美国能源部批准俄勒冈州LNG项目

    中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网7月7日报道，美国能源部发布了一项最终的长期命令，授权从俄勒冈州的一个出口液化天然气项目，他们预计这将有助于美国向增长最快的进口市场亚洲销售天然气。

    美国能源部批准从拟议中的位于俄勒冈州Coos湾的Jordan Cove液化天然气终端每天出口高达10.8亿立方英尺的天然气，该终端为加拿大Pembina管道公司所有。

    美国能源部长布罗列特(Dan Brouilette)在一份声明中表示，今天向Jordan Cove的发布有助于进一步扩大美国液化天然气在海外的机会，特别是在不断增长的亚洲市场，为我们在世界各地的盟友提供可靠、负担得起和清洁的天然气。

    Pembina表示，预计将于2025年投产的Jordan Cove液化天然气项目，将在建筑业高峰期创造6000个就业岗位，预计还将在酒店业、零售业、旅游业和医疗保健等行业创造8500个就业岗位。

    但是，该项目继续面临反对，包括来自公民组织，俄勒冈州立法者和俄勒冈州的反对，而俄勒冈州尚未为该项目签发重要许可证。

    如果Jordan Cove LNG项目获得俄勒冈州的许可，其将成为美国从太平洋海岸向亚洲最大的液化天然气进口国——日本和韩国——出口液化天然气的关键项目。

    今年早些时候，美国联邦能源管理委员会(FERC)批准了阿拉斯加液化天然气项目的建设和运营，该项目预计耗资430亿美元。该项目已筹划多年，但仍未得到投资者的承诺。

    郝芬 译自 油价网

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    U.S. Approves Oregon LNG Project That Could Boost Supply To Asia

    The U.S. Department of Energy issued a final long-term order to authorize exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a project in Oregon that they expect will help the U.S. sell gas to the fastest-growing import market, Asia.

    The U.S. Department of Energy authorized exports of up to 1.08 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, owned by Canada’s Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

    “Today’s issuance to Jordan Cove serves to further expand opportunities for U.S. LNG abroad, particularly in the growing markets of Asia, providing reliable, affordable, and cleaner-burning natural gas to our allies around the world,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said in a statement.

    Jordan Cove LNG, expected to come online in 2025, is poised to create 6,000 jobs during peak construction and an estimated 8,500 spin-off jobs in sectors like hospitality, retail, tourism, and healthcare, Pembina says.

    The project, however, continues to face opposition, including from citizen organizations, Oregon lawmakers, and the state of Oregon, which has yet to issue vital permits for the project.

    Jordan Cove is the latest LNG project to receive authorization from the U.S. Administration as several LNG export projects were approved and started operations over the past few years.

    If Jordan Cove LNG obtains Oregon state permits, it could become a key export project for U.S. LNG from the Pacific Coast to the largest LNG importers in the world in Asia—Japan, and South Korea.

    Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the construction and operation of the Alaska LNG project estimated at US$43 billion, which has been years in the planning but still lacks investor commitments for its completion.