埃及与以色列签署天然气供应协议

据11月25日报道，埃及和以色列在非洲投资论坛(Investment for Africa Forum)上签署了一项天然气供应协议，美国政府为该协议提供担保。

美国国际发展金融公司(DFC)表示，将为一条天然气管道的修复提供4.3亿美元的保险。这将允许以色列近海油田的天然气出口到埃及。值得关注的是，诺布尔能源公司将能够恢复90公里长的东地中海天然气(EMG)管道，这条管道连接以色列的阿什克伦以及埃及的阿里什。

保险条款还包括15年内3万亿立方英尺(8500亿立方米)的天然气运输，即约2000亿立方英尺(570亿立方米)/年。

出席签字仪式的有埃及总理穆斯塔法?马德布利，投资与国际合作部长纳斯尔，美国驻埃及大使乔纳森?科恩和DFC首席执行官Adam Boehler。

Boehler表示:“加强能源安全对确保埃及的可持续的繁荣和稳定至关重要。能源安全可以促进贸易，支持投资，提高生活质量。该供应项目将帮助埃及满足对可靠、低成本能源日益增长的需求，以推动经济的持续增长，为埃及及附近地区稳定创造条件。”

诺布尔去年10月修订了与埃及Dolphinus控股公司的销售合同，并于11月6日完成了对EMG link部分股权的收购。这些协议为从以色列的利维坦和塔马尔气田向埃及输送天然气奠定了基础，是埃及朝着成为地区能源中心的目标迈进的一个重要里程碑。这些交易进一步增强了人们对天然气出口市场的信心，并增加了这些优质资产的现金流。”

根据与Dolphinus达成的协议，诺布尔及其合作伙伴已承诺，在2020年上半年，从利维坦气田每天提供2亿立方英尺(570万立方米)的天然气。从2020年中期到2022年年中，这一数字将上升到每天4.5亿立方英尺(1270万立方米)。从2022年年中到2034年底，将达到6.5亿立方英尺(1840万立方米)。利维坦气田预计将于12月投产。

邹勤 摘译自 Energy Voice

原文如下：

US backs Israeli gas flows to Egypt

Egypt and Israel have signed a natural gas supply deal at the Investment for Africa Forum, with the US government stepping in to provide insurance on the agreement.

The US International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) said it would provide $430 million in insurance, on the rehabilitation of a natural gas pipeline. This will allow gas from Israel’s offshore fields to be exported to Egypt. In particular, Noble Energy will be able to restore the 90 km East Mediterranean Gas (EMG) pipeline, which runs from Israel’s Ashkelon to Egypt’s Al-Arish.

The insurance provision also covers the transportation of 3 trillion cubic feet (850 billion cubic metres) of gas over 15 years, around 200 billion cubic feet (57 bcm) per year.

At the signing ceremony was Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Minister of Investment and International Co-operation Sahar Nasr, US Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan Cohen and DFC CEO Adam Boehler.

“Strengthening energy security – which bolsters trade, supports investment, and improves quality of life – is critical to ensuring lasting prosperity and stability in Egypt,” said Boehler. The supply project will “help the country meet growing demand for reliable, low-cost energy in order to fuel sustained economic growth and create opportunities that have a stabilising impact in Egypt and across the region”.

Noble amended a sales contract with Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdings in October and closed the purchase of a stake in the EMG link on November 6. These agreements “underpin delivery of natural gas from the Tamar and Leviathan fields in Israel into Egypt and represent a major milestone toward Egypt’s goal of becoming a regional energy hub. Both these transactions and the support from the US government provide further confidence in the long-term export market and growing cash flow from these premier assets,” said Noble’s senior vice president of offshore J. Keith Elliott.

Under the agreement with Dolphinus, Noble and partners have committed to providing 200 million cubic feet (5.7 mcm) per day in the first half of 2020 from the Leviathan field. From mid-2020 to mid-2022, this will rise to 450 mmcf (12.7 mcm) per day on higher amounts from Leviathan and the introduction of the Tamar field. From mid-2022 to the end of 2034, flows will reach 650 mmcf (18.4 mcm) per day. The Leviathan field is expected to begin producing in December.