运营商，尤其是规模较小的私营运营商，在为油气勘探开发项目筹集资金方面面临着诸多挑战。尼日利亚东方能源资源公司首席运营官泰沃·奥卢希纳表示，他们在与钻井承包商谈判钻机合同和付款条款时也面临挑战。

奥卢希纳先生于2月24日至25日在纳米比亚温得和克举行的2026年国际钻井承包商协会（IADC）非洲钻井大会上，参加了一个题为“钻井承包商的可协商合同”的小组讨论。会后，《钻井承包商》杂志采访了他，进一步探讨了这些挑战，以及他对运营商/承包商关系未来几年发展趋势的看法。

Operators – particularly the smaller, privately held ones – face a myriad challenges trying to raise funds for E&P projects. They also see challenges when negotiating rig contracts and payment terms with drilling contractors, said Taiwo Olushina, Chief Operating Officer of Nigeria-based Oriental Energy Resources.

Mr Olushina spoke on a panel session at the 2026 IADC Drilling Africa Conference, held in Windhoek, Namibia, on 24-25 February, titled “Bankable Contracts for Drilling Contractors.” DC caught up with him after the panel to speak more about those challenges, as well as how he sees the operator/contractor relationship evolving over the years.