据普氏能源资讯8月2日报道，Sempra 能源公司周五在其第二季度财报称，加州关于野火责任的新法律极大地改善了圣地亚哥燃气与电力公司（SDG&E)等企业的经营环境和财务状况。
Sempra还公布了液化天然气出口设施的进展，指出，其卡梅伦（Cameron）液化天然气项目的条生产线将于8月中旬开始商业运营。Sempra表示，该公司还签署了其拟议的亚瑟港工厂近65%产能的合同。
Sempra首席运营Joe Householder表示，本月早些时候颁布的加州新野火法有几个关键部分将有助于公共事业发展，这些新法律大大改善了加州的监管模式。
首先，设立了一个野火基金，用于支付超出保险范围的索赔。在210亿美元的基金中，SDG&E的份额为3.23亿美元，加上10年内每年1300万美元的支出。
该法律还概述了SDG&E于7月26日获得的年度安全认证。霍斯特在一份简报中解释称，除非对公用事业的行为有严重的怀疑，否则如果一家公用事业公司拥有这一认证，它的行为就被认为是合理的。
该法创造了一个新的审慎审查标准，更接近联邦标准。根据审慎评估，股东对未来森林大火造成的损失负有责任上限，而SDG&E的责任上限约为8.25亿美元。最后，安全支出有所增加，SDG&E在这项支出中所占的份额为2.15亿美元。
Sempra首席执行官杰夫?马丁(Jeff Martin)表示，关于液化天然气，位于路易斯安那州的卡梅伦液化天然气工厂的首条生产线预计将于8月中旬开始商业运营。另外两条生产线正在建设中，该公司正在考虑增加更多的生产线。他表示：“我们仍然对卡梅隆的扩建感到非常兴奋。”
Householder表示：“Sempra正在继续建设其在德克萨斯州亚瑟港的液化天然气项，我们与沙特阿美服务公司(Aramco Services company)签署了一份负责人协议，加上与波兰石油天然气公司(Polish Oil & Gas)签订的一份合同，几乎占该项目承购能力的65%。与此同时，Sempra的目标是在今年年底前就拟议的墨西哥中Energia Costa Azul液化项目的第一阶段达成最终投资决定。”
马丁表示，Sempra还完成了其美国风电资产的出售，并将部分资金用于收购位于德克萨斯州的子公司Oncor Electric Delivery。他表示，公司还将继续努力出售南美业务，这将帮助公司将更多资金转移到北美市场。今年早些时候，Sempra明确表示，Sempra明确表示，该公司现在更加依赖于三个受监管业务：Oncor、SDG&E和南加州天然气。
王佳晶 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
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Sempra touts LNG projects, California wildfire law as key points of progress
California's new law on wildfire liability has greatly improved the operating environment and financial health of electric utilities like San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy said Friday on its second quarter earnings call.
Sempra also touted progress on its LNG export facilities, noting that the first train of its Cameron LNG project in will launch commercial operations in mid-August. The company has also signed contracts for nearly 65% of the capacity at its proposed Port Arthur facility, Sempra officials said Friday.
There are several key parts of California's new wildfire law, enacted earlier this month, that will help utilities, said Joe Householder, Sempra COO.
"We believe these new laws substantially improve the regulatory model in California," he said on the earnings call.
First, the law creates a wildfire fund that will pay claims that exceed insurance coverage, he said. Of the $21 billion fund, SDG&E's share is $323 million up front, plus $13 million annually over a 10-year period, he said.
The law also outlines an annual safety certification, which SDG&E received July 26, Householder said. A utility's action is deemed reasonable if it has this certification, unless there are serious doubts about the utility's conduct, he explained in a presentation.
The law creates a new prudency standard of review, more comparable to the federal standard, he said. There is a shareholder liability cap for future wildfire damages under the prudency review, and SDG&E's liability cap is about $825 million, he said. Finally, there is increased safety spending, and SDG&E's share of this spending is $215 million, he said.
Regarding LNG, the first train of the Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-August, said Jeff Martin, Sempra CEO. Two more trains are under construction at the site and the company is considering adding more. "We remain very excited about Cameron expansion," he said.
Sempra is continuing work on its proposed Port Arthur LNG project in Texas, Householder said. The company signed a heads of agreement with Aramco Services Company, and this deal, combined with a contract with Polish Oil & Gas, represents almost 65% of the project's offtake capacity, he said. Meanwhile, Sempra has a goal to reach a final investment decision on the first phase of the proposed Energia Costa Azul Liquefaction project in Mexico by the end of the year, he said.
Sempra also completed the sale of its US wind assets, and recycled some of the money into acquisitions in Texas, where subsidiary Oncor Electric Delivery is located, Martin said. And the company continues to work to sell its South American businesses, which will help the company move more money into its North American growth markets, he said. Earlier this year, Sempra made clear the company is relying more heavily now on three regulated businesses, Oncor, SDG&E and Southern California Gas.
