石油设备网讯 据世界天然气4月1日消息，Sempra Energy已获得美国能源部（DOE）的两项授权，将美国生产的天然气出口到墨西哥，并将液化天然气再出口到与美国没有自由贸易协定的国家。
Sempra Energy周日表示，该公司通过其子公司Energia Costa Azul (ECA)获得了授权。
授权用于墨西哥和加利福尼亚州开发的一期和二期液化出口设施的出口。
值得注意的是，第一阶段的开发是一个单一的列车液化天然气设施，将位于现有的液化天然气接收站附近。预计将利用现有的液化天然气储罐、海上泊位和相关设施。
该项目的第二阶段将包括增加两列火车和一个液化天然气储罐。美国能源部的批准允许美国从这些基础设施项目中每年出口6,360亿立方英尺(Bcf)的液化天然气。该项目的第二阶段将需要获得能源部的额外批准，才能出口其全部预期产能。
现有的ECA接收站是北美西海岸建造的第一个液化天然气接收站。该公司位于加利福尼亚州恩塞纳达以北约15英里处，于2008年开始商业运营，每天可处理多达10亿立方英尺的天然气。
值得一提的是，Sempra Energy于2018年11月与道达尔、三井物产(Mitsui & Co.)和东京天然气公司(Tokyo Gas Co.)签署了ECA液化天然气项目一期的主要协议，但需达成最终协议。
6月，Technipfmc和Kiewit被选为项目的工程、采购、施工和调试（EPC）承包商，但必须就EPC合同达成最终协议。
尹路 编译自 世界天然气
Sempra picks up authorization for ECA LNG export
Sempra Energy has received two authorizations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export U.S. produced natural gas to Mexico and to re-export LNG to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement with the U.S.
Sempra Energy said on Sunday that the company received the authorizations through its subsidiary Energía Costa Azul (ECA).
The authorizations are for exports from Phase 1 and Phase 2 liquefaction-export facilities under development in Baja California, Mexico.
It is worth noting that the Phase 1 development opportunity is a single train LNG facility to be located adjacent to the existing LNG receipt terminal. It is expected to utilize current LNG storage tanks, marine berth and associated facilities.
Phase 2 of the project will include the addition of two trains and one LNG storage tank. The DOE authorizations allow the export of 636 billion cubic feet (Bcf) a year of U.S. sourced LNG from these infrastructure projects. Phase 2 of the project will require additional DOE approval to export its full expected capacity.
The existing ECA receipt terminal was the first LNG receipt terminal constructed on North America’s West Coast. Located about 15 miles north of Ensenada, Baja California, it began commercial operations in 2008 and is capable of processing up to 1 Bcf of natural gas per day.
To remind, Sempra Energy signed heads of agreements in November 2018 with Total, Mitsui & Co., and Tokyo Gas Co. for Phase 1 of the ECA LNG project, subject to reaching definitive agreements.
In June, TechnipFMC and Kiewit were selected as the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPC) contractors for the project, subject to reaching a definitive agreement on the EPC contract.
