中國(guó)石化新聞網(wǎng)訊 據(jù)7月11日油田科技網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，Centrica公司宣布在位于美國(guó)路易斯安那州海岸40海里的Delfin深水港簽署了一份為期15年的100萬(wàn)噸/年液化天然氣長(zhǎng)期買賣協(xié)議，采用船上交貨(FOB)方式。根據(jù)該協(xié)議，Centrica每年將接收約14批液化天然氣貨物，并可提供足夠的能源為英國(guó)5%的家庭供暖15年。
該交易市場(chǎng)價(jià)值為80億美元，標(biāo)志著該公司為進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)英國(guó)能源安全而采取的又一舉措。此前，該公司與挪威國(guó)家石油公司(Equinor)簽署了一項(xiàng)為期三年的供應(yīng)協(xié)議，該協(xié)議將為450萬(wàn)英國(guó)家庭提供供暖，直至2024年，并將于2022年10月重新開放天然氣儲(chǔ)存設(shè)施。Rough終端儲(chǔ)存設(shè)施現(xiàn)在提供了英國(guó)總天然氣儲(chǔ)存容量的一半，有可能儲(chǔ)存超過(guò)500億立方英尺的天然氣，足以在整個(gè)冬季為近10%的英國(guó)家庭供暖。
Centrica集團(tuán)首席執(zhí)行官Chris O 'Shea表示：“該協(xié)議對(duì)我們的客戶和國(guó)家來(lái)說(shuō)都是好消息。去年的情況表明，投資于英國(guó)能源安全至關(guān)重要。解決能源危機(jī)對(duì)我們客戶的直接影響一直是我們的首要任務(wù)之一，但我清楚地意識(shí)到，我們還需要展望未來(lái)，管理未來(lái)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，確保供應(yīng)。在向凈零排放過(guò)渡的過(guò)程中，天然氣是必不可少的過(guò)渡燃料，獲得這樣的國(guó)際協(xié)議對(duì)英國(guó)的能源安全至關(guān)重要。除了加強(qiáng)英國(guó)和美國(guó)之間的貿(mào)易聯(lián)系外，這筆交易，以及重新開放Rough終端設(shè)施和我們與Equinor的主要交易表明，Centrica正在大力投資，以確保英國(guó)的能源供應(yīng)經(jīng)得起未來(lái)考驗(yàn)，解決能源危機(jī)。我們隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備在其他項(xiàng)目上投資數(shù)十億英鎊，在正確的監(jiān)管框架下為英國(guó)創(chuàng)造數(shù)千個(gè)新的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)?！?/p>
Delfin首席執(zhí)行官Dudley Poston表示：“我們很高興與Centrica完成這項(xiàng)SPA協(xié)議合同，優(yōu)化我們之前宣布的協(xié)議，達(dá)到我們深水港液化天然氣出口設(shè)施的另一個(gè)重要里程碑。全球?qū)﹂L(zhǎng)期、可擴(kuò)展液化天然氣供應(yīng)的需求不斷增長(zhǎng)。隨著Delfin首艘FLNG船的產(chǎn)能輸出，我們繼續(xù)朝著最終投資決策邁進(jìn)，并推動(dòng)這一重要項(xiàng)目的發(fā)展，成為英國(guó)等國(guó)家的合作伙伴，因?yàn)樗^續(xù)在加強(qiáng)國(guó)家能源安全方面取得進(jìn)展，并通過(guò)清潔、可靠的液化天然氣降低能源價(jià)格?！?/p>
該交易是在Centrica和Delfin于2022年8月達(dá)成負(fù)責(zé)人協(xié)議之后達(dá)成的。預(yù)計(jì)Delfin深水港的運(yùn)營(yíng)和首批液化天然氣產(chǎn)出將于2027年開始。
洪偉立 譯自 油田科技網(wǎng)站
原文如下：
Centrica signs major LNG supply agreement
The company has announced the signature of a long-term sale and purchase agreement for 1 million t/y of LNG for 15-years on a Free on Board (FOB) basis at the Delfin Deepwater Port, located 40 nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana, US. This agreement will see Centrica take delivery of around 14 LNG cargoes per year and could provide enough energy to heat 5% of UK homes for 15 years.
The deal, with a market value of US$8 billion, marks an additional move by the company to build further resilience in the UK’s energy security. It follows a three-year supply agreement with Equinor that will heat 4.5m UK homes through to 2024 and the reopening of the Rough gas storage facility in October 2022. Rough now provides half of the UK’s total gas storage capacity with the potential to store over 50 billion ft3 of gas, enough to heat almost 10% of UK homes throughout winter.
Chris O’Shea, Group Chief Executive, Centrica said: “This agreement is good news for our customers and the country. The last year has demonstrated the critical importance of investing in the UK’s energy security. Addressing the immediate impact of the energy crisis on our customers has been one of our biggest priorities, but I’m acutely aware that we also need to look ahead to manage future risks and secure our supplies.
"Natural Gas is an essential transition fuel in the move to net zero and securing international agreements such as this are vital to the UK’s energy security. As well as strengthening the trade links between the UK and US, this deal – alongside reopening Rough and our major deal with Equinor – shows that Centrica is investing heavily to future-proof the UK’s energy supply and address one of the underlying causes of the energy crisis. We stand ready to invest several billion pounds in additional projects, creating thousands of new UK jobs, with the right regulatory framework.”
Dudley Poston, CEO of Delfin said: “We are excited to finalise this SPA with Centrica, converting our previously announced Heads of Agreement and reaching another important milestone for our Deepwater Port LNG Export Facility.”
“There is growing global demand for long-term, scalable LNG supply. With the off-take capacity for Delfin’s first FLNG Vessel now sold, we continue to move towards Final Investment Decision and bring this important project forward, becoming a partner to countries like the U.K. as it continues to make progress bolstering national energy security and driving down prices with clean, reliable LNG.”
The deal follows a Heads of Agreement between Centrica and Delfin in August 2022. Operations and first LNG are expected to commence at the Delfin Deepwater Port in 2027.
