马国油考虑建造第3个浮式液化天然气装置

据全球能源新闻2019年12月4日吉隆坡报道，马来西亚国家石油公司（马国油/Petronas）的一名高级官员4日在吉隆坡表示，如果有需求，马国油将建造第3个浮式液化天然气(FLNG)装置。

马国油是唯一的一个拥有和经营两个FLNG装置的公司，即PFLNG Satu和PFLNG Dua。

马来西亚国家新闻社Bernama援引马国油天然气和新能源业务执行副总裁兼首席执行官阿德南·阿比丁的话报道说，如果有一个储量相当大的气田并且具有在经济上可行的合适天然气组分，那么马国油就有可能再建一个FLNG装置。

根据马新社的报道，虽然马国油前两个FLNG装置位于马来西亚境内，但第3个FLNG装置可能部署在其他地方，马国油正在考虑选择墨西哥、巴西和西非。

阿比丁说：“FLNG装置也可以建造在近海(从陆上气田提取生产LNG所需天然气)，如果不需要这个装置，你可以把这个装置搬走。”

马国油的第3个FLNG装置的建造成本将会更便宜，因为该公司目前已积累了建造前两个FLNG装置的大量经验。

他提醒说，更重要的是，与陆地设施相比，FLNG装置的环境足迹要小得多。

李峻 编译自 全球能源新闻

原文如下：

Petronas in Game for a Third FLNG Unit

Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) would build a third floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)unit if there’s a demand.

Petronas is the only company to own and operate two FLNGs, namely PFLNG Satu and PFLNG Dua.

Bernama reported, quoting the gas and new energy business executive vice-president and chief executive officer Adnan Zainal Abidin, that if there is a reservoir with a sizeable amount of reserves and with the right gas composition that it is economically viable, it opens up a case for another floater.

According to the Bernama report, while the first two FLNGs are Malaysia-bound, the third one might be deployed elsewhere, with the company looking at options such as Mexico, Brazil, and West Africa.

“The FLNG vessel can also be built near shore (to extract LNG from an onshore reservoir). In case there is a need to move out, you can have the plant moved away, ” he said in the report.

The third FLNG by Petronas would also be cheaper as the company has now amassed substantial experience with building the first two units.

He reminded that his company has over 40 years of experience in LNG business and was involved in the FLNG designing, construction and operations.

"Whenever we find gas we have the option to monetise it. So, this gives us a new play to remain relevant in the LNG market,” he said.

More importantly, the environmental footprint of an FLNG vessel is much lesser as compared with onshore facilities.