法国电力公司Engie退出美国LNG交易

    中国石化新闻网讯 据天然气工业11月3日消息称，法国天然气和电力公司Engie已退出美国一项大型液化天然气进口协议，原因是政府担心该协议会对环境造成影响。

    上个月末，法国政府要求Engie推迟与NextDecade公司签署协议，这是由于人们对水力压裂等页岩气开采方法的影响及其甲烷排放对气候变化的影响越来越关注。

    Engie发言人在法国《世界报》的一篇报道称：“Engie已决定不与NextDecade就这个天然气供应项目进行商业谈判。”

    该合同预计价值70亿美元，将通过位于得克萨斯州的一个终端进口页岩气，这是里约热内卢Grande LNG项目的一部分。

    曹海斌 摘译自 天然气工业

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    French power utility Engie pulls out of U.S. LNG deal

    French gas and power utility Engie has pulled out of a major U.S. LNG import deal after government concerns about its environmental implications.

    Late last month the French government had asked Engie to hold off from signing the deal with NextDecade Corp amid growing scrutiny of the effects of shale gas extraction methods such as fracking and their impact on climate change through methane emissions.

    "Engie has decided not to pursue commercial negotiations with NextDecade about this gas supply project," an Engie spokeswoman said, confirming a report in French daily Le Monde.

    The contract, estimated to be worth $7 billion was for the import of shale gas via a Texas-based terminal as part of a project called Rio Grande LNG.