中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯9月16日休斯顿报道,星期日,澳大利亚液化天然气有限公司表示,其就路易斯安那州拟议的Magnolia液化天然气出口终端已达成协议,每年供应200万吨液化天然气,以支持越南的天然气发电项目。
这份为期20年的出售和购买协议在休斯顿举行一年一度的Gastech会议之际宣布,这份协议为Magnolia提供了急需的动力,尽管获得了美国监管部门的批准,并且与同行相比提供了讨价还价的能力,但它仍然难以达成最终的投资决定。
此前与另一位交易对手的承购协议失效,使该次的越南协议成为目前唯一的协议。
美国液化项目是21世纪20年代初期至中期开始拟议启动的第二批码头项目的一部分,因此长期承购合同竞争日益激烈,因为数十亿美元基础设施建设需要资金。
越南是那些急于进口更多天然气的国家之一,包括液化天然气,以支持其电力需求。
根据与LNG有限公司达成的协议,Magnolia将向Delta Offshore Energy供应液化天然气,而Delta Offshore Energy将使用液化天然气为越南提出的3200MW联合循环发电厂提供燃料。该工厂将根据电力购买协议向Bac Lieu省提供发电。计划中的越南基础设施也将包括一个液化天然气进口终端,预计该项目将于2023年启动,有待政府批准。
两家公司在一份联合声明中表示,与Magnolia的SPA将持续20年,并可以延长。 液化天然气将以FOB价出售,并将与美国亨利港相连。 条款没有透露,但公司表示SPA和PPA是期限表格,仍然需要执行。
在试图确保Magnolia的商业交易时,LNG有限公司在定价方面更为积极。
郝芬 译自 Platts
原文如下:
Magnolia LNG project gets lift from capacity deal tied to Vietnam power project
Australia's LNG Limited reached an agreement for its proposed Magnolia LNG export terminal in Louisiana to supply 2 million mt/year of LNG to support a gas-to-power project in Vietnam, the company said Sunday.
The 20-year sale and purchase agreement, announced as the annual Gastech conference was preparing to get underway in Houston, gives a much-needed boost to Magnolia, which has struggled to reach a final investment decision despite having US regulatory approval and having offered capacity at a bargain compared with its peers.
A previous offtake deal with another counterparty lapsed, leaving the Vietnamese agreement the only one currently in place.
The development comes as US liquefaction projects that are part of the second wave of terminals proposed to start up in the early to mid 2020s face increasing competition for long-term offtake contracts to support construction of the multibillion dollar facilities.
Vietnam is among the countries that has shown an eagerness to import more gas, including LNG, to support its power needs.
Under the deal with LNG Limited, Magnolia will supply LNG to Delta Offshore Energy, which will in turn use the LNG to fuel a 3,200-MW combined-cycle power plant that has been proposed in Vietnam. The plant will deliver power generation to Bac Lieu Province under a power purchase agreement. The planned infrastructure in Vietnam, which is expected to start up in 2023 pending government approvals, is also to include an LNG import terminal.
The SPA with Magnolia will last 20 years and can be extended, the companies said in a joint statement. The LNG will be sold on a free-on-board basis and will be linked to the US Henry Hub. Terms were not disclosed, though the companies said the SPA and PPA were in term sheet form and still needed to be executed.
LNG Limited has been among the more aggressive in terms of pricing in trying to secure commercial deals for Magnolia.