美国石油集团阿纳达科(Anadarko)及其合作伙伴澳大利亚伍德赛德(Woodside)、西班牙雷普索尔(Repsol)和英国图洛石油公司 (Tullow Oil)昨天证实，它们在从塞拉利昂到加纳一带的海上发现了一处新的产油区，预计未来五年将在这片产油区找到更多大型油田。
Anadarko, the US oil group, and its partners Woodside of Australia, Repsol of Spain and Tullow Oil of the UK, yesterday confirmed they had found a new offshore oil region from Sierra Leone to Ghana in which they expect to discover more huge oil fields in the next five years.

这一声明的根据，是上述公司在塞拉利昂近海维纳斯勘探井(Venus)获得的积极钻探结果。该井距离非洲最大深水油田——加纳的朱比利(Jubilee)油田约1100公里。
The announcement was made based on positive drilling results from the Venus well off the coast of Sierra Leone, 1,100km from Ghana"s Jubilee field, Africa"s largest deep-water field.

维纳斯油井的钻探一直备受业内关注，其结果本身已经表明存在一个大油田。但更重要的是它开启了一块新的勘探区域。
The results of drilling, which has been one of the most closely watched in the industry, itself suggests a large field. But much more important is the area it opens up.