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AmaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-24! Izindlovu Zikagwayi Zibheja E-Afrika Elijulile
Ngo-Ephreli 2026, i-ExxonMobil yazisa i-Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) ngohlelo olukhulu lokutshala izimali, izibophezele kuze kufike ku- $ 24 billion emaphrojekthi asemanzini ajulile okubalwa i-Owowo, i-Bosi, i-Usan, ne-Erha. Iphrojekthi ye-Bosi yodwa izobiza u- $ 15-16 billion, iphrojekthi ye-Owowo u- $ 7-8 billion, futhi kanye nokwanda kwenkundla ye-Usan, lokhu kwakha ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kunawo wonke emanzini ajulile yi-international oil companies e-Afrika eminyakeni yamuva nje. Ngokubhekana nenguquko yamandla emhlabeni kanye nokulinganisela kokufunwa nokuhlinzekwa, lezi zindleko ezinkulu zemali azibonisi nje kuphela ukubheja ezinsizeni zaseNigeria kodwa futhi zikhombisa ukugxila kwamasu ama-international oil giants kanye namathuba amakhulu emafutheni negesi emanzini ajulile emhlabeni.
01.Emva kwe-$24 Billion: I-ExxonMobil's Deepwater Hegemony and Value Reconstruction
Leli nyathelo elikhulu eNigeria liyingxenye ebalulekile yamasu ka-ExxonMobil emhlabeni wonke athi “amafa anenzuzo”, agxile emafeni asezingxenyeni ezijulile ezibonakala ngokubuyisa okukhulu, imijikelezo emide, kanye nengozi ephansi, okuhloswe ngakho ukwakha isisekelo sokukhiqiza kanye nomjikelezo wemali iminyaka eyi-10-20 ezayo.
Okokuqala, ukuhlanganisa amanzi ajulile njengoba “umugqa wesibili wokukhula” ukuze kuvikelwe ukwehla ezindaweni ezisemhlabeni nasemanzini angajulile.
Ukusebenza kwakamuva kwe-ExxonMobil kuye kwancika kakhulu kumaphrojekthi asemanzini ajulile njenge-Stabroek block eGuyana. Ngo-2025, ukukhiqizwa kwayo okuphezulu kufinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu eminyakeni engu-40 lamabhalela angu-4.7 ezigidi amafutha afanayo ngosuku, iGuyana inikela ngama-boe/d angaphezu kuka-900,000. Kodwa-ke, ingozi yokugxila esifundeni esisodwa iyanda, okwenza iNigeria "ibe yipholisi yesibili" yephothifoliyo yayo yasezilwandle ezijulile emhlabeni wonke. Izinto ezingalulwa ezitholakala ezindaweni ezijulile zaseNigeria zidlula amabhalela ayizigidi eziyi-13, cishe u-40% wamafutha ezwe lonke atholakala lapho, ekhiqiza amafutha alula, amnandi anekhwalithi ephezulu namandla aqinile okubeka amanani. Izindleko zokuthuthukisa ngebalela kumaphrojekthi afana neBosi ne-Owowo zingagcinwa ngaphansi kuka-$45, ngaphansi kakhulu kunezinto ezingajwayelekile njenge-North American shale nama-oil sands, kanti izinga langaphakathi lokubuyisa (IRR) ngokuvamile lidlula u-15%, lihambisana kahle nomthetho wenkampani wokubeka phambili imali yokubeka phambili "ukwandisa inzuzo ngebalela."
Okwesibili, ukwenza kahle indawo yesifunda ukuze kulinganiswe izindaba zezombusazwe nokubuyisa.
