據阿納多盧新聞5月5日消息稱，據伊拉克通訊社(INA)周一報道，歐佩克第二大石油生產國伊拉克計劃在未來五年內向巴士拉天然氣公司投資30億美元，以提高天然氣生產能力。

　　伊拉克一直在尋求提高天然氣產量，以供當地發電，同時也希望減少因燃除而損失的天然氣數量。

　　伊拉克石油部Ihsan Abdul Jabbar表示:“我們希望通過這項投資將天然氣產量提高到14億立方米。”

　　這位部長解釋說，鑒于政府承諾確保巴士拉天然氣公司的所有天然氣付款，投資項目至關重要。

　　巴士拉天然氣公司是伊拉克政府、殼牌和三菱公司的合資企業。伊拉克政府持有這家25年合資企業51%的多數股權，英荷合資公司占44%，日本公司占5%。

　　根據英國石油公司《2020年能源統計回顧》的數據，該國2019年的天然氣消費量平均為199億立方米，超過了該國僅108億立方米的天然氣產量。

　　曹海斌 摘譯自 阿納多盧新聞

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　　Iraq to invest $3 billion to prop up Basra Gas Company

　　Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, plans to invest $3 billion in Basra Gas Company over the next five years to boost gas production capacity, Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported on Monday.

　　Iraq has been looking to boost its gas production for local power generation and also to limit the volume of gas lost to flaring.

　　"We are seeking to reach 1,400 million cubic meters of gas through this investment," Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said.

　　The minister explained that based on a government commitment to secure all payments of the Basra Gas Company gas, investment projects are crucial.

　　Basra Gas Company is a joint venture between the Iraqi state, Shell and Mitsubishi. The Iraqi government holds the majority 51% stake in the 25-year venture, with the Anglo-Dutch major accounting for 44% interest and the Japanese company for a 5% share.

　　The country's consumption of natural gas, which averaged 19.9 billion cubic meters in 2019, outpaces the volumes produced in the country, which was only 10.8 billion cubic meters, according to the BP Statistical Review of Energy 2020.