日本三菱公司收购孟加拉LNG终端25%股权

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社8月18日新加坡报道， 日本三菱公司周五表示，已经收购孟加拉萨米特液化天然气（Bangladesh’s Summit Liquefied Natural Gas）终端和工厂25%的股权，以帮助这个南亚国家开发一座海上接收站。

其余的75%股权将仍然由萨米特公司保留。

萨米特液化天然气项目计划需要在Moheshkali海岸附近安装一个浮动存储和再气化装置(FSRU)，将在那里接收和再气化由该国国家石油天然气公司，孟加拉国家石油公司（Petrobangla）采购的液化天然气。

这座终端的建设已经开始，预计2019年3月开始投入商业运营。三菱公司表示，计划的液化天然气进口量约为每年350万吨

三菱没有在新闻稿中透露投资成本，但一位知情业内人士表示，该公司将为这25%的股权投资约2,000至2,500万美元。

在截至2017年年中的财政年度，孟加拉国经济增长7.28%，预计到2030年，孟加拉人口将攀升至1.85亿以上，这增加了对电力和液化天然气的需求。

日本三菱表示，萨米特与三菱已同意在孟加拉国共同开发其它液化天然气项目，从供应超冷燃料到发电。

今年3月，两家公司签署了一份谅解备忘录，共同推进LNG-to-power一体化开发，包括岸上液化天然气接收终端、相关液化天然气供应和2400兆瓦燃气火电厂的建设。

蔡小全 编译自 路透社

原文如下：

Japan Mitsubishi Corp to acquire 25% stake in Bangladesh LNG terminal

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp on Friday said it has agreed to acquire 25 percent of Bangladesh’s Summit Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal and plans to help develop an offshore receiving site in the South Asian country.

The other 75 percent of the Summit LNG terminal will remain with Summit Corp.

Summit LNG’s project plans call for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be installed off the coast of Moheshkali, where it will receive and regasify LNG procured by Petrobangla, the country’s national oil and gas company.

Construction of the terminal has already begun, with commercial operation expected to start in March 2019. The planned LNG import volumes are about 3.5 million tonnes per annum, Mitsubishi said.

Mitsubishi did not state the investment cost in the release, but an industry source close to the matter said it is investing about $20 million to $25 million for the 25 percent equity.

Bangladesh’s economic growth rose by 7.28 percent in the financial year through mid-2017, and its population is expected to climb to over 185 million people by 2030, boosting demand for electricity and LNG for power generation.

Summit and Mitsubishi have agreed to jointly pursue other LNG projects in Bangladesh, said the Japanese company, from the supply of the super-chilled fuel to power generation.

In March this year, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue an integrated LNG-to-power development consisting of an on-shore LNG receiving terminal, associated LNG supply and construction of 2,400-megawatt gas-powered thermal power plant.