（彭博社）“巴西国家石油公司首席执行官让·保罗·普拉特斯 (Jean Paul Prates) 表示，该公司正在研究雪佛龙公司如何设法恢复在委内瑞拉的业务，以了解巴西国有控股石油公司重新进入这个石油资源丰富的国家是否有意义。
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普拉特斯在周一晚间的电视采访中表示，巴西国家石油公司考虑向委内瑞拉和玻利维亚扩张具有“政治意义”，因为这两个国家是石油和天然气潜力巨大的邻国。普拉特斯表示，尽管玻利维亚的天然气产量一直在下降，但他看到了该国的天然气潜力。
普拉特斯警告说，委内瑞拉的石油工业已遭受“极度衰退”，并补充说巴西国家石油公司不会“背负委内瑞拉”。
近年来，巴西国家石油公司在巴西发现新油田遇到困难，目前正在国外寻找新项目。除非有新发现，否则巴西的石油产量预计将在本十年末开始下降。
普拉特斯还提到苏里南和纳米比亚等南大西洋国家是海上石油和天然气投资的潜在地点。普拉特斯将中国视为石油项目和能源转型的主要合作伙伴。他预计巴西国家石油公司将与中国企业合作，在巴西开发海上风电和绿色氢能项目。
(Bloomberg) – Petrobras is studying how Chevron Corp. managed to resume operations in Venezuela to see if it makes sense for Brazil’s state-controlled oil company to reenter the oil-rich nation, Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates said.
Source: Reuters
It makes “geopolitical sense” for Petrobras to look at expanding into Venezuela and Bolivia because they are neighboring countries with vast potential for oil and gas, Prates said in a televised interview late Monday. Prates said he sees potential for natural gas in Bolivia even though output there has been declining.
Prates cautioned that Venezuela’s oil industry has suffered from “extreme decadence,” adding that Petrobras won’t “carry Venezuela on its back.”
Petrobras has had difficulties discovering new oil fields in Brazil in recent years and is looking abroad to develop new projects. Oil production in Brazil is expected to start declining at the end of the decade unless new discoveries are made.
Prates also mentioned countries in the South Atlantic, including Suriname and Namibia, as potential locations for offshore oil and gas investments. Prates cited China as a major partner for both oil projects and the energy transition. He expects Petrobras to team up with Chinese companies to develop offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Brazil.
