挪威国家石油公司(Statoil)即将达成一项开发中国页岩气储备的协议，尽管此前诺贝尔委员会将和平奖授予一位中国异见人士，造成了中国与挪威政府之间关系紧张。
该公司首席执行官海尔格・伦德(Helge Lund)表示，挪威诺贝尔奖委员会上月将奖项颁给在狱中服刑的人权活动人士刘晓波，并未让该集团的雄心受阻。
他告诉英国《金融时报》：“我们即将签订一项协议，着眼于在中国的（页岩气）机会。”他没有透露更多细节。
中国试图仿效美国从紧致的页岩中提取天然气方面取得的成功。当此之际，一些西方能源集团希望能够进入中国的页岩气储备市场，挪威国家石油公司就是其中一员。
一些估计数字显示，页岩气将美国天然气储量的可用期限延长了两倍以上，目前为超过100年。专家们表示，中国也有类似的潜力。
中国能源公司正寻求西方同行的帮助，以开发页岩气资源。中石化(Sinopec)正在就可能的合作与英国石油(BP)和雪佛龙(Chevron)谈判，而皇家荷兰壳牌(Royal Dutch Shell)与中石油(PetroChina)已经签署协议，将开发中国西南地区的页岩。
由于在美国东北部开发大型马塞卢斯页岩(Marcellus Shale)层的经验，挪威国家石油公司可能是一家有吸引力的合作伙伴。
该集团上月与加拿大Talisman Energy合作，斥资13亿美元收购了部分得克萨斯州的Eagle Ford页岩项目，从而扩大了对所谓非传统天然气领域的投资。
挪威国家石油公司同时还在探索南非的页岩机遇，以降低对日益减少的北海储备的依赖。
该集团毫不掩饰进军中国的愿望，但自诺贝尔颁奖决定引发外交争执后，其雄心壮志遭到了质疑。
作为政府持有三分之二股份的挪威最大公司，中国采取任何报复措施，挪威国家石油公司都会成为首要目标。
伦德拒绝就诺贝尔奖争议置评，但他强调，挪威国家石油公司正“继续在中国与中国的公司合作”。
译者/李裕
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001035365
Statoil of Norway is closing in on a deal to explore shale gas reserves in China in spite of tensions between Beijing and Oslo over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident.
Helge Lund, chief executive, indicated that last month’s decision by the Norwegian Nobel committee to honour Liu Xiaobo, the jailed human rights activist, had not derailed the group’s ambitions.
“We are in the process of entering into an agreement to look at [shale gas] opportunities in China,” he told the Financial Times, without giving further details.
Statoil is part of a clutch of western energy groups seeking access to Chinese shale gas reserves as the country tries to emulate the US success in extracting gas from tightly-layered shale rock.
By some estimates, shale gas has more than tripled the lifespan of US gas reserves to more than 100 years and experts say there is similar potential in China.
Chinese energy companies are looking for help from western counterparts to develop the resources. Sinopec is in talks with BP and Chevron about potential co-operation and Royal Dutch Shell has a deal with PetroChina to develop shale gas in southwestern China.
Statoil could be an attractive partner because of its experience developing the big Marcellus Shale formation in the US north-east.
The Norwegian group stepped up its investment in the so-called unconventional gas sector last month when it teamed up with Talisman Energy of Canada in a $1.3bn deal to buy a swathe of the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas.
Statoil is also exploring shale opportunities in South Africa as part of broader efforts to reduce dependence on its declining North Sea reserves.
The group has made no secret of its hopes to break into China but those ambitions have been called into question since the Nobel decision ignited a diplomatic feud.
As Norway’s biggest company, two-thirds owned by the Norwegian government, Statoil would be a prime target for any retaliatory Chinese measures.
Mr Lund declined to comment on the Nobel dispute but insisted Statoil was “continuing to work with Chinese companies in China”.
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