-- ロイター通信が月曜日に報じたところによると、欧州の大手エネルギー企業レプソルとエニ(E)は、ベネズエラ沖合のカルドンIVガス田の生産量増加に向けて動いている。プロジェクトマネージャーのゴンサロ・アントニオ・カリージョ氏が明らかにした。 ベネズエラ・エネルヘティカ会議で講演したカリージョ氏は、生産量増加は段階的なプロセスであり、最終的には新たな掘削とインフラ整備が必要になると述べたが、新たな目標達成の具体的な時期については明らかにしなかった。 ガス生産量増加への動きは、国営石油会社PDVSAによる野心的な生産拡大計画と時期を同じくしている。 PDVSAのジョバンニ・マルティネス副社長は、ベネズエラは原油輸出量を日量106万バレルに増やすことを目指しており、燃料輸出量も年末までに日量13万4000バレルに達する見込みだと述べた。 マルティネス氏は、3月の輸出量がインドの製油所とカリブ海の貯蔵拠点からの需要に牽引され、2024年以来初めて日量300万バレルの生産量回復という長期目標を改めて表明した。 インフラは依然として同国にとって重大なボトルネックとなっている。ロイター通信によると、シンディ・ロンドンガス副大臣は、短期目標達成のためには、インフラ整備の加速と随伴ガス処理の最適化が喫緊の課題であると強調した。 一方、法制度は依然として流動的であり、マルティネス氏は包括的な石油改革法の規制はまだ最終調整中であることを確認したと記事は伝えている。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話に基づいて作成されています。この情報は信頼できる情報源からのものとされていますが、噂や憶測が含まれる可能性があります。正確性は保証されません。)
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