中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯伦敦4月9日消息，挪威国家石油公司Statoil已经在墨西哥湾的Miocene Yeti远景区发现石油资源。
　　挪国油负责北美勘探业务的高级副总裁Jez Averty周四表示：“Miocene Yeti发现进一步扩大了Big Foot油田南部和西部的盐下层Miocene构造区的面积。”
　　他补充道：“我们正在分析数据以确定此次发现的规模，为未来的评价选择提供依据。”
　　唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
　　 
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　　Statoil Finds Oil in Gulf of Mexico
　　LONDON-- Norway's Statoil ASA (STO) Statoil has made an oil discovery in its Miocene Yeti prospect in the Gulf of Mexico.
　　"The Yeti discovery expands the proven sub-salt Miocene play further south and west of the Big Foot field," Jez Averty, Statoil's senior vice president, exploration for North America said Thursday.
　　"We are analysing data to determine the size of the discovery in order to consider future appraisal options," he added.