Ukugxila kuka-ExxonMobil emanzini ajulile ngokwesiko bekuseNingizimu Melika (eGuyana, eBrazil), lapho selokhu kutshalwe imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-60 zamadola futhi kuhlelwe ama-FPSO ayi-10. Kodwa ukuncintisana eNingizimu Melika kuyanda futhi izimo zezinkontileka ziyanda ziba nzima. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngokusebenza koMthetho Wezimboni Zikaphethiloli waseNigeria, imithetho yaba lula futhi izikhuthazo zezimali zanda. Ngo-Mashi 2026, iNigeria yavuma iphrojekthi kaShell ye-BSWA ejulile engu-$20 billion, yethula isignali ecacile yokuvuleka. Izindawo ezijulile zikude nezinkinga ezingapheli zokwebiwa kwamapayipi nokungqubuzana komphakathi ezindaweni zasemhlabeni, zinikeza ukuphepha okungcono kakhulu kokusebenza nokuqhubeka. Ngendlela "yaseNingizimu Melika + iNtshonalanga Afrika" enezikhungo ezimbili, u-ExxonMobil uhlukanisa ubungozi bezombusazwe ngenkathi eqinisekisa ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezimbili ezithembisa kakhulu emhlabeni ezijulile, kuqinisekiswa ukukhiqizwa okuzinzile esikhathini eside.
Okwesithathu, ukuhlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle okuvela emafazini akhona neziqalo ezintsha ezivela kumaphrojekthi amasha ukuze kukhuliswe ukubuyisa amafa.
Lolu tshalo-mali aluphathelene nokuhlola okusha kodwa luphathelene nokukhulisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezinsiza esezitholakele kakade. Insiza ye-Usan iyimpahla ye-ExxonMobil eseqinile eNigeria; izinhlelo zihlanganisa ukugawula imithombo eyengeziwe nokwandisa amandla ukuze kukhiqizwe okukhiqizwayo okwengeziwe okunamandla amancane. Izinsiza ezikhiqizayo njenge-Erha zizokwandiswa impilo yazo ngokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe. Ezinsizeni ezintsha ezinkulu i-Bosi ne-Owowo, ukuthuthukiswa kwezindawo eziningi, ama-FPSO ajwayelekile, kanye nezinhlelo zokukhiqiza ngaphansi kolwandle ezabiwayo kuzokwehlisa izindleko zokuthuthukisa nge-barrel ngo-10-15%. Le ngxube "yokuthinta izinsiza eziseqinisweni + ukusheshisa ukutholwa okukhulu" kuqinisekisa ukuhamba kwemali eseduze ngenkathi kuqinisekiswa ukukhula kokukhiqiza kwesikhathi eside, ngokuhambisana necebo lenkampani lokwabiwa kwezimali eliqinile lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-27-29 ngo-2026.
02. Umkhakha Kawoyela Emhlabeni Wonke: Amanzi Ajulile Aba Yindawo Eyinhloko Yempi, Nezinguquko Ezintathu Ezinkulu Ezakha Ikusasa
Ukukhetha kwe-ExxonMobil kuyisinyathelo esifanayo sokushintsha komkhakha wezamafutha emhlabeni wonke. Ngo-2026, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamafutha negesi olwandle olujulile kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphuke ngaphezu kwezigidi ezi-42 zamadola, okuzoba ngaphezu kuka-30% wokutshalwa kwezimali okuphelele phezulu - ukugxila ekuthuthukisweni namathuba embonini kuyavela ngokucacile.
Trend 1: I-centre yemithombo yokuhweba igxile emanzini anzulu/amanzi aphakeme, iba umthombo oyinhloko wokukhula kokuhlinzeka.
Izinkundla ezindala ezisemhlabeni nasemanzini aphansi ngokuvamile ziqala ukwehla ekukhiqizeni, ngesilinganiso sonyaka sokwehla esidlula u-8%, kanti amanzi ajulile abe umthombo omkhulu wezinto ezintsha. Kusukela ngo-2010 kuya ku-2020, okutholakele okusha emanzini ajulile emhlabeni wonke kwakuyizikhathi eziyi-16 kunokwemihlabeni. Ngo-2025, amanzi ajulile ayakha u-68% wokutholakele okusha kwamafutha negesi. Esifundeni, kuye kwavela izindawo ezintathu ezinkulu: iGuyana-Suriname Basin eNingizimu Melika (izinto ezingalulama ezingaphezu kwebhiliyoni eziyi-11 lamabhalari), i-Brazilian pre-salt basin, kanye nomkhawulo wamanzi ajulile aseNtshonalanga Afrika eNigeria-Angola. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kusukela ngo-2026 kuya ku-2035, ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhlanganisiwe kwamafutha negesi olwandle emhlabeni wonke kuzofinyelela ku- $ 2.5 trillion, amanzi ajulile enikela ngaphezu kuka-60%, egcwalisa isikhala sokushoda kwesidingo nesinikezeli esizayo samabharele ayizigidi eziyi-13 ngosuku.
