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1 | Newfound Oil Met With Hope, Concern in Benin | Solitanin'i Bénin: Fikoropahana sa Fanambaràna Politika? |
2 | The Benin government announced the discovery of a source of oil in the Sèmè-Podji region on October 24. | Nanambara ny governemanta beninoà tamin'ny 24 Oktobra farany teo fa nisy tahirin-tsolika hita tao amin'ny faritr'i Sèmè-Podji. |
3 | The announcement was made by the Minister for Energy and Oil Exploration, Barthelemy Kassa [fr]: | Ny minisitry ny angovo, ny fikarohana solitany, Barthélemy Kassa no nanambara fa : |
4 | Some 87 million barrels of oil are available from block 1 of the Sèmè-Podji oil field and will be subject to exploitation over 14 years, thanks to the 7,500 barrels per day expected from the start date of the exploitation. | Ampelantanana ny 87 tapitrisa barilan'ny solitany eo amin'ny ampaha-tanin'ny sahan-tsolik'i Sèmè-Podji ary hotrandrahana mandritra ny 14 taona, hahazoana 7500 barila isan'andro manomboka ny daty fitrandrahana |
5 | Minister Barthelemy Kass via ‘nouvelles mutations' website. Image used with permission. | Ny minisitra Barthelemy Kassa via nouvelles mutations (nahazoana alalana) |
6 | It is believed discussions will take place with Nigerian company South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) for a production sharing contract. | Mbola an-dalana, hono, ny fifampiraharahana amin'ny orinasa nizeriana South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) amin'ny fifampizarana ny vokatra. |
7 | However, some in Benin remain skeptical and are asking many questions about the announcement. | Saingy tsy matoky an'izany ny Beninoà maro ary manontany tena amin'ny zavatra maro momba ity fanambarana ity. |
8 | Journalist Marcel Zouménou raised certain inconsistencies on the Nouvelle Tribune [fr] website: | Manampongatra fisafotofotoana sy fanontaniana maro ao amin'ny habaky ny la Nouvelle Tribune ny mpanao gazety Marcel Zouménou : |
9 | According to sources close to the project, the quantities found are not all that great, being only a residue of what Benin, via Saga Petroleum, exploited during the 1970s and 1980s. | Araka ny loharanom-baovao akaiky ity tahirin-kevitra ity, tsy tena goavana toy izany ny habe hita, ary tsy inona io fa ny ambin'izay efa notrandrahan'i Benin, tamin'ny alalan'ny Saga Petroleum, nandritra ny taompolo 70 sy 80. |
10 | Will the 12 billion in revenue announced be solely for Benin? | Hiverina manontolo amin'i Benin ve ny vola voambara fa 12.000 miliara ho azo? |
11 | How much will Sapetro earn from this operation ? | Ohatrinona ny ho azon'ny Sapero amin'ity fitrandrahana ity. |
12 | Even certain members of parliament in Benin are far from trusting of the country's current president in relation to management of this new source of oil. | Tsy irery ity farany satria maro ihany koa ny parlemantera beninoà no tsy matoky ny filoha ankehitriny amin'ny fitantanana ity toera-pitrandrahana solitany vaovao ity. |
13 | Candide Azannai is one such member. | Anisan'izany i Candide Azannaï. |
14 | According to an article posted on his Facebook page [fr], he learned that President Boni Yayi allegedly could be preparing to use a portion of the oil exploitation revenues to buy a plane so he is able to rapidly cover all counties of Benin to win over locals for his potential candidacy in the next presidential elections. | Araka ny lahatsoratra navoakany tao amin'ny Facebook, nanambara izy fa nahare ny fiomankomanan'ny filoha Boni Yayi hampiasa ny ampahany amin'ny vola azo amin'ny fitrandrahana ilay tahirin-tsolika mba hividianana voromby mba hahafahany mitety ny faritra rehetra ao Benin handresy lahatra ny mponina amin'ny mety ho filatsahany hofidiana ho filoham-pirenena. |
15 | For the president then, enlightened management is necessary so that the Benin people can finally be happy about this oil which has always existed under the soil. | Ho an'ity farany, noho izany, tsy maintsy atao mazava ny fitantanana mba hahafahan'ny Beninoà mahazo tombontsoa amin'izay amin'ity solitany izay efa nitoetra hatrany tao an-kibon'ny taninay ity. |
16 | Another member of parliament, Lazare Sehoueto, stated that the information broadcast was a matter of propaganda. | Ho an'i Lazare Sehoueto indray, nanamafy izy fa ao anatin'ny propagandy ity vaovao naely ity. |
17 | He too explained this on his Facebook page [fr]: | Nanazava toy izao izy tao amin'ny Facebook: |
18 | Just so that everyone has the right idea, let us note that Nigeria produces 2.5 million [barrels] of oil per day, that is 25 million barrels in ten days. | Mba hahafahan'ny tsirairay manan-kevitra mitombina, mariho fa mamokatra 2,5 tapitrisa barila isan'andro, izany hoe 25 tapitrisa barila ao anatin'ny folo andro i Nizerià. |
19 | The exploitation of our 20 million barrels of residual oil could start around September 2014. | Ny fitrandrahana ny 20 tapitrisa barilan'ny solitanintsika dia mety ho tontosa any amin'ny septambra 2014 any. |
20 | For how many days? | Ao anatin'ny firy andro? |
21 | What will be left to us when the unknown company who is talking to us right now has finished their dealings? What will be left for my country? | Inona sisa no ho tavela ho an'ny firenentsika rehefa vita ny fifanarahana amin'ilay orinasa tsy fantatra, inona sisa no hijanona ho an'ilay fireneko? |
22 | But all hope is not lost. | Saingy tsy very akory ny fanantenana. |
23 | A consortium is currently working on Block 4. The consortium is made up of legitimate companies (Shell, Petrobas from Brazil and a ‘Benin' company created by the Portuguese). | Misy vondron'orinasamiasa eo amin'ny ampaha-tany fahaefatra amin'izao fotoana izao. Matotra io vondron'orinasa io (izay ahitana ny Shell, Petrobas avy any Brezila ary ilay orinasa “beninoà” naorin'ny Portiogey iray). |
24 | There are great hopes that this consortium could drill up to 2,000 or 3,000 metres deep under the sea to confirm whether we have properly defined the oil layer. | Misy ny fanantenana fa hahatsindrona hatrany amin'ny 2000 ka hatrany amin'ny 3000 metatra ambanin'ny ranomasina any io vondron'orinasa io hahafahany manamafy fa manana tahirin-tsolika tokoa isika. |
25 | We have oil just like we have water. But the drilling must strike the layer. | Tahaka ny fananantsika rano no ananantsika solitany, Saingy tsy maintsy mba “mitontona” ao amin'ny velaran'ny tahirin-tsolika aloha ny fangadiana. |
26 | In summary, for the moment there is still nothing new in King Behanzin's country (a.k.a. Benin). | Fehiny, tsy mbola misy zava-baovao tsy akory ato amin'ity tanin'ny mpanjaka Behanzin ity. |
27 | It is undoubtedly still too early to be pleased about the potential of these new energy resources. | Tsy isalasalana fa mbola aloha loatra ny mifaly amin'izay mety ho fisian'ny loharanon'angovo vaovao. |