石油设备网讯 据路透社伦敦5月20日报道，周一，德国能源集团Uniper开始测试天然气公司是否有兴趣使用其在德国的液化天然气（LNG）终端，并表示公司正在寻求运营该终端的合作伙伴。
Uniper为拟议中再气化能力为100亿立方米（725万吨液化天然气）的浮动Wilhelmshaven终端启动了开放季节，允许企业在7月19日之前缔结不具约束力的协议。
在开季之前，Uniper与埃克森美孚关于“实质性份额”再气化能力签署了初步协议。
Uniper在电子邮件评论中称："开放季节的目的是核查市场需求并提供再气化能力。我们的目标是在整个过程结束时对整个能力做出有约束力的承诺。”
当被问及Uniper本身是否对产能感兴趣时，该公司表示：“是的，Uniper也感兴趣。Wilhelmshaven项目是三个拟议中的液化天然气接收终端之一。
Uniper此前已同意，日本商船三井将向深水港提供一个浮动储存和再净化装置。
Uniper一直表示，该公司将为该项目提供便利，并在周一表示，该公司正在与希望购买该终端运营商大部分股份的公司进行谈判。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
Uniper tests interest in its German LNG import project, seeks partner
Germany’s Uniper started on Monday to test the interest of gas companies in using its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Germany and said it was also seeking a partner in the company operating the terminal.
Uniper launched a so-called open season for the 10 billion cubic metres of regasification capacity (7.25 million tonnes of LNG) at the proposed floating Wilhelmshaven terminal, giving companies until July 19 to conclude non-binding agreements.
The open season comes after Uniper signed such a preliminary agreement with Exxon Mobil for a “substantial share” of the regasification capacity.
“It is the intention of the open season to check market demand and to offer regasification capacity. The aim is to have binding commitments for the entire capacity at the end of the process,” Uniper said in emailed comments.
When asked whether Uniper itself, which trades LNG and has LNG offtake commitments from U.S. producers, would be interested in capacity, the company said: “Yes, Uniper is also interested”.
The Wilhelmshaven project is one of three proposed LNG receiving terminals.
Uniper has previously agreed that Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines will provide a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to the deepwater port. An FSRU is a vessel and as such a cheaper and quicker way of developing an import project.
Uniper has always said it would be a facilitator of the project and on Monday said it was talking to companies that want to buy a majority share in the terminal operator.
