石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯4月19日休斯顿报道，Venture Global LNG公司希望美国监管机构能在5月底前批准建造两个储罐，为其位于路易斯安那州的Calcasieu Pass液化天然气出口终端提供服务。
位于卡梅伦(Cameron Parish)年产1000万吨的液化设施，是美国第二波液化产能计划的一部分，旨在从本世纪20年代初至中期满足全球需求。
该开发商还提议在新奥尔良南部建造第二个出口码头，年产能将达到2000万吨。就其计划生产的液化天然气的买家而言，该公司是这批项目中最成功的一家。它的买家包括壳牌(Shell)、意大利的爱迪生(Edison)、葡萄牙的Galp、英国石油(BP)、西班牙的雷普索尔(Repsol)和波兰的PGNiG。
尽管一位高管告诉标普全球普氏能源资讯(S&P Global Platts)，该公司在内部做出了积极的最终投资决定，但Venture Global尚未披露是否获得了足够的融资，以全面建设Calcasieu Pass。目前还没有公布总成本，不过在2014年和2015年，该公司曾估计该码头及其附属管道将耗资45亿美元。该公司有一个承包商Kiewit，但分析人士质疑其协议是否能保护其免受成本超支。
自今年2月获得美国联邦能源监管委员会(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)批准建造Calcasieu Pass以来，Venture Global一直在进行场地准备工作，为全面建设做好准备。
在周四晚些时候给发改委的一封信中，这家开发商说，它已经满足了开始建设液化天然气储罐所需的环境条件。该公司表示，正在寻求在5月31日之前获得这项工作的授权。
除两个储罐(每个储罐的可用容量约为20万立方米)外，项目还包括液化设施、一座720兆瓦的发电厂、一个海上码头和液化天然气运输船泊位、管道、输送管线等基础设施。此外，还计划修建一条长23.4英里、直径42英寸的天然气输送管道。
尽管存在挥之不去的融资问题，但开发商在与市场合作完成项目后，表现出了全速前进的姿态，甚至表达了扩张的意图。
今年3月，Venture Global表示，有兴趣将其美国出口业务的产能提高一倍。目前，该公司计划在路易斯安那州建造两座码头，年产量为3000万吨/年，而目前的产量为6000万吨/年。该公司当时重申，预计将于今年晚些时候开始建设普拉克明地区的设施。
在公开场合，高管们拒绝讨论液化费合资企业Global向客户收取的定价问题，但他们表示，液化费具有很强的竞争力。
薛珂 编译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Venture Global LNG seeks green light for Calcasieu Pass storage tank construction in Louisiana
Venture Global LNG wants US regulators to approve by the end of May the start of construction on two storage tanks that will serve its Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana.
The 10 million mt/year facility in Cameron Parish is among a dozen or so projects that are part of a second wave of US liquefaction capacity and aim to feed global demand starting in the early- to mid-2020s.
The developer, which has also proposed a second export terminal south of New Orleans that would have a capacity of 20 million mt/year, has been the most successful among this batch of projects in terms of securing long-term offtake contracts with buyers of the LNG it plans to produce. Its offtakers include Shell, Italy's Edison, Portugal's Galp, BP, Spain's Repsol and Poland's PGNiG.
While an executive has told S&P Global Platts that the company made a positive final investment decision internally, Venture Global has yet to disclose whether it has obtained sufficient financing for full construction of Calcasieu Pass. No current overall cost has been revealed, though in 2014 and 2015 it had estimated the terminal and an affiliated pipeline would cost $4.5 billion. It has a contractor, Kiewit, but analysts have questioned whether its agreement protects it against cost overruns.
Since being granted US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval in February to build Calcasieu Pass, Venture Global has been conducting site preparation activities to get the land ready for full construction.
In a letter to the agency late Thursday, the developer said it has satisfied the environmental conditions necessary for it to begin LNG storage tank construction. It said it was seeking authorization by May 31 for that work.
In addition to two storage tanks, each with a usable capacity of about 200,000 cu m, the full scope of the project includes liquefaction facilities, a 720-MW electricity generation plant, a marine terminal and LNG carrier berths, piping, transfer lines and other infrastructure. Also planned is a 23.4-mile, 42-inch-diameter feedgas pipeline.
Despite the lingering financing questions, the developer - when it has addressed the project with the market - has presented a full steam ahead posture, and even expressed an eye toward expansion.
In March, Venture Global said it was interested in doubling the capacity of its US export business, from the current 30 million mt/year across its two planned Louisiana terminals, to 60 million mt/year. It reiterated at the time that it expects to begin construction on the Plaquemines Parish facility later this year.
At public appearances, executives have declined to discuss the pricing of the liquefaction fee Venture Global is charging the customers that it has secured thus far, but they have indicated the fee has been highly competitive.
