據路透社9越8日報道，尼日利亞是非洲最大的原油出口國，該國期待已久的石油改革法案將使尼日利亞國家石油公司(NNPC)私有化，將對去年年底對深水油田特許權使用費修改進行調整，并廢除主要監管機構，成立新的機構。

法案建議將尼國油轉變為一家有限責任公司。然后，政府將支付現金購買該公司的股票，并將作為一個無法獲得國家資金的商業實體運營。理論上，這些變化將使這家陷入困境的公司更容易籌集到資金。

該法案還將修改去年出臺的備受爭議的海上油田開采權使用費的變更，即將日產量低于1.5萬桶的海上油田的開采權使用費從10%下調至7.5%。還將改變以價格為基礎的特許權使用費，即在油價升至50美元/桶時生效。

王佳晶 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

Nigeria would privatise NNPC, amend royalties under draft oil reform bill

Nigeria’s long-awaited oil reform bill would privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), amend changes to deepwater royalties made late last year and scrap key regulatory agencies in favour of new bodies, a copy of the bill seen by Reuters showed.

The bill proposes turning the NNPC into a limited liability corporation into which the ministers of finance and petroleum would transfer NNPC assets.

The government would then pay cash for shares of the company and it would operate as a commercial entity without access to state funds.

The changes would in theory make it easier for the struggling company to raise funds.

The legislation would also amend controversial changes to deep offshore royalties made late last year by cutting the royalty for offshore fields producing less than 15,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 7.5% from 10%.

It would also change a price-based royalty so that it kicked in when oil prices climbed above $50 per barrel, rather than $35.