日本出售澳大利亚LNG进口项目

中国石化新闻网讯 据天然气加工网站10月20日报道 澳大利亚亿万富翁安德鲁·福雷斯特全面接管了位于新南威尔士州的一家价值2.5亿澳元（1.76亿美元）的天然气进口终端，收购了日本JERA和丸红商事持有的股份，以加快该项目的进度。

矿业巨头福雷斯特私人所有的Squadron能源表示，公司从交易公司丸红手中收购了澳大利亚工业能源公司（AIE）30.1%的股权，并从JERA以未披露的价格收购了19.9%的股权。

这笔交易使Squadron完全所有AIE正在开发的肯布拉港天然气终端项目。

Squadron能源表示：“公司致力于加快天然气进口终端的开发，目标是到2022年底，有能力供应新南威尔士州70%的天然气需求。”

东京电力和中部电力旗下的JERA表示，液化天然气进口终端对于面临天然气供应紧张的地区来说是有意义的。

JERA在一封电子邮件评论中表示：“然而，在我们选择和专注于商业投资项目的过程中，我们决定退出，这是经过全面内部审查的结果。”

该公司上周制定了到2050年实现二氧化碳净零排放的计划，以应对气候变化。

丸红拒绝置评。

在Squadron声明中，董事长迈克尔·马斯特曼表示，全球最大的液化天然气买家JERA和丸红已表示，他们将开放未来与AIE的合作，包括安排液化天然气供应和建设相关的燃气发电站。

AIE一直在推动今年就肯布拉港项目达成最终投资决定，以便在2022年前开始进口液化天然气，建设预计需要14-16个月。

该项目是五个计划向澳大利亚东南部进口液化天然气的项目之一，该项目预计将从2024年开始向澳大利亚东南部进口液化天然气，以填补维多利亚海岸外巴斯海峡气田天然气供应量的快速下降。

王磊 摘译自 天然气加工

原文如下：

Japanese sell out of Australian LNG import project

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has taken over full control of a A$250 million ($176 million) gas import terminal in New South Wales, buying out stakes held by Japan's JERA and Marubeni Corp in a push to speed up the project.

Squadron Energy, privately owned by mining magnate Forrest, said it acquired 30.1% of Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) from trading house Marubeni and 19.9% from JERA for an undisclosed price.

The deal sees Squadron take full control of the Port Kembla Gas Terminal project that AIE is developing.

“Squadron Energy is committed to the expedited development of the gas import terminal with the objective of having the capacity to supply 70% of NSW’s gas needs by late 2022,” Squadron said.

JERA, owned by Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said the LNG import terminal made sense for a region that faced tight gas supply.

“However in our process of selecting and concentrating on business investment projects, we decided to withdraw as a result of a comprehensive internal review,” JERA said in an emailed comment.

The company last week set out plans to achieve net zero emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050 to tackle climate change.

Marubeni declined to comment.

In the Squadron statement, chairman Michael Masterman said JERA, the world’s biggest LNG buyer, and Marubeni have indicated they would be open to working with AIE in the future, including lining up LNG supplies and building an associated gas-fired power station.

AIE has been pushing to reach a final investment decision on the Port Kembla project this year, in order to start importing LNG by 2022, with construction expected to take 14 to 16 months.