液化天然气将推动全球清洁能源市场增长

中国石化新闻网讯 据今日油价7月30日报道，有分析人士表示，未来几年，全球向天然气供暖和发电方向过渡的趋势将继续推动液化天然气(LNG)需求的增长。

第一批液化天然气项目的建设始于10年前，目前已投入运营，但主要的石油和天然气公司已经在规划和批准未来几年的新项目，从而创造了第二次液化天然气供应热潮。

专家预计，今年将成为新LNG项目最终投资决策(FID)创纪录的一年，这将是获得批准的LNG项目数量最多的一年，也是LNG绿地投资最多的一年。

今年已经批准了一些项目，可以说已经在确保最终投资决策的过程中实现了一个重要的里程碑。

今年4月，Wood Mackenzie表示,下一个液化天然气项目的繁荣将造福工程,采购和施工(EPC)承包商, 因为在2019年至2025年期间，可能导致包括液化天然气工厂和上游基础设施在内的总资本支出超过2000亿美元，液化天然气热潮又回来了。

今年年初，埃克森美孚和卡塔尔石油公司在2月份达成了一项FID协议，将继续在德克萨斯州萨宾帕斯开发Golden Pass液化天然气出口项目，改项目投资超过100亿美元。

Wood Mackenzie在当时表示:“通过目前的进展，合作伙伴们确保Golden Pass将站在美国液化天然气第二波浪潮的最前沿。”他补充称，该项目可能会开启液化天然气最终投资决策创纪录的一年。

IHS Markit天然气全球副总裁兼首席策略师Michael Stoppard今年3月表示，今年批准的新项目数量可能会创下纪录。

洪伟立 摘译自 今日油价

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A New Wave Of LNG Is Set To Hit The Markets

The increased transition to natural gas in heating and electricity generation around the world will continue to drive liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand growth for years to come, analysts say.

The first wave of LNG projects, whose construction started a decade ago, are now operational, but major oil and gas companies already plan and sanction new projects for the next few years, creating the second LNG supply boom.

Experts expect this year to become a record year for final investment decisions (FID) on new LNG projects, the biggest year yet in terms of LNG volumes of projects given the go-ahead, and the biggest year for LNG greenfield investment.

A number of projects have already been approved this year or have reached significant milestones on their path to securing final investment decisions.

The next LNG project boom is set to benefit engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors as it is likely to lead to total capital expenditure—including LNG plant and upstream infrastructure—exceeding US$200 billion between 2019 and 2025, Wood Mackenzie said in April this year, noting that the “LNG boom is back.”

This year began with Exxon and Qatar Petroleum reaching a FID in February to proceed with development of the Golden Pass LNG export project in Sabine Pass, Texas, with investment of over US$10 billion.

“By moving ahead now, the partners ensure that Golden Pass will be at the forefront of the second wave of US LNG,” Wood Mackenzie said back then, adding that the project kicks off what could be a record year for LNG final investment decisions.

This year is likely to set a record for the number of new project approvals, Michael Stoppard, Vice President and Chief Strategist for Global Gas at IHS Markit, said in March.