LOTOS和波兰PGNiG完成两项商业LNG加注作业

据天然气工业3月20日消息称，2019年3月13日至18日，Grupa LOTOS和PGNiG完成了两项海上LNG商业加燃料作业。这是第一次在格但斯克和格迪尼亚两个海港进行这种行动。LOTOS和PGNiG将继续在液化天然气燃料供应方面进行合作，因为这将提高波兰港口的竞争力，并促进在波罗的海使用液化天然气作为一种环保燃料。

PGNIG贸易管理委员会副主席Maciej Wozniak 表示：“PGNiG从卡塔尔、挪威和美国通过斯威诺西的Lech Kaczynski液化天然气终端向波兰进口天然气，船舶加注液化天然气是其中一个可能的应用。我们相信液化天然气，由于其环保的品质，将成为波罗的海海上运输的未来。”

Grupa LOTOS公司管理委员会副主席兼首席投资和创新官Patryk Demski 表示：“Grupa LOTOS很乐意参与涉及替代燃料的项目，这符合我们集团2017 - 2022年的增长战略。LOTOS的目标是在推广新一代替代燃料(如液化天然气)方面赢得领先地位。它是一种清洁、安全的燃料。进一步提高其知名度的关键是发展液化天然气物流和燃料补给基础设施。为此目的，Grupa LOTOS公司参与了在格但斯克建造小型液化天然气装卸码头的可行性研究，该项目的部分资金来自欧洲联盟(CEF)。”

LOTOS Asfalt管理委员会主席Cezary Godziuk补充道：“Grupa LOTOS和PGNiG已合作多年。PGNiG向Grupa LOTOS供应天然气，Grupa LOTOS在炼油中使用这种燃料。这次合作非常成功。每家公司都可以借鉴另一家公司的经验：LOTOS对船用燃料市场的了解以及PGNiG在LNG方面的专业知识。”

2019年3月13日，54吨液化天然气被注入Fure Valo的储罐。Fure Valo是一家瑞典船运公司拥有的一艘船，该公司计划在今年年底前将其液化天然气动力船队增至6艘。第二次加燃料作业是在3月18日进行的，当时18吨液化天然气从一个集装箱装载到爱尔兰的储罐。

Henryk Mucha 表示：“我很高兴，按照我们去年的声明，我们在波兰完成了第一艘完全商业化的液化天然气加注船。这是波兰海港发展液化天然气加气站的一个里程碑，将大大提高其竞争力。我想特别强调的是，在与格但斯克港和格迪尼亚港进行船舶燃料补给方面的出色合作。”

根据关于部署替代燃料基础设施的指示，最迟应在2025年年底前在各海上港口提供适当数量的液化天然气加注点。在波兰，将在格但斯克、格迪尼亚、什切青和斯威诺伊谢提供这种设施。从现在开始，液化天然气加注服务是PGNiG和LOTOS的固定组成部分，可能在格但斯克港和格迪尼亚港同时提供。

PGNiG副总裁Marcin Szczudlo说道：“船东对波兰港口的加油服务非常感兴趣。这背后的原因是人们越来越意识到液化天然气作为替代船用燃料，是唯一能够同时满足现有和未来排放标准并在经济上可行的成熟解决方案。”

曹海斌 摘译自 天然气工业

原文如下：

LOTOS and PGNiG complete two commercial LNG bunkering operations

Between 13 and 18 March 2019, Grupa LOTOS and PGNiG completed two LNG commercial bunkering operations for seagoing ships. These were the first such operations carried out at the sea ports of Gdansk and Gdynia. LOTOS and PGNiG are set to continue cooperation in LNG bunkering as this will enhance the competitiveness of Polish ports and promote the use of LNG, as an environmentally friendly fuel, in the Baltic Sea.

“LNG bunkering of ships is yet another of the many possible applications of gas imported by PGNiG to Poland from Qatar, Norway and the [US] via the Lech Kaczynski LNG terminal in Swinoujscie. We are convinced that LNG, due to its environmentally friendly qualities, will be the future of maritime transport in the Baltic,” said Maciej Wozniak, Vice President of the PGNIG Management Board for Trade.

“Grupa LOTOS readily engages in projects involving alternative fuels, which is consistent with our Group’s growth strategy for 2017 – 2022. LOTOS’s ambition is to win leadership in promoting new generation alternative fuels, such as LNG. It is a clean and safe fuel. The key to further enhancing its popularity is development of LNG logistics and bunkering infrastructure. To this end, Grupa LOTOS have become involved in conducting a feasibility study for the construction of a small-scale LNG handling terminal in Gdansk, which is partly financed by the European Union (CEF),” said Patryk Demski, Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa LOTOS S.A., Chief Investment and Innovation Officer.

“Grupa LOTOS and PGNiG have worked together for many years. PGNiG supplies natural gas to Grupa LOTOS, and Grupa LOTOS uses this fuel in oil refining. The collaboration has been very successful. Each company can draw on the experience of the other: LOTOS’s knowledge of the marine fuel market and PGNiG’s expertise in LNG,” added Cezary Godziuk, President of the Management Board of LOTOS Asfalt.

On 13 March 2019, 54 t of LNG were pumped into the tanks of the Fure Valo, a vessel owned by a Swedish shipping company which plans to increase its LNG-powered fleet to six such vessels by the end of the year. The second bunkering operation was performed on 18 March, when 18 t of LNG were loaded into the tanks of the Ireland from a single container.

“I am glad that, in line with our last year's declarations, we completed the first fully commercial LNG bunkering of ships in Poland. It is a milestone in the development of LNG bunkering at Polish sea ports, which will greatly enhance their competitiveness. I would like to emphasise in particular the excellent cooperation in ship bunkering both with the Port of Gdansk and the Port of Gdynia,” said Henryk Mucha, President of the Management Board of PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny Sp. z o.o.

In line with Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, an appropriate number of refuelling points for LNG should be available at maritime ports by the end of 2025 at the latest. In Poland, such facilities are to be available in Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin, and Swinoujscie. From now on, LNG bunkering services are a fixed component of PGNiG’s and LOTOS’s offering and may be provided both at the Port of Gdansk and the Port of Gdynia.

“Shipowners are very much interested in the bunkering service at Polish ports. The reason behind this is the growing awareness that LNG, as an alternative marine fuel, is the only mature solution that can meet both existing and future emission standards and be economically viable at the same time,” said Marcin Szczudlo, Vice President of the PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny Management Board, responsible for CNG/LNG activities.