据管道&天然气杂志网4月18日报道，据两名消息人士对路透表示，雪佛龙正在寻找一艘钻探船，在塞浦路斯、埃及和以色列附近勘探天然气，以满足该地区和欧洲日益增长的需求。

据消息人士称，在地中海东部三个国家开展业务的雪佛龙公司周一发布了一份租赁招标书，寻求在2024年租赁一艘钻探船，租期为一年，并可选择延长几年。

雪佛龙发言人拒绝对此次招标发表评论，但表示该公司“仍致力于与埃及、以色列和塞浦路斯政府以及我们在该地区的合作伙伴合作，以支持东地中海能源行业的发展。东地中海拥有丰富的能源资源，并有潜力加强区域和国际能源安全?！?/p>

自2022年2月地缘政治冲突以来，各大能源公司一直在寻求开发新的资源，以满足欧洲日益增长的需求。

雪佛龙希望加快塞浦路斯东南部阿芙罗狄蒂（Aphrodite）天然气田的开发，该气田估计含有约4.5万亿立方米的天然气。

其还经营着以色列近海的巨型利维坦油田，该油田每年生产120亿立方米天然气，供应给以色列、埃及和约旦。

雪佛龙及旗下利维坦油田的合作伙伴NewMed Energy和Ratio Energies计划到2027年将该油田的产量增加近一倍，达到210亿至240亿立方米。

他们还考虑建造一个浮动液化天然气设施，以便将燃料出口到包括欧洲在内的国际市场。

据消息人士称，在埃及，雪佛龙及其合作伙伴埃尼集团今年早些时候宣布，他们在纳尔吉斯海上承租区发现了天然气，希望进一步勘探。

这家总部位于加利福尼亚州圣拉蒙的公司于2020年以50亿美元收购了诺贝尔能源，成为东地中海盆地的主要天然气生产商。

郝芬 译自 管道&天然气管道

原文如下：

Chevron Seeks Drilling Ship to Expand East Med Gas Search

Chevron is seeking a drilling ship to explore for natural gas off Cyprus, Egypt and Israel as the U.S. energy major looks to meet growing demand in the region and Europe, two sources told Reuters.

Chevron, which operates in the three eastern Mediterranean countries, issued a lease tender on Monday seeking a drilling vessel in 2024 for a year with an option to extend it for several years, the sources said.

A Chevron spokesperson declined to comment on the tender but said the company "remains committed to working together with the governments of Egypt, Israel and Cyprus and our partners in the region to support the growth of the East Mediterranean energy sector.

"The Eastern Mediterranean has abundant energy resources and the potential to enhance energy security regionally and internationally."

Energy companies have sought to develop new resources to meet growing demand from Europe since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Feb. 2022 prompted a move away from Russian energy.

Chevron wants to expedite the development of the Aphrodite gas field to the south-east of Cyprus which is estimated to contain about 4.5 trillion cubic meters (Tcf) of gas.

It also operates the giant Leviathan field offshore Israel which produces 12 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of gas per year that are supplied to Israel, Egypt and Jordan.

Chevron and its Leviathan partners NewMed Energy and Ratio Energies plan to nearly double the field's production to 21 to 24 Bcm by 2027.

They are also considering the construction of a floating liquefied natural gas facility to allow exports of the fuel to international markets, including Europe.

In Egypt, Chevron and its partner Eni earlier this year announced they had made a gas discovery in the Nargis offshore concession which they want to explore further, the sources said.

The San Ramon, California-based company became a major gas producer in the East Med basin in 2020 with the $5 billion acquisition of Noble Energy.