壳牌计划收购90亿美元的石油化工项目股份

    中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工新闻8月12日消息称，据知情人士透露，石油巨头荷兰皇家壳牌公司计划收购印度纳亚拉能源公司价值高达90亿美元的石化项目50%的股份。

    全球石油巨头正考虑在广阔的印度市场扩大立足点。印度炼油商正投资数十亿美元，以提高自己的石化产能。

    随着该国在农业和食品包装等行业推广耐用、廉价材料，他们正寻求满足对从塑料到油漆等各种商品预期将出现的需求激增。

    消息人士称，6月初，壳牌和纳亚拉签署了一份谅解备忘录，并称将成立一家持股相同的合资企业来建设该项目。纳亚拉部分由俄罗斯石油巨头俄罗斯石油公司(Rosneft)拥有。

    另一位消息人士称:“去年11月和12月，纳亚拉的董事会曾讨论过该公司与壳牌的石化合资项目。”

    第一消息人士说，位于古吉拉特邦西部的瓦迪纳将建设年产180万吨的全蒸汽乙烯裂解器及相关下游设备，耗资80-90亿美元，将在五年内完工。

    根据纳亚拉向印度环境部的提议，该项目还将拥有一个芳香烃综合设施，产能为1075万吨的各种石化产品。

    除了石化产业，纳亚拉还计划将瓦迪纳炼油厂的日产量从40万桶扩大到92万桶。炼油厂扩建和石化项目预计耗资近1.3万亿印度卢比(合173.9亿美元)。

    在印度，壳牌运营着一个液化天然气进口终端、一个港口、加油站和一个将废物转化为汽油或柴油的工厂。去年，该公司与一家印度公司签署了股权投资协议，该公司专门从事生物质聚合和能源生产加工。

    曹海斌 摘译自 烃加工新闻

    原文如下：

    Shell eyes stake in $9 B petrochemical project

    Oil major Royal Dutch Shell plans to buy a 50% stake in Indian-based Nayara Energy’s up to $9 billion planned petrochemical project, a source familiar with the matter said.

    Global oil majors are looking at expanding foothold in the vast Indian market, where local refiners are investing billions of dollars to boost their petrochemical capacities.

    They are looking to meet an expected surge in demand for goods ranging from plastics to paints as the country seeks to promote durable, cheaper materials in industries such as farming and food packaging.

    Shell and Nayara - which is part-owned by Russian oil major Rosneft - signed a memorandum of understanding in early June, the source said, adding an equal joint venture will be created for building the project.

    “The petrochemical joint venture between Nayara and Shell was discussed at board of directors meetings of Nayara in November and December last year,” another source said.

    The 1.8 million tonnes a year full steam ethylene cracker and linked downstream units to be build at Vadinar in western Gujarat state would cost $8 billion-$9 billion and would be completed in five years, the first source said.

    The project will also have an aromatic complex and capacity to produce 10.75 million tonnes of a variety of petrochemicals, according to Nayara’s proposal to the environment ministry.

    Along with the petrochemical complex, Nayara also aims to expand its current 400,000 barrels per day Vadinar refinery to 920,000 bpd. The refinery expansion and petrochemical project are estimated to cost nearly 1.3 trillion Indian rupees ($17.39 billion).

    In India, Shell operates a liquefied natural gas import terminal, a port, fuel stations and a plant to turn waste into petrol or diesel. Last year it signed an equity investment deal with an Indian company specialising in biomass aggregation and processing for energy production.