石油设备网讯 据世界天然气网站4月12日消息 澳大利亚液化天然气运营商伍德赛德在其Pluto液化天然气项目中新建了一座液化天然气卡车装载设施。
伍德赛德周五表示，在完成调试活动后，该设施最初将能够每天运送7辆液化天然气卡车，每辆卡车运送相当于80000升柴油。
在这个初始容量下，用液化天然气代替柴油每年可减少超过12万吨的生命周期温室气体排放量。
该公司补充说，通过24小时的运营，该设施的生产能力可以提高一倍，并根据市场需求将进一步扩大。
伍德赛德最初的重点是向皮尔巴拉、金伯利和西澳其他地方的采矿作业和社区供应卡车液化天然气，以供发电。卡车运输的液化天然气也将被用于供应沿海海运船舶，包括2017年加入伍德赛德船队的液化天然气动力运输船Siem Thiima。
从长期来看，卡车装载设施中的液化天然气可用于支持该地区重型运输部门向卡车和火车更清洁燃料的过渡。
该公司还计划开发基础设施，为国际航运业提供液化天然气，尤其是在繁忙的从皮尔巴拉到亚洲的贸易航线上的铁矿石运输船。
伍德赛德首席运营官Meg O’Neill说：“每年大约有30亿升柴油进口到皮尔巴拉，主要用于采矿业。此外，从皮尔巴拉向国际市场出口铁矿石的船舶每年消耗大约50亿升的重质燃料油。”
伍德赛德认为，在西澳大利亚生产的液化天然气可以取代那些排放量更高的燃料，在支持当地工业增长和为当地生产的液化天然气创造新市场的同时提供环境效益。
吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
https://www.lngworldnews.com/
Posted on April 12, 2019
Woodside opens Pluto LNG truck loading facility
Australian LNG operator Woodside has opened a new LNG truck loading facility within its Pluto LNG Project.
Woodside said on Friday that, following the completion of commissioning activities, the facility would initially be able to deliver seven LNG truck loadings per day, each one transporting the equivalent of more than 80,000 liters of diesel.
At this initial capacity, replacing that diesel with LNG could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by more than 120,000 tonnes per year.
The company added that the facility’s capacity could be doubled by moving to 24-hour operations and further expanded depending on market demand.
Woodside’s initial focus is on supplying trucked LNG to mining operations and communities in the Pilbara, Kimberley and elsewhere in WA for power generation. Trucked LNG will also be used to supply coastal marine vessels, including the LNG-powered Siem Thiima which joined Woodside’s fleet in 2017.
In the longer term, the availability of LNG from the truck loading facility could support the transition towards cleaner fuel for trucks and trains in the region’s heavy transport sector.
The company is also planning to develop infrastructure for supplying LNG to the international shipping industry, particularly iron ore carriers on the busy trade route from the Pilbara to Asia.
Woodside COO Meg O’Neill said: “Around three billion liters of diesel are imported into the Pilbara every year, mainly for the mining industry. In addition, the ships exporting iron ore to international markets from the Pilbara consume approximately five billion liters of heavy fuel oil annually.
“Woodside believes that LNG produced here in Western Australia can replace those higher-emissions fuels, delivering environmental benefits while supporting the growth of local industries and creating new markets for locally produced LNG.”
