中石油高价获阿富汗首个油田竞标 一月内签署协议

中国石油天然气集团公司以高价策略，赢得阿富汗塔利班政权垮台后首个油气田开发竞标而有望在未来一个月内签署相关协议。

布隆博格报道说，中石油开出的报价和答应提供的优惠比其他公司高出许多，来开发位于阿富汗北部的三个油气田，区块分别为Kashkari、Bazarkhami 和Zamarudsay。

这也是阿富汗10年以来首个招标开发的油田，而招标吸引了来自中国、澳大利亚、英国和巴基斯坦的四家能源公司。

阿富汗矿产部政策与推广主管贾利勒朱姆利亚尼表示，中石油愿意支付每桶原油的15%作为开采权使用费，以及利润的30%作为公司税，并打算斥资3亿美元修建一座炼油厂。

他说：“中石油的出价最高”而出价排在第二位的是澳大利亚的Buccaneer Energy Ltd公司，但只答应支付每桶原油的10%作为开采权使用费。

OIL HITS RECORD HIGH $103.95 PER BARREL

World oil price hits another record high $ 103.95 per barrel will cause the Malaysian government to increase the subsidy if if no price hike. Ironically, the profit of PETRONAS will be increase too.

The question remains: Are the government going to increase the petrol price immediately after winning the 12th General Election which will be held on the March 8, 2008?

The gravity-defying price of oil shot through another barrier March 3, 2008 by briefly touching $103.95 a barrel in New York trading, the highest cost ever for black gold even after adjusting for inflation.

Chakib Khelil, president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, said the 13-nation cartel is shying away from boosting production because of the U.S. economic slowdown, political turmoil in the Middle East and expectations of slackening global demand for crude.

Not possible to reduce oil prices

The star reported on 31 Disember 07 that the opposition’s promises to reduce oil prices if it were to form a government will only bankrupt the country, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

The Deputy Prime Minister said it was “just not possible” for the opposition to bring fuel prices down, pointing out that they were only fooling the people with empty promises.

He said claims that the opposition would channel Petronas profits into subsidising fuel prices did not make sense as current oil prices were on a record high.

“Say, if Petronas makes RM70bil or RM80bil (and) they want to channel it for fuel subsidy. Then where will the government obtain funds for building roads, hospitals and other amenities?” Najib said at the Tuaran Tamu Besar and Cultural Carnival here yesterday.

He said that despite escalating world fuel prices, the Barisan Nasional government was able to maintain the lowest prices compared to most countries in the region.- star

The opposition’s promises to reduce oil prices if it were to form a government seems that they are using the oil issue to gain the heart and mind of the people.But the effectiveness of it let's wait and see.