石油设备网讯 据世界天然气网站4月11日消息 Kitsumkalum政府与加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省签署了两份液化天然气收益协议。
沿海基金协议和液化天然气收益协议为加拿大液化天然气项目提供了资金。
这些协议确保了Kitsumkalum当地民众将受益于培训、工作、升级的基础设施、商业机会以及本项目带来的收入。
当地关系和和解部长Scott Fraser说：“加拿大液化天然气项目是Kitimat、Kitsumkalum和我们整个省的一个有前景的经济机会。”
Kitsumkalum领导人Don Roberts 说：“随着这些协议的落实，我支持加拿大液化天然气项目和其他液化天然气项目，在这些项目中，可以减轻环境和社会经济方面的累积影响，以确保Kitsumkalum民众继续享有当地人的所有权和权利。”
液化天然气收益协议提供了初步资金，以帮助Kitsumkalum准备和管理液化天然气开发的影响。四年内总共将使用2035万美元建立一个土地和经济发展基金、一个社区发展基金和一个遗产基金。
沿海基金协议则将提供年度基本付款加上反映液化天然气产量的增量项目资金。一旦设施投入运行，每年的总付款额预计将在75万美元的范围内，但这将根据运输的液化天然气的量而变化。
吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Kitsumkalum First Nation inks LNG Canada benefits deals
Kitsumkalum First Nation signed two liquefied natural gas (LNG) benefits deals with Canada’s British Columbia province.
The Coastal Fund Agreement and LNG Benefits Agreement provide funding to Kitsumkalum for the life of the LNG Canada project.
The agreements ensure Kitsumkalum members will benefit from training, jobs, updated infrastructure, business opportunities and the increased revenue and growth that this project will bring.
“LNG Canada is a promising economic opportunity for Kitimat, Kitsumkalum and our entire province,”said Scott Fraser, minister of indigenous relations and reconciliation.
Kitsumkalum Chief Don Roberts said, “With these agreements in place, I am supportive of the LNG Canada project and other LNG projects where cumulative impacts, both environmental and socioeconomic, are mitigated to ensure continued Aboriginal Title and Rights are enjoyed by the people of Kitsumkalum.”
The LNG Benefits Agreement provides initial funding to assist Kitsumkalum in preparing for and managing the impacts of LNG development. A total of $20.35 million over four years will be used to create a land and economic development fund, a community development fund and a legacy fund.
The Coastal Fund Agreement will provide an annual base payment plus incremental project funding that reflects the volume of LNG that is being produced. The total annual payment once the facility is in operation is anticipated to be in the range of $750,000, though this will vary depending on the volume of LNG that is shipped.
