日本JERA与阿布扎比签订LNG供应协议

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社8月9号东京报道，全球最大的液化天然气（LNG）买家日本JERA公司表示已与阿布扎比天然气液化有限公司签订了销售和采购液化天然气供应协议备忘录。

与之前达成的协议相比，该协议供应数量较少，期限也更短。

JERA作为东京电力公司和中部电力公司的燃料合资企业，在一份声明中表示，从2019年4月开始，该公司将每年购买最多8批液化天然气，或至多50万吨。

JERA表示，该协议符合日本公平贸易委员会在2017年6月作出的裁决，该裁决宣布目的地限制条款具有反竞争性，并要求LNG合同具有目的地灵活性。

JERA目前与阿布扎比签订了为期25年的长期液化天然气合同，于2019年3月到期。届时每年将购买430万吨液化天然气。

新协议的期限较短，交易量较少，突显了过去几年液化天然气市场的变化。

徐蕾 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Japan's JERA to buy LNG from Abu Dhabi under smaller, shorter-term deal

Japan's JERA Co, the world's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, says it has entered into a sales and purchase memorandum of agreement on LNG supply with Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd.

The agreement is for smaller volumes and for a shorter period than its previous deal with the company .

JERA, a fuel joint venture of Tokyo Electric Power Co and Chubu Electric Power Co, said in a statement it would buy up to eight cargoes of LNG, or up to 0.5 million tonnes, per year of LNG for three years starting April 2019.

JERA says the agreement was in line with the Japan Fair Trade Commission ruling in June 2017, which declared the destination restriction clauses to be anti-competitive and called for destination flexibility in LNG contracts.

JERA currently has a 25-year long-term LNG contract with Abu Dhabi expiring in March 2019, under which it buys 4.3 million tonnes per year.

The shorter duration and smaller volumes in the new deal, highlight the changes that have occurred in the LNG market in the past few years.