據世界石油網4月26日報道，圭亞那是過去十年來世界上最大的石油發(fā)現地，目前正與阿布扎比商討建造一個深水港，以滿足南美洲加勒比海沿岸快速的經濟發(fā)展需求。

圭亞那總統(tǒng)伊爾凡·阿里今天在倫敦的一個投資研討會上說：“我們必須有一個大型深水港口來處理巴拿馬型船只?！薄拔覀冋谂c阿布扎比港口洽談?！?/p>

阿里說，這個港口將用農產品，不僅將圭亞那，而且將鄰國蘇里南和巴西北部與世界市場連接起來。他沒有提供修建港口的成本或資金來源的細節(jié)。

圭亞那人口約80萬，預計今年將成為全球增長最快的經濟體之一，這得益于埃克森美孚公司主導的離岸約135英里(220公里)開發(fā)項目帶來的石油收入。

政府渴望迅速實現經濟多元化，以避免像一些發(fā)展中國家一樣患上所謂“荷蘭病”的命運，即自然資源繁榮導致其他部門衰退。

根據國際貨幣基金組織的數據，圭亞那今年的經濟增長率將為47%，高于2021年的20%和2020年的43%。

季廷偉 摘譯自 世界石油網

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Guyana in talks to build deepwater port with Abu Dhabi

Guyana, home to the world’s largest oil discovery of the past decade, is in discussions with Abu Dhabi to build a deepwater port to serve the rapid economic development along South America’s Caribbean coast.

“We must have a major deepwater port to handle a Panamax” ship, President Irfaan Ali said today during an investment seminar in London. “We are in discussions with Abu Dhabi Ports.”

The port would handle agricultural produce, linking not just Guyana but also neighboring Suriname and northern Brazil with world markets, Ali said. He did not provide details on how much the port would cost or how it would be financed.

Guyana, with a population of about 800,000 people, is expected to be one of the world’s fastest-growing economies this year, boosted by oil revenues from Exxon Mobil Corp.-led developments about 135 miles (220 kilometers) offshore.

The government is keen to quickly diversify the economy to avoid the fate of other developing countries that have fallen victim to the so-called Dutch disease, whereby a natural-resources boom triggers a decline in other sectors.

Guyana’s economy will grow 47% this year, on top of 20% in 2021 and 43% in 2020, according to the International Monetary Fund.