据海外媒体8月22日拉巴斯报道,玻利维亚当地两份报纸El Deber报和La Razon报21日援引本国能源部长路易斯·阿尔伯托·桑切斯的话报道说,玻利维亚计划设立一个数十亿美元的基金,为这个严重依赖能源收入来资助本国预算的安第斯国家的油气勘探吸引新的投资。
天然气占到玻利维亚总出口的大约一半,但是,由于投资不足以及缺乏新的发现,玻利维亚的天然气储量已大幅缩水,从而增加了外界对这个国家兑现出口合同以及维持国内消费高水平能力的怀疑。
桑切斯说,这个需要获得国会批准的基金在今后的10年里将筹集35.6亿美元,其中2015年至2020年将筹集最初的9.88亿美元。
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原文如下:
Bolivia Plans Fund to Lure Oil, Gas Investments
Global Oil & Gas Information
August 22, 2015
La Paz
Bolivia plans a multi-billion dollar fund to lure new investment in oil and gas exploration in the Andean country which depends heavily on energy revenues to finance its budget, two local newspapers reported on Friday, citing the energy minister.
Natural gas accounts for roughly half of Bolivia's total exports, but reserves have shrunk due to under-investment and a lack of new finds, raising questions over the country's ability to honor export contracts and sustain high levels of domestic spending.
Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez said the fund, which needs to be approved by Congress, would be worth $3.56 billion over the next decade, with an initial $988 million available for the 2015-2020 period, the local El Deber and La Razon dailies reported.