据离岸工程8月19日报道，沙特阿拉伯总投资局（Sagia）已签署一项协议，将在该国建立一个价值2亿美元的基础设施，该设施将使用专利的发酵工艺将天然气转化为高蛋白家畜饲料。
该设施将使用天然气作为原料生产“高质量的蛋白质补充剂，以喂养鱼类，家禽和牲畜，从而实现蛋白质生产与农业和渔业的脱钩。
据沙特官方通讯社(SPA)称，该项目的合作伙伴是丹麦生物技术公司Unibio，以及其在当地的子公司Edhafat。
该项目除了促进粮食安全外，还被视为沙特阿拉伯化学品部门技术和知识转让的宝贵机会，因为该设施将使用天然气作为原料，天然气是沙特的一种丰富资源。
SAGIA表示，通过使用天然气、具有成本效益的电力和化学品，可以在不给农业系统或鱼类资源增加压力的情况下生产蛋白质。
化学品行业是该国经济多样化方案的一个重要组成部分。
郝芬 译自 离岸工程
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Saudi Arabia signs $200m natural gas biotech deal
The Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (Sagia) has signed an agreement that will lead to the establishment of a $200m facility in the kingdom that will use a patented fermentation process to convert natural gas into high-protein livestock feed.
The facility will use natural gas as a feedstock to produce “high-quality protein supplements to feed fish, poultry and livestock” enabling the decoupling of protein production from farming and fishing.
The partner for the project is Denmark-based biotechnology firm Unibio, along with its local affiliate Edhafat, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The project is seen as a valuable opportunity for technology and knowledge transfer in Saudi Arabia’s chemicals sector, in addition to promoting food security, since the facility will use natural gas, an abundant resource in the kingdom.
“By using natural gas, cost-effective electricity and chemicals, proteins can be produced without adding stress to the agricultural system or fish stock,” Sagia said.
The chemicals sector is an essential component of the kingdom’s economic diversification programme. Vision 2030 aims to double the sector’s contribution to the overall economy.
