???? 據(jù)離岸工程網(wǎng)站2月18日消息 埃及周四宣布，開始啟動24個油氣勘探區(qū)塊的拍賣。

????一位石油部消息人士向路透社記者表示，這輪拍賣將于8月1日結(jié)束，包括地中海9個區(qū)塊、西部沙漠12個區(qū)塊和蘇伊士灣3個區(qū)塊。

????自2015年意大利埃尼集團在埃及地中海沿岸發(fā)現(xiàn)了巨大的佐爾氣田以來，埃及的天然氣產(chǎn)量迅速增長。

????埃及石油部的一份聲明稱，埃及石油總公司（EGPC）和埃及天然氣公司（EGAS）正在投標。

????埃及還宣布推出數(shù)字門戶網(wǎng)站“埃及上游門戶”，為石油工業(yè)勘探和生產(chǎn)活動提供地質(zhì)數(shù)據(jù)。

????該國正試圖將自己定位為東地中海的能源中心，從以色列進口天然氣，出口到約旦，并有可能出口到歐洲和亞洲。

????吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

????原文如下：

????Egypt Launches Oil and Gas Bid Round for 24 blocks

????Egypt announced on Thursday the start of a bid round for exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas in 24 blocks.

????The round, which concludes on Aug. 1, includes nine blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, 12 in the Western Desert and three in the Gulf of Suez, an oil ministry source told Reuters.

????Egypt's gas production has boomed since Italy's Eni discovered the giant Zohr field off Egypt's Mediterranean coast in 2015.

????The tenders were being offered by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Egyptian Natural Gas (EGAS), a ministry statement said.

????Egypt also announced the launch of a digital portal, Egypt Upstream Gateway, to provide geological data for petroleum industry exploration and production activities.

????The country is trying to position itself as an energy hub in the eastern Mediterranean, importing gas from Israel and exporting to Jordan and potentially to Europe and Asia.