????印度的石油天然氣部并沒有打算禁止中國企業參與即將進行的46個石油天然氣區塊勘探權的拍賣活動。

????印度石油天然氣部部長維維克?雷在2014年第11屆印度國際石油、天然氣展覽會（Petrotech 2014）場外活動中對媒體表示：“我們沒有計劃禁止任何人參與此次拍賣活動。決定權在內政部，而他們在這方面還沒有告訴我們任何信息。”

????他說：“我們希望各大公司找到更多的石油和天然氣。”

????據印度英文日報The Hindu此前報道稱，這位部長表示，為了吸引更多的勘探公司競標印度油氣勘探區塊，他領導的印度石油天然氣部正在為超深海勘探謀求十年免稅優惠政策。

????目前印度授予的免稅期為七年。

????印度政府將在下一輪招標活動中拍賣46個油氣勘探區塊。這家報紙稱，拍賣日期在2014年年初。

????《The Hindu》報道稱：“據石油天然氣部宣布，勘探公司將有機會查看這些區塊的地質儲量，而管理此次拍賣活動的政策將會在幾周后發布。”

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????India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry doesn’t plan to bar Chinese companies from bidding in the upcoming auction of 46 oil and gas blocks.

????“We have no plan to ban anyone. It is for the Home Ministry to decide and they have not informed us anything on these lines,” Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae told the media on sidelines of Petrotech 2014.

????“We want companies to find more oil and gas,” he said.

????The Secretary said that to attract more explorers to bid for acreages in India, his Ministry is seeking 10 years tax holiday for ultra deep water exploration, according to a report by The Hindu.

????Current tax holidaya are granted for seven years.

????The Government will auction 46 oil and gas blocks at the next bidding round. It said the date will be in early 2014.

????“According to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, the explorers would get a view of the geological reserves of the block, while the policy governing the auction would follow in a few weeks,” The Hindu reported.