據阿拉伯新聞6月28日消息稱，伊拉克石油部長伊赫桑·阿卜杜勒·賈巴爾表示，伊拉克石油部計劃吸引一家承包商投資阿卡斯氣田，，到2025年將生產40億立方英尺的天然氣，這相當于伊拉克電力生產需求的90%。

　　他告訴中東日報，到2030年，伊拉克將需要更多的天然氣來發(fā)電，以滿足人口增長的需要。屆時，伊拉克人口預計將增加1000萬，達到5000萬。

　　他說，伊拉克仍然需要進口15%的天然氣燃料。他說，南部正在建設基礎設施以開放新的通道，以便在需要時從卡塔爾等其他國家進口天然氣。

　　賈巴爾說，目前在濟加爾(Dhi Qar)和邁桑(Maysan)兩省有新項目。

　　他說，伊拉克目前消耗約35億標準立方英尺的天然氣，其中1300立方英尺是在伊拉克生產的，而伊拉克的實際需求為45億立方英尺。

　　伊拉克正計劃在未來幾年與國際和阿拉伯公司合作建設一些發(fā)電廠。阿賈巴爾說，一些將使用太陽能，而另一些將使用化石燃料，包括在開采石油過程中產生的天然氣，將其引入電力生產系統(tǒng)。

　　他說，伊拉克計劃到2025年完全停止天然氣燃除。

　　朱佳妮 摘譯自 阿拉伯新聞

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　　Iraq targets 90% self-sufficiency in natural gas by 2025

　　The Iraqi Ministry of Oil plans to attract a contractor to invest in Akkas gas field, to produce 4,000 million cubic feet of gas by 2025, which represents 90 percent of Iraq’s need for electric power production, said Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar.

　　Iraq will need more gas for electric power by 2030 to keep pace with the rise in the population, which is expected to increase by 10 million people to 50 million by then, he told Asharq.

　　Iraq will still need to import 15 percent of the gas fuel it needs, he said. Infrastructure is being built in the south to open new outlets to import gas from other countries such as Qatar when needed, he said.

　　There are currently new projects in the governorates of Dhi Qar and Maysan, Abdul Jabbar said.

　　Iraq currently consumes about 3,500 million standard cubic feet of natural gas, of which 1,300 cubic feet is produced in Iraq, while the actual need for Iraq amounts to 4,500 million cubic feet, he said.

　　Iraq is planning to build a number of power plants in the coming years in partnership with international and Arab companies. Some will use solar energy, while others will run on fossil fuels, including gas that is produced during the extraction of oil, by introducing it into the electricity production system, Abdul Jabbar said.

　　Iraq plans to end gas flaring altogether by 2025, he said.?