据钻机地带3月8日消息称，道达尔能源公司为年产400万吨的巴布亚液化天然气项目启动了前端工程和设计（FEED）。作为项目运营商，道达尔能源及其合作伙伴已同意使用包括四条电动液化天然气生产线（e-train）的概念。

根据道达尔能源公司的说法，使用电动液化天然气生产线的决定遵循了FEED前的研究，并使项目合作伙伴能够最大限度地发挥协同效应并最大限度地降低成本。此外，这四条生产线将在Caution Bay现有的PNG LNG设施内建造。

巴布亚液化天然气公司还确保在现有的巴布亚液化天然气生产线上使用200万吨/年的额外液化能力。道达尔能源在声明中表示，电动液化生产线的建设和运营将委托给埃克森美孚，该公司自2014年以来一直是PNG液化天然气项目的运营商。

在巴布亚液化天然气和巴布亚新几内亚液化天然气之间的整合框架的支持下，道达尔能源已经将JX Nippon公司列为合作伙伴。两家公司签署了一项负责人协议，根据该协议，JX Nippon将获得巴布亚液化天然气2%的权益。道达尔能源在声明中表示，JX Nippon是ENEOS的子公司，已经持有PNG LNG的4.7%权益。

道达尔能源持有巴布亚液化天然气40.1%的权益，其合资伙伴埃克森美孚持有37.1%，桑托斯持有22.8%。

巴布亚新几内亚石油和能源部长Kerenga Kua表示：“巴布亚液化天然气项目对巴布亚新几内亚来说是一个具有国家意义的项目，将刺激商业信心，为我们的经济提供巨大动力。”

曹海斌 摘译自 钻机地带

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TotalEnergies Gives Green Light for Papua LNG FEED

TotalEnergies has launched the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the 4 million tons per annum Papua LNG project. As project operator, TotalEnergies and its partners have agreed on using a concept which includes four electrical LNG trains (e-trains).

The decision to use electrical LNG trains, according to TotalEnergies, follows pre-FEED studies and enables the project partners to maximize synergies and minimize the costs. Additionally, the four trains will be built within the existing PNG LNG facility in Caution Bay.

Papua LNG has also secured the use of 2 Mt/y of additional liquefaction capacity in the existing trains of PNG LNG. The construction and operation of the electrical liquefaction trains will be delegated to ExxonMobil, operator of the PNG LNG project since 2014, TotalEnergies said in its statement.

On the back of the integration framework between Papua LNG and PNG LNG, TotalEnergies has been able to bring in JX Nippon into the frame. The two companies have signed a heads of agreement, under which JX Nippon will secure a 2 percent interest in Papua LNG. JX Nippon is an affiliate of ENEOS and already holds a 4.7% interest in PNG LNG, TotalEnergies said in the statement.

TotalEnergies holds 40.1 percent interest in Papua LNG, along with its joint venture partners ExxonMobil (37.1 percent) and Santos (22.8 percent).

“The Papua LNG Project is a project of national significance for Papua New Guinea and will stimulate business confidence and provide a significant impetus for our economy,” said Kerenga Kua, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Papua New Guinea.