中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯巴格达1月24日消息，库尔德石油部一位高级官员周四表示，美国石油公司雪佛龙已经通过收购一个新的石油勘探区块权益扩大了伊拉克库尔德地区的业务。
该协议建立在雪佛龙在该地区现有的两个石油许可证，这两个许可证是公司在去年7月份从印度信诚工业公司手中收购获得。雪佛龙和其它如埃克森美孚以及道达尔在内的西方公司的表现已经激怒了伊拉克中央政府，该政府表示，库尔德地区政府没有权利发放勘探许可证。
库尔德石油部的一位高级官员告诉道琼斯通讯社：“我们很高兴，雪佛龙收购了库尔德地区另一个新的油田（Qara Dagh）的权益。”
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下：
DJ Chevron Acquires New Stake in Kurdish Oil License - Oil Official
By Hassan Hafidh
BAGHDAD--U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. (CVX) has expanded its presence in the Kurdish region of Iraq by acquiring a stake in a new oil exploration block, a senior official at Kurdistan's oil ministry said Thursday.
The deal builds on Chevron's two existing oil licenses in the region which were acquired in July from Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. (500325.BY). The presence of Chevron, and other western companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Total SA (TOT), has provoked protest from Iraq's central government, which says the Kurdish authorities have no right to grant exploration licenses.
"We are pleased that Chevron has strengthened its commitment in Kurdistan by acquiring a stake in another new oil field, Qara Dagh," a senior official at Kurdistan's oil ministry told Dow Jones Newswires.
