美国国际石油天然气公司赫斯（苏里南 II）勘探有限公司（赫斯）将于 2025 年 7 月 8 日放弃苏里南近海 59 号区块。该区块将归还给 Staatsolie 并成为开放区块的一部分。

赫斯完成了最低工作义务，并决定不再进入 2025 年 7 月 8 日结束的下一阶段勘探期。2024 年 7 月，赫斯的合作伙伴埃克森美孚勘探与生产苏里南公司和 Statoil Suriname B59 BV（自 2018 年起为 Equinor Suriname B59 BV）退出并将各自的参与股份转让给赫斯，从那时起，赫斯成为 59 号区块的唯一当事方。59 号

区块的产品分成合同（PSC）于 2017 年 7 月由 Staatsolie、埃克森美孚、Statoil（Equinor）和赫斯签署。 59区块位于苏里南近海最西北端，面积约11,480平方公里，水深2,700至3,500米。该区块油田开发需要大量储量，才能实现潜在的经济效益。在采集了6,000公里二维地震数据和9,000平方公里三维地震数据后，两家此前退出的合作伙伴认为钻探勘探井的风险过高。在过去一年中，尽管Hess公司做出了诸多努力，但并未找到新的合作伙伴继续勘探59区块。

原定为59区块的区域将被纳入苏里南国家石油公司的战略，即尽可能多地与国际公司签订海上勘探合同。目前，该公司已与多家国际石油天然气公司就不同区块签订了产量分成合同，覆盖了苏里南近海约50%的面积。

产品分成合同赋予外国油气公司勘探、开发和生产的权利，并允许各方吸引合作伙伴或退出。这在油气行业很常见。勘探期间的成本和风险完全由合作伙伴承担。公司根据其全球投资组合和风险评估，决定在某个区域进行合作或退出。

The American international oil and gas company Hess (Suriname II) Exploration Limited (Hess) will relinquish Block 59 in offshore Suriname on 8 July 2025. The block will return to Staatsolie and become part of the open acreage.

Hess fulfilled its minimum work obligations and has decided not to move forward to the next phase of the exploration period, which concludes on 8 July 2025. In July 2024, Hess' partners ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V., and Statoil Suriname B59 B.V. (from 2018 Equinor Suriname B59 B.V.) withdrew and transferred their respective participation stakes to Hess, which from then on became the sole party in Block 59.

The Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block 59 was signed in July 2017 between Staatsolie, ExxonMobil, Statoil (Equinor), and Hess. Block 59 was located in the far northwest of Suriname's offshore, and covered about 11,480 square kilometers in water depths of 2,700 to 3,500 meters. Significant volumes are required for potential economically viable oilfield development in this block. After 6,000 km of 2D seismic data and 9,000 km2 of 3D seismic data were collected in the block, the two previously exiting partners considered the risk too high for drilling an exploration well. In the past year, despite efforts, Hess did not find any new partners to continue exploration of Block 59.

The area formerly designated as Block 59 will be incorporated into Staatsolie’s strategy to have as much of the offshore acreage under contract with international parties. Currently, production sharing contracts are in place with a number of international oil and gas companies for the various blocks, covering approximately fifty percent of Suriname’s offshore.

A PSC gives a foreign oil and gas company exploration, development and production rights and allows parties to attract partners or withdraw. This is common in the oil and gas industry. The costs and risks in the exploration period are fully borne by the partner(s). Companies decide to partner in or leave an area based on their global portfolio and risk assessments.