❶ 最新英語短新聞
美國石油集團阿納達科(Anadarko)及其合作夥伴澳大利亞伍德賽德(Woodside)、西班牙雷普索爾(Repsol)和英國圖洛石油公司 (Tullow Oil)昨天證實，它們在從獅子山到迦納一帶的海上發現了一處新的產油區，預計未來五年將在這片產油區找到更多大型油田。
Anadarko, the US oil group, and its partners Woodside of Australia, Repsol of Spain and Tullow Oil of the UK, yesterday confirmed they had found a new offshore oil region from Sierra Leone to Ghana in which they expect to discover more huge oil fields in the next five years.
這一聲明的根據，是上述公司在獅子山近海維納斯勘探井(Venus)獲得的積極鑽探結果。該井距離非洲最大深水油田——迦納的朱比利(Jubilee)油田約1100公里。
The announcement was made based on positive drilling results from the Venus well off the coast of Sierra Leone, 1,100km from Ghana's Jubilee field, Africa's largest deep-water field.
維納斯油井的鑽探一直備受業內關注，其結果本身已經表明存在一個大油田。但更重要的是它開啟了一塊新的勘探區域。
The results of drilling, which has been one of the most closely watched in the instry, itself suggests a large field. But much more important is the area it opens up.