委内瑞拉国家石油公司与美企签署油田开发备忘录

委内瑞拉国家石油公司与美国大陆资源公司当地时间9月16日签署谅解备忘录，双方将合作开发奥里诺科重油带阿亚库乔2号区块1。该区块占地约12.6万英亩（约510平方公里），蕴藏约300亿桶原地石油资源1。委内瑞拉已探明石油储量超3000亿桶，居全球首位1。

这一合作旨在引入新技术和私人资本以提振委内瑞拉石油产量1。委内瑞拉今年1月通过石油行业改革相关法案，开放国有石油领域1。委内瑞拉官员德尔西·罗德里格斯表示，该谅解备忘录的目标是"引入新技术，提升融资能力"1。大陆资源公司声明该协议将推动"委内瑞拉石油工业复苏"1。

Venezuela's state-owned National Oil Company has entered into a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based Continental Resources to jointly develop the Ayacucho 2 block in the Orinoco heavy oil belt 1. The block, covering approximately 126,000 acres (about 510 square kilometers), contains an estimated 30 billion barrels of in-place crude reserves 1.

The agreement, signed on September 16 local time, aims to introduce advanced technology and private capital to boost Venezuela's oil production 1. This move aligns with Venezuela's petroleum sector reform initiative approved in January of this year, which opened the state-dominated oil industry to new investment 1. According to Continental Resources, the partnership will drive a "revival of Venezuela's petroleum industry" 1. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, exceeding 300 billion barrels 1.