据路透社2月14日马尼拉报道，菲律宾Phoenix石油公司周四表示，该公司正在与菲律宾国有的菲律宾国家石油公司（PNOC）就其拟议的20亿美元液化天然气枢纽进行“战略联盟”谈判。

作为燃料零售商，Phoenix石油公司已获得政府批准，将建设液化天然气再气化和接收站，并与中国大型央企专业子公司开展合作。

Phoenix正在考虑进口液化天然气来满足其天然气发电厂的需要，因为该国马拉帕亚油田的国内天然气供应最早将于2024年耗尽。

Phoenix在一份声明中表示，在未来几周内，将与菲律宾国家石油公司签署一份谅解备忘录。该公司与PNOC的联盟可能涉及管道基础设施、PNOC在马拉帕亚的天然气份额、股权和营销机会。

该国能源部长兼PNOC董事会主席Alfonso Cusi告诉路透社：” PNOC曾与一些潜在投资者接洽，这些投资者希望在LNG项目中获得10%至15%的股份参与。”但他没有提供更多细节。他补充称，“我们只需要等待进一步的发展。”

另外，Phoenix计划今年在首都马尼拉以南的巴丹加斯省建设液化天然气终端，该终端预计将在2023年投入商业运营，该设施年生产能力为220万吨，并拥有一座2000兆瓦的燃气发电厂，作为综合项目的一部分。

詹晓晶摘自路透社

原文如下：

Philippines' Phoenix seeks LNG alliance with state firm PNOC

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc said on Thursday it is in talks with state-owned Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) for a “strategic alliance” on its proposed $2 billion liquefied natural gas hub.

Phoenix, a fuel retailer, has won government approval to build an LNG regasification and receiving terminal and has tapped the China’s largest LNG importer and terminal operator, as a partner.

The Philippines is looking to import LNG to feed its gas-fired power plants as domestic gas supply from the country’s Malampaya field is set to run out by 2024 at the earliest.

Phoenix, owned by Dennis Uy, a Filipino businessman with close ties to President Rodrigo Duterte, said in a statement that a Memorandum of Understanding could be signed with PNOC in the coming weeks.

Phoenix said the alliance with PNOC could involve pipeline infrastructure, PNOC’s share of Malampaya gas, equity, and marketing opportunities.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi told Reuters that PNOC, of which he is the board chairman, “was approached by some potential investors for a possible 10-15 percent participating interest” in an LNG project, but he gave no further details.

“We just have to wait for further developments,” he said.

Phoenix plans to break ground this year for the LNG terminal in Batangas province, south of the capital Manila, with commercial operations targeted to start by 2023. The facility will have a capacity of 2.2 million tonnes per year and has a 2,000-megawatt power plant component.