據油價網2023年7月26日報道，法國能源巨頭道達爾能源公司日前開始在位于烏干達阿爾伯特湖附近的蒂倫加油田鉆第一口探井。法新社援引道達爾能源公司的話報道說，蒂倫加油田將在2025年投產。

蒂倫加項目是道達爾能源和亞洲大型海上開發巨頭和烏干達政府為開發位于阿爾伯特湖地區的兩個油田而達成的100億美元協議的一部分。

東非原油管道(EACOP)將具有日輸送21.6萬桶原油的能力，全長1400多公里。這將是世界上最長的加熱原油管道。

EACOP以后階段的原油日輸油能力可能會增加到24.6萬桶。當道達爾能源和亞洲大型海上開發巨頭和烏干達達成建設協議時，這個項目的成本估計為35億美元。

對于內陸國家烏干達來說，如果要將其原油運往國際市場，EACOP是至關重要的。這個項目對鄰國坦桑尼亞來說也是一個有利可圖的機會。

然而，對于該地區的政府來說，開發他們的自然資源確實是一個好主意。由于石油收入，當地居民的生活水平有望提高，而且有機會像西方國家那樣依靠石油和天然氣致富。

李峻 譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Total Starts Drilling In Ugandan Oil Field

France’s TotalEnergies has started drilling its first well in the Tilenga field, near Lake Albert, in Uganda. Production is set to start in 2025, the company said, as quoted by the AFP.

The Tilenga project is part of a $10-billion deal between TotalEnergies and the Ugandan government for the development of two fields in the Lake Albert area. 

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, will have a capacity of 216,000 barrels of crude daily and will span across more than 1,400 km. It will be the world’s longest heated oil pipeline.

The capacity could be ramped up to 246,000 barrels at a later stage. The cost of the project was estimated at $3.5 billion when Total and Uganda sealed the deal for its construction.

For landlocked Uganda, EACOP is a vital necessity if it is to get its crude oil to international markets. The project is a lucrative opportunity for neighboring Tanzania, too.

For governments in the region, however, exploiting their natural resources is, indeed, a good idea. It was cited the prospects of improving the living standards of local populations thanks to oil revenues and the chance to do exactly what the West did thanks to oil and gas: wealthy.