石油设备网讯 据路透社法兰克福5月6日报道,瑞士公用事业公司Axpo和德国液化天然气(LNG)终端公司周一表示,他们签署了一项长期产能协议,将在德国北部Brunsbuettel建造一个LNG陆上终端。
此举正值德国努力实现天然气进口来源多元化之际,包括Brunsbuettel在内的三个项目竞相从专业油轮中提取天然气,并将其分销到一个迄今主要由管道供应的利润丰厚的市场(德国)。
Axpe和德国LNG终端公司在一份声明中表示:“这是Brunsbuettel朝着做出投资决定迈出的又一重要步骤。”
Axpo表示,该公司的参与反映了德国希望在九年内扩大液化天然气市场活动,并在中期内关闭众多燃煤电厂的愿望。
德国需要降低其碳足迹,但在更大程度上依赖可再生能源之前,该国需要在一段时间内支持更多的天然气用于电力、供暖和工业。
同样由Axpo的合作伙伴德国莱茵集团支持的Brunsbuettel正在争取建筑许可,与此同时,在德国能源集团Uniper支持下的威廉港液化天然气项目,其第三个终端计划正在进行中。
终端通常有独立的经营人,而天然气发货人主要来自公用事业部门,汇集了原产地供应商、当地分销商和客户。
德国液化天然气终端公司表示,预计Brunsbuettel将在2019年底做出投资决定。
德国政府3月份批准了一项计划,该计划将有可能刺激LNG终端的投资决策,同时承认越来越多的进口要求以及卡塔尔和美国等供应商进入市场的意愿。
【注】施塔德(Stade)和布伦斯布特(Brunsbuettel)是德国第二大城市、重要海港汉堡下属的两个港口小镇,除了上述两个港口城镇,德国西北部的威廉港(Wilhelmshaven)也极具优势,威廉港是德国天然水深最深的港口和德国最大石油转运港,拥有优质的岸线资源,不冻不淤,地理位置靠近公海和国际航道,进港航道所在的亚德湾水域宽阔,进出港条件十分优越。
詹晓晶 摘自 路透社
原文如下:
Axpo, German LNG Terminal project group seek capacity deal
Swiss utility Axpo and German LNG Terminal GmbH on Monday said they signed a heads of agreement for a long-term capacity contract for a yet to be built liquefied natural gas (LNG) landing terminal at Brunsbuettel in northern Germany.
The move comes amid efforts to diversify Germany’s sources of gas imports, with three projects, including Brunsbuettel, competing to take gas from specialised tankers and distribute them in a lucrative market so far served mostly by pipelines.
“This is another important step towards taking the investment decision (for Brunsbuettel),” Axpe and German LNG Terminal GmbH said in a statement.
Axpo said its involvement reflected the desire to expand on nine years of LNG market activity and the shutdown of numerous coal-fired power plants in the medium term.
Germany needs to lower its carbon footprint so supports more gas usage for power, heating and industry for an interim time until a greater reliance on renewables can be achieved.
Brunsbuettel, also supported by Axpo peer RWE, is in the running for a building permit, alongside an LNG project at Wilhelmshaven, supported by Uniper, with a third terminal plan being pursued at chemical firm Dow’s Stade site.
Terminals typically have independent operators while gas shippers, mostly from the utility sector, bring together origin suppliers, local distributors and customers.
German LNG Terminal said it expected an investment decision for Brunsbuettel at the end of 2019.
Germany’s government in March approved a plan that will likely spur investment decisions for LNG terminals, recognising growing import requirements and readiness of suppliers like Qatar and the United States to get into the market.