据7月11日油田科技网站报道，Centrica公司宣布在位于美国路易斯安那州海岸40海里的Delfin深水港签署了一份为期15年的100万吨/年液化天然气长期买卖协议，采用船上交货(FOB)方式。根据该协议，Centrica每年将接收约14批液化天然气货物，并可提供足够的能源为英国5%的家庭供暖15年。
该交易市场价值为80亿美元，标志着该公司为进一步增强英国能源安全而采取的又一举措。此前，该公司与挪威国家石油公司(Equinor)签署了一项为期三年的供应协议，该协议将为450万英国家庭提供供暖，直至2024年，并将于2022年10月重新开放天然气储存设施。Rough终端储存设施现在提供了英国总天然气储存容量的一半，有可能储存超过500亿立方英尺的天然气，足以在整个冬季为近10%的英国家庭供暖。
Centrica集团首席执行官Chris O 'Shea表示：“该协议对我们的客户和国家来说都是好消息。去年的情况表明，投资于英国能源安全至关重要。解决能源危机对我们客户的直接影响一直是我们的首要任务之一，但我清楚地意识到，我们还需要展望未来，管理未来风险，确保供应。在向净零排放过渡的过程中，天然气是必不可少的过渡燃料，获得这样的国际协议对英国的能源安全至关重要。除了加强英国和美国之间的贸易联系外，这笔交易，以及重新开放Rough终端设施和我们与Equinor的主要交易表明，Centrica正在大力投资，以确保英国的能源供应经得起未来考验，解决能源危机。我们随时准备在其他项目上投资数十亿英镑，在正确的监管框架下为英国创造数千个新的就业机会。”
Delfin首席执行官Dudley Poston表示：“我们很高兴与Centrica完成这项SPA协议合同，优化我们之前宣布的协议，达到我们深水港液化天然气出口设施的另一个重要里程碑。全球对长期、可扩展液化天然气供应的需求不断增长。随着Delfin首艘FLNG船的产能输出，我们继续朝着最终投资决策迈进，并推动这一重要项目的发展，成为英国等国家的合作伙伴，因为它继续在加强国家能源安全方面取得进展，并通过清洁、可靠的液化天然气降低能源价格。”
该交易是在Centrica和Delfin于2022年8月达成负责人协议之后达成的。预计Delfin深水港的运营和首批液化天然气产出将于2027年开始。
洪伟立 译自 油田科技网站
原文如下：
Centrica signs major LNG supply agreement
The company has announced the signature of a long-term sale and purchase agreement for 1 million t/y of LNG for 15-years on a Free on Board (FOB) basis at the Delfin Deepwater Port, located 40 nautical miles off the coast of Louisiana, US. This agreement will see Centrica take delivery of around 14 LNG cargoes per year and could provide enough energy to heat 5% of UK homes for 15 years.
The deal, with a market value of US$8 billion, marks an additional move by the company to build further resilience in the UK’s energy security. It follows a three-year supply agreement with Equinor that will heat 4.5m UK homes through to 2024 and the reopening of the Rough gas storage facility in October 2022. Rough now provides half of the UK’s total gas storage capacity with the potential to store over 50 billion ft3 of gas, enough to heat almost 10% of UK homes throughout winter.
Chris O’Shea, Group Chief Executive, Centrica said: “This agreement is good news for our customers and the country. The last year has demonstrated the critical importance of investing in the UK’s energy security. Addressing the immediate impact of the energy crisis on our customers has been one of our biggest priorities, but I’m acutely aware that we also need to look ahead to manage future risks and secure our supplies.
"Natural Gas is an essential transition fuel in the move to net zero and securing international agreements such as this are vital to the UK’s energy security. As well as strengthening the trade links between the UK and US, this deal – alongside reopening Rough and our major deal with Equinor – shows that Centrica is investing heavily to future-proof the UK’s energy supply and address one of the underlying causes of the energy crisis. We stand ready to invest several billion pounds in additional projects, creating thousands of new UK jobs, with the right regulatory framework.”
Dudley Poston, CEO of Delfin said: “We are excited to finalise this SPA with Centrica, converting our previously announced Heads of Agreement and reaching another important milestone for our Deepwater Port LNG Export Facility.”
“There is growing global demand for long-term, scalable LNG supply. With the off-take capacity for Delfin’s first FLNG Vessel now sold, we continue to move towards Final Investment Decision and bring this important project forward, becoming a partner to countries like the U.K. as it continues to make progress bolstering national energy security and driving down prices with clean, reliable LNG.”
The deal follows a Heads of Agreement between Centrica and Delfin in August 2022. Operations and first LNG are expected to commence at the Delfin Deepwater Port in 2027.
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