Trend 2: Izinguquko zobuchwepheshe nezindleko zenze ukuthuthukiswa kwamanzi anzulu kube nezindleko eziphansi futhi kube green.
Ngemuva kokuthi kube "kubiza kakhulu," ukuthuthukiswa kwamanzi ajulile kubone ukuncishiswa kwezindleko ezibalulekile ngenxa yokuqhubeka kobuchwepheshe. Izindleko zokuthuthukisa amayunithi zehlile kusuka ku-$100 nge-barrel emashumini eminyaka adlule kuya ku-$40-60 nge-barrel njengamanje. Ukubhola okuhlakaniphile okushayelwa yi-AI kuthuthukisa amapharamitha futhi kunciphisa imijikelezo ngo-15%; i-robotics yasolwandle ekude inciphisa abasebenzi basolwandle ngo-50%; ukwakhiwa kwe-FPSO okumodulayo nokujwayelekile kunciphisa izikhathi zephrojekthi ngaphansi kweminyaka emithathu. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuluhlaza kuyashesha: ukubuyiselwa kwegesi ehambisanayo, ukuqeda ukushiswa, ama-FPSO kagesi, kanye nokuhlanganiswa kokubanjwa kwekhabhoni nokugcinwa (CCS) kunciphise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kwamayunithi emaphrojekthini amanzi ajulile ngo-20-30% uma kuqhathaniswa namaphrojekthi asezweni, okuhambisana nokubekwa kwe-"energy fossil energy enekhabhoni ephansi kancane" ekuguqukeni kwamandla.
Trend 3: Imali igxile ezimpahleni ezisezingeni eliphezulu, isheshisa ukuhlanganiswa komkhakha.
Amaphrojekthi asemanzini ajulile avame ukudinga amashumi ezigidi zamadola iphrojekthi ngayinye nemijikelezo yeminyaka engu-7-10, okwenza kube lula kuphela kubadlali abakhulu bamazwe ngamazwe kanye nezinkampani zikazwelonke zamafutha ezinezinga lobuchwepheshe, imali, kanye nezinzuzo zokuphatha ezidingekayo. I-ExxonMobil, i-Shell, i-Chevron, i-TotalEnergies nabanye balawula ngaphezu kuka-70% wezimpahla ezisezingeni eliphezulu emhlabeni wonke. Izinkampani zamafutha ezincane naphakathi ziyayeka kancane izindawo ezinobungozi obukhulu, okudala isimo esithi “abaqine bayanda.” Ngaleso sikhathi, izindlela zokubambisana ziyathuthuka: ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhlangene phakathi kwabakhulu (isibonelo, i-ExxonMobil ne-CNOOC ne-Chevron eGuyana), izinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe ezihlanganisiwe, kanye nokwabelana ngobungozi phakathi kukahulumeni nezinkampani kunciphisa ingcindezi kuphathi eyodwa futhi kusize ukufezekiswa kwamaphrojekthi amaningi.
03.Izikhathi Zamathuba Ezinkampanini Zamakha: Gxila KwiMikhakha Emithathu Ukuthola Izinsiza Zamanzi Anzulu
Ubhekene nokuguqulwa komkhakha, izinhlobo ezahlukene zezimboni zamafutha zingazibeka kahle ukuze zabelane ngamathuba akhiwe ngamanzi anzulu kanye nokukhula kokutshalwa kwezimali eNigeria.
International oil majors: Qinisa ubukhona bazo ezindaweni ezinkulu kakhulu futhi zakhe izinzuzo eziphelele.
