中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯堪培拉3月20日消息，新西兰中间偏左的政府正考虑暂停新的石油和天然气勘探，因为总理Jacinda Ardern支持对环境影响较小的替代工业。

Ardern所在工党领导的联合政府正在考虑同意石油公司在新西兰水域寻找原油和天然气资源新的权利的问题，Ardern表示，其中一个选择是不提供任何区块进行投标。

周二她表示：“这都是我们未来要做的事情。考虑到油气区块的报价，你或许正在考虑新西兰的石油和天然气勘探的未来。但是我们正在积极考虑的是决定我们是否继续钻探石油和天然气。”

唐绍红 摘译自 道琼斯

原文如下：

New Zealand May Stop Awarding New Oil, Gas Exploration Permits

New Zealand's center-left government is considering a halt to new oil and gas exploration, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern backing alternative industries with less environmental impact.

As her Labour-led coalition considers the issue of granting petroleum companies new rights to search for crude oil and natural gas in New Zealand waters, Ms. Ardern said an option was to put up nothing for tender.

"This is all about what we do in the future," she said Tuesday. "In considering block offers, you are considering the future of oil and gas exploration in New Zealand. What we are actively considering is the thing that decides whether or not we continue to drill for oil and gas."