据天然气资讯10月24日消息称，劳埃德能源公司旗下的齐拉克液化天然气有限公司宣布，它已经与埃克森美孚阿拉斯加生产公司签署了一项协议(HoA)，内容涉及从Point Thomson气田向齐拉克LNG公司拟议的阿拉斯加北坡LNG出口项目提供天然气。
根据声明，HoA预计，埃克森美孚将为齐拉克液化天然气1号项目的一期工程提供至少5.6亿立方英尺/天的天然气。
阿拉斯加前副州长、齐拉克液化天然气公司董事长兼首席执行官Mead Treadwell表示：“齐拉克液化天然气1号项目将实现阿拉斯加将北坡天然气商业化的长期目标。”
“通过这项协议书以及我们最近完成的预可行性研究，齐拉克现在将开始广泛的可行性研究，包括初步许可，目标是到2021年达成最终投资决策(FID)。”
该项目旨在利用北极液化天然气技术的最新发展，使天然气能够直接从阿拉斯加北坡出口。与需要长距离管道和大量的小额LNG订单项目相比，此概念将显着降低投资成本。据报道，该项目的第一阶段将具有400万吨的年出口能力，并可以根据天然气供应和全球需求，决定在未来的阶段将更多的能力投入使用。
齐拉克液化天然气的目标是向包括日本在内的亚洲市场输送天然气，与美国和其它全球液化天然气项目的许多其它来源相比，其运输成本具有竞争力。齐拉克液化天然气项目也在几个亚洲国家进行讨论，以吸引潜在的利益相关者参与齐拉克液化天然气1号项目的各个部分。
埃克森美孚阿拉斯加公司总裁Darlene Gates表示：“埃克森美孚公司认为，开发齐拉克液化天然气一号项目是开发阿拉斯加天然气资源的一个契机。”
“作为北坡已发现天然气资源的最大持有者，埃克森美孚数十年来一直在努力应对将阿拉斯加天然气推向市场的挑战。”
由于这些努力，齐拉克液化天然气1号项目将得到日本国际合作银行(JBIC)的支持，因为它有助于履行日本的承诺，促进对美国液化天然气生产能力的投资，并为印度-太平洋地区带来新的液化天然气供应。随着下一阶段项目可行性的确定，预计这种合作将进一步发展。
齐拉克液化天然气公司总裁兼首席运营官David Clarke表示：“齐拉克液化天然气1号项目团队将与北坡区和其他利益相关者密切合作，确保开发和后续操作以安全和环保的方式进行。”
“我们致力通过广泛的科学研究和利益相关者的参与，确保减轻对海洋哺乳动物和生存活动的任何影响。”
“尽管齐拉克液化天然气1号项目最初的年产400万吨的第一期开发项目中的很大一部分将致力于劳埃德能源公司的全球下游项目，但齐拉克还致力于与阿拉斯加的利益相关者合作，研究通过沿海运输或油罐车向阿拉斯加当地市场进行经济上可行的分配。”
曹海斌 摘译自 天然气资讯
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Qilak LNG Inc. signs gas supply HoA with ExxonMobil
Qilak LNG Inc., a Lloyds Energy company, has announced that it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ExxonMobil Alaska Production Inc. regarding the potential supply of natural gas from the Point Thomson field to Qilak LNG’s proposed Alaska North Slope LNG export project (Qilak LNG 1 Project).
According to the statement, the HoA foresees ExxonMobil providing at least 560 million standard ft3/d of natural gas to Phase 1 of the Qilak LNG 1 Project.
Former Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell, Chairman and CEO of Qilak LNG, said: “The Qilak LNG 1 Project would deliver on Alaska’s long-held goal of commercialising North Slope natural gas.
“With this HoA and our recently completed pre-feasibility study, Qilak will now begin extensive feasibility efforts, including preliminary permitting, with a target of reaching final investment decision (FID) by 2021.”
The project aims to capitalise on recent developments in Arctic LNG technology enabling natural gas to be directly exported from the North Slope of Alaska. This concept would significantly decrease the capital cost compared to projects that require a long-distance pipeline and a large minimum LNG order. Phase 1 of the project would reportedly have an export capacity of 4 million tpy, with the option for additional capacity to come online in future phases as determined by gas supply and global demand.
Qilak LNG targets delivery of gas to Asian markets, including Japan, with competitive shipping costs compared to many other sources of LNG in the US and other global LNG projects. Qilak LNG is also in discussions in several Asian countries to engage potential stakeholders in various parts of the Qilak LNG 1 project.
Darlene Gates, President of ExxonMobil Alaska, said: “ExxonMobil sees the development of the Qilak LNG 1 Project as an opportunity to develop Alaska's gas resources.
“As the largest holder of discovered gas resources on the North Slope, ExxonMobil has been working for decades to tackle the challenges of bringing Alaska’s gas to market.”
As a result of these efforts, the Qilak LNG 1 project will be supported by Japan’s Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), as it helps fulfil Japan’s commitment to foster investment in US LNG production capacity and to bring new LNG supplies to Indo-Pacific region. This cooperation is expected to grow as the next phase project feasibility is determined.
David Clarke, President and COO of Qilak LNG, said: “The Qilak LNG 1 Project team will work closely with the North Slope Borough and other stakeholders to ensure that the development and subsequent operations are done in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
“We are committed to ensuring, through extensive scientific study and stakeholder engagement, that any impacts on marine mammals and subsistence activities are mitigated.
“While a significant portion of Qilak LNG 1’s initial 4 million tpy Phase 1 development will be dedicated to Lloyds Energy's global downstream projects, Qilak is also committed to working with Alaskan stakeholders to investigate economically viable distribution to local Alaskan markets via coastal delivery or