Qhubeka ugxile ezifundeni ezibalulekile njengeNigeria, iGuyana, neBrazil, usebenzisa amaphrojekthi amakhulu njengezisekelo zokuhlanganisa uchungechunge olugcwele lokuhlola, ukuthuthukisa, ubunjiniyela, kanye nokusebenza. Khulisa utshalomali kubuchwepheshe obunemikhiqizo ephansi, uhlanganise i-CCS, i-hydrogen, namaphrojekthi asemanzini ajulile ukuze uthuthukise izilinganiso ze-ESG zezimpahla kanye nokuncintisana kwesikhathi eside. Ngokwesibonelo, i-ExxonMobil ihlela ukutshala izigidi ezingu-20 zamadola emisebenzini enomkhiqizo ophansi phakathi kuka-2025 no-2030, lapho u-60% uzonikezelwa ekusizeni amakhasimende ukuthi anciphise ukukhishwa kwezinto, ngaleyo ndlela ungeze inani eliluhlaza kumaphrojekthi ayo asemanzini ajulile.
Izinkampani zikazwelonke zamandla: Sebenzisa ukuvuleka ukuthuthukisa umthelela wendawo namakhono ezobuchwepheshe.
Izizwe ezibambele izinsiza njengeNigeria zikhanga utshalomali lwangaphandle ngesikhuthazo sezintela kanye nezidingo zokuqukethwe kwasekhaya, kanti ngesikhathi esifanayo zicindezela izinkampani zazo zikazwelonke zamafutha (isb., NNPC) ukuthi zibambe iqhaza kakhulu futhi zifunde ubuchwepheshe nokuphatha. Izinkampani zikazwelonke zamafutha ezivela eChina, eBrazil, eMalaysia nakwezinye zingena enkundleni yamanzi ajulile ngokubamba isabelo, ukuhlanganiswa nokuthola ezinye izinkampani, kanye nokubambisana kwezobunjiniyela, ziqeda izinkinga zobuchwepheshe futhi zifinyelele ukusuka emanzini angajulile kuye emanzini ajulile. Ngokwesibonelo, ukubamba iqhaza kwe-CNOOC kuphrojekthi yaseGuyana kumvumele ukuthi iqoqe ulwazi lwamanzini ajulile kakhulu olungabuyiselwa ekuthuthukisweni kwayo eSouth China Sea.
Technology and oilfield service companies: Yamukela umjikelezo wegolide wezinsiza nemishini emanzini anzulu.
Ukuqhuma kwamanzi ajulile kuqondisa ngqo isidingo semishini ephezulu njenge-FPSOs, imikhumbi yokugada, izihlahla zokugada, nemishayo yokugada. Kusukela ngo-2026 kuya ku-2030, imakethe yomhlaba wonke ilindele i-FPSOs entsha ezingaphezu kuka-50, ngosayizi wemakethe ongadlula izigidigidi ezingu-300 zamadola. Abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe ekugadeni okuhlakaniphile, amadodana edijithali, imishayo yokugada, ukuqapha okukude, kanye namanye amagatsha afanayo kulindeleke ukuthi zikhule kakhulu. Izinkampani ezinamakhono obunjiniyela bamanzi ajulile, ukwakha, kanye ne-O&M (isib. i-SBM, i-COSL) zizothola izinkontileka zesikhathi eside futhi zibe abasizakali abakhulu ekukhuleni komkhakha.
04.Ukuphetha
Ukutshala kuka-ExxonMobil izigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-24 zamadola e-Nigeria's deepwater akuyona nje isinqumo sebhizinisi; yisenzakalo esibalulekile esibonisa ukuthi imboni kawoyela emhlabeni wonke ingene "enkathini lapho i-deepwater ibusa khona." Ngesikhathi eside sokuguquguquka kwamandla, uwoyela negesi we-deepwater, ngokuba nezinzuzo ezibanzi zamavolumu amakhulu ezinsiza, izindleko ezingalawuleka, kanye nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni okuphansi kakhulu, kube yisikhali esibalulekile sokuphepha kwamandla emhlabeni wonke nokukhula komnotho. Ezinkampanini, lezo ezingalawula izimpahla ze-deepwater ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ezilawula ubuchwepheshe obuyinhloko, futhi ezivumelana nokuguquguquka okuluhlaza zizohola indawo yemboni yesikhathi esizayo. I-Nigeria kanye ne-West African deepwater zivela njengenkundla enkulu entsha yokuncintisana kwemali kawoyela nomhlaba wonke kanye nobuchwepheshe, kulandela iNingizimu Melika, futhi izoletha inzuzo yokukhula iminyaka eyishumi noma ngaphezulu embonini.
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