據油價網7月13日報道，美國天然氣公司NextDecade在獲得184億美元的融資后，對得克薩斯州新液化天然氣設施的第一階段做出了最終投資決定（FID）。

該公司在一份新聞稿中表示，格蘭德河液化天然氣項目的第一階段將包括三條液化生產線，將耗資約2.83億美元。

總融資額包括全球基礎設施合作伙伴、沙特穆巴達拉投資公司、新加坡投資公司GIC和道達爾能源承諾的59億美元，來自貸款和債券額度116億美元。

格蘭德河液化天然氣項目第一階段的年產能將達到1760萬噸液化天然氣。該項目建成后的全部產能應為2700萬噸。

一期項目已經獲得了包括殼牌、埃克森、道達爾能源、Engie和幾家亞洲能源公司、葡萄牙Galp和日本伊藤忠商事株式會社在內買家的長期承購承諾。

據彭博社報道，NextDecade的里奧格蘭德一期項目是今年迄今為止達成FID的第三個液化天然氣項目。另外兩個是全球風投公司在路易斯安那州的普拉克明液化天然氣項目和森普拉能源公司在得克薩斯州亞瑟港的設施。

全球基礎設施合作伙伴首席執行官表示，實現FID是NextDecade成為可靠的低碳液化天然氣供應商的重要里程碑，該供應商將用更清潔的能源取代煤炭。

道達爾能源公司首席執行官潘彥磊也對這一決定表示贊賞，他表示，“我們對這一最終投資決定感到高興，這使我們能夠在美國啟動這個新液化天然氣液化工廠的建設，道達爾能源公司將在主要液化天然氣項目的開發方面貢獻其專業知識”。

美國液化天然氣出口去年創下歷史新高，因為歐洲進口商急于獲得管道天然氣的替代品。新的增長市場預計今年也將保持強勁。然而，從長期來看，由于歐盟的轉型計劃，歐洲對任何形式的天然氣需求是否會保持強勁，人們對此持懷疑態度。

郝芬 譯自 油價網

原文如下：

NextDecade Pushes Forward With New Texas LNG Project

NextDecade has made the final investment decision for the first phase of a new LNG facility in Texas after it secured $18.4 billion in funding.

The first phase of the Rio Grande LNG will consist of three liquefaction trains, the company said in a press release, and will cost some $283 million.

The total financing sum included $5.9 billion in commitments by Global Infrastructure Partners, Saudi Mubadala Investment Company, Singapore-based investment firm GIC, and TotalEnergies.

The remainder of the funding came from loans to the tune of $11.6 billion and bonds.

The first phase of the Rio Grande LNG project will have an annual capacity of 17.6 million tons of liquefied gas annually. The full capacity of the project, when completed, should be 27 million tons.

Phase 1 has secured long-term offtake commitments from buyers including Shell, Exxon, TotalEnergies, Engie, and several Asian energy companies, as well as Portugal’s Galp, and Japan’s Itochu Corporation.

Bloomberg reports NextDecade’s Rio Grande Phase 1 is the third LNG project to reach a final investment decision so far this year. The other two were Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG project in Louisiana and Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur facility in Port Arthur, Texas.

Achieving FID is an important milestone in NextDecade’s mission of becoming a reliable supplier of low-carbon LNG that will replace coal with a cleaner source of energy,” said the chief executive of Global Infrastructure Partners.

TotalEnergies’ CEO also praised the decision, saying “We are delighted with this final investment decision that enables us to launch the construction of this new LNG liquefaction plant in the United States, to which TotalEnergies will contribute its expertise in the development of major LNG projects.”

U.S. LNG exports last year hit a record high as European importers rushed to secure a replacement for lost pipeline gas. The new growth market is expected to remain strong this year as well. Over the longer term, however, there are doubts in Europe about whether demand for gas in any form will remain robust due to the EU’s transition plans.