarbon sector as a catalyst for the economy to become dynamic and self sustaining, the official said. Somalia’s Petroleum Law was officially ratified in February this year. This legislation set out how revenues from hydrocarbons would be distributed, between the federal government, the states and local communities.

Ahmed cited the successful test of the revenue sharing agreement seen following payments from Shell and ExxonMobil for historic licences in the East African country.

The law “provides the optimum framework to create interest in the 2020 bid round. The opportunity is huge. Somalia could become one of the most significant plays offshore East Africa, with interest from oil and gas majors,” the minister said.

In addition to the revenue distribution, he also gave assurances that the bid round process would be carried out in a manner that was “transparent and fair for everyone”.

Somalia is required to launch a regulator, the Somali Petroleum Authority (SPA), within 6 months of the Petroleum Law’s ratification. The country has also published a model PSA.

“Somalia is open for business big time,” Ahmed said by way of conclusion.