据纽约彭博社1月9日消息，沙特阿拉伯公布了自40年前将其能源行业国有化以来对其巨大石油储备的首次审计，称其石油储备总额为2685亿桶，略高于政府此前公布的2663亿桶。

这项由达拉斯咨询公司degolyer&macnaughton进行的审计是自1976年至1980年利雅得将沙特阿美完全国有化以来的第一次审计，当时沙特正试图在潜在的首次公开募股之前对阿美入股。

沙特能源部长哈立德·法利赫（Khalid al-Falih）在国家机构网站上发表的一份声明中说：“这项认证强调了为什么我们生产的每桶石油都是世界上最有利可图的，以及为什么我们相信沙特阿美石油公司是世界上最有价值的公司，甚至是世界上最重要的公司。”

沙特阿拉伯的天然气储量也从307.9万亿标准立方英尺上调至325.1 万亿标准立方英尺。

胡晶晶摘译自彭博社

原文如下

Saudis raise oil-reserves estimate ahead of Aramco's planned IPO

Saudi Arabia published the first audit of its vast oil reserves since it nationalized its energy industry about 40 years ago, saying its reserves total 268.5 billion, slightly more than the 266.3 billion figure that the government published previously.

The audit, conducted by Dallas-based consultant DeGolyer & MacNaughton Corp., is the first since Riyadh fully nationalized Saudi Aramco between 1976 and 1980, and it comes as the kingdom tries to generate interest in Aramco ahead of a potential initial public offering.

“This certification underscores why every barrel we produce is the most profitable in the world, and why we believe Saudi Aramco is the world’s most valuable company and indeed the world’s most important,” Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in a statement posted on the state agency’s website.

Saudi Arabia’s gas reserves were also revised upward to 325.1 Tscf from 307.9 trillion.