"We Are in the Process of Evaluating Potential Interest," Energy Minister George Papanastasiou Told Reuters When Asked About the Potential for a New Licensing Round. "Upon Seeing Some Interest We May Decide to Go for Another Licensing Round, Yes."By Michele Kambas
作者：米歇爾·坎巴斯
Nicosia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Cyprus Is Considering a New Licensing Round for Offshore Natural Gas Exploration as Demand Remains Strong Despite Global Attempts to Move Away From Fossil Fuels, Its Energy Minister Said.
尼科西亞，11月13日（路透社）— 塞浦路斯能源部長表示，儘管全球都在努力擺脫化石燃料，但需求仍然強勁，因此正在考慮對海上天然氣勘探進行新一輪的許可。
Tucked in the North-Eastern Corner of the Mediterranean, Cyprus Has Reported Several Discoveries Since 2011 Containing an Estimated 15-16 Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf) of Untapped Natural Gas - the Equivalent of Nearly Half the Yearly Output of the United States, the World's Largest Producer.
塞浦路斯位於地中海的東北角，自2011年以來已報告了幾項發現，其中估計含有15-16萬立方英尺（Tcf）的未開發天然氣，相當於世界上最大的生產國美國年產量的近一半。
That Has Spurred Interest From International Companies Amid Uncertainty About Supplies From Russia Since Its Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and About the Future of New Liquefied Natural Gas Projects.
自2022年俄羅斯全面入侵烏克蘭以來，俄羅斯的供應以及新的液化天然氣項目的未來都存在不確定性，這激發了國際公司的興趣。
"We Are in the Process of Evaluating Potential Interest," Energy Minister George Papanastasiou Told Reuters When Asked About the Potential for a New Licensing Round. "Upon Seeing Some Interest We May Decide to Go for Another Licensing Round, Yes."
當被問及新一輪許可的可能性時，能源部長喬治·帕帕納斯塔西歐告訴路透社：「我們正在評估潛在利益。」「看到一些興趣後，我們可能會決定再進行一輪許可，是的。」
The East Mediterranean Has Yielded Major Gas Discoveries in the Past Decade, Mostly off Israel and Egypt. Cyprus Has 13 Offshore Blocks, 10 of Which Are Under Licence to Energy Majors Including Eni Eni.mi, Exxon Mobil Xon.n Chevron Cvx.n and TotalEnergies Ttef.pa.
在過去的十年中，東地中海發現了重大的天然氣，主要是在以色列和埃及附近。塞浦路斯有13個海上區塊，其中10個已獲得包括埃尼在內的能源巨頭的許可 eni.mi，埃克森美孚 xon.n 雪佛龍 cvx.n 和總能量 ttef.pa.
Blocks on Offer Could Be Either Those Not Under Licence, or Blocks Where Operators May Wish to Relinquish Their Licence, Papanastasiou Said, Without Going Into Detail.
Papanastasiou說，提供的區塊可能是未經許可的區塊，也可能是運營商可能希望放棄許可證的區塊，但沒有詳細說明。
"if We See Any Evidence That Some of These Blocks May Be Released, We May Decide to Go for Another Licensing Round," He Said.
他說：「如果我們看到任何證據表明其中一些區塊可能被釋放，我們可能會決定再進行一輪許可。」
Papanastasiou, Who Worked With Energy Majors for 40 Years Before His Appointment as Energy Minister in 2022, Was Recently in Abu Dhabi, Where He Had Contacts With Senior Officials of United Arab Emirates' Giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc).
帕帕納斯塔西歐在2022年被任命爲能源部長之前曾在能源巨頭工作了40年，他最近在阿布扎比訪問了阿布扎比 他有聯繫方式 與阿拉伯聯合酋長國巨頭阿布扎比國家石油公司的高級官員合影（Adnoc）。
The Potential for the Region Was Continuing to Generate Interest, He Said.
他說，該地區的潛力繼續引起人們的興趣。
"We Need to Develop This Wealth ... and This Is What We Intend to Do," He Said.
他說：「我們需要開發這種財富... 這就是我們打算做的。」
Cyprus Has a Target of Generating 33% of Its Energy From Renewable Sources by 2030, up From 19% Today. but Despite Almost Year-Round Sunshine, a Lack of Power Storage and an Ageing Grid Have Limited Renewable Output, Especially for Solar.
塞浦路斯的目標是到2030年其33％的能源來自可再生能源，高於今天的19％。但是，儘管幾乎全年都是陽光，但儲能不足和電網老化限制了可再生能源的產出，尤其是太陽能。
In the Coming Weeks, Authorities Will Launch Tenders for Solar Battery Storage Facilities That Will Help Meet Those Targets, the Minister Said.
部長說，在未來幾周內，當局將啓動太陽能電池存儲設施的招標，這將有助於實現這些目標。
"We Believe It Is Achievable" to Meet the Targets, He Said.
他說，「我們相信實現目標是可以實現的」。
Still, He Acknowledged That Natural Gas Was Attractive - It Is Less Polluting and Cheaper Than the Heavy Fuel Oil Now Firing the Grid.
儘管如此，他還是承認天然氣很有吸引力——它比現在向電網供電的重質燃料油污染更少，也更便宜。
"Natural Gas Still Has a Few Decades of Survival, of Life in This (Energy) MiX."
「在這個（能源）混合物中，天然氣還有幾十年的生存期。」
Papanastasiou Said He Anticipated a Gas Field Discovered in 2022 by Italy's Eni and France's TotalEnergies Would Be the First to Enter Production, Around 2027, While Another Operated by U.s Major Chevron Would Be Closer to 2029 or 2030.
帕帕納斯塔西奧說，他預計意大利埃尼和法國的TotalEnergies在2022年發現的天然氣田將在2027年左右率先投入生產，而美國巨頭雪佛龍運營的另一個氣田將接近2029年或2030年。
(Reporting by Michele Kambas; Editing by Edward Mcallister and Mark Potter)
（米歇爾·坎巴斯報道；愛德華·麥卡利斯特和馬克·波特編輯）
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