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1Newfound Oil Met With Hope, Concern in BeninSolitanin'i Bénin: Fikoropahana sa Fanambaràna Politika?
2The 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.
3The 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 :
4Some 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
5Minister Barthelemy Kass via ‘nouvelles mutations' website. Image used with permission.Ny minisitra Barthelemy Kassa via nouvelles mutations (nahazoana alalana)
6It 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.
7However, 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.
8Journalist 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 :
9According 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.
10Will 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?
11How much will Sapetro earn from this operation ?Ohatrinona ny ho azon'ny Sapero amin'ity fitrandrahana ity.
12Even 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.
13Candide Azannai is one such member.Anisan'izany i Candide Azannaï.
14According 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.
15For 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.
16Another 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.
17He too explained this on his Facebook page [fr]:Nanazava toy izao izy tao amin'ny Facebook:
18Just 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.
19The 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.
20For how many days?Ao anatin'ny firy andro?
21What 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?
22But all hope is not lost.Saingy tsy very akory ny fanantenana.
23A 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).
24There 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.
25We 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.
26In 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.
27It 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.