石油圈中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社新加坡报道，荷兰皇家壳牌周三表示，公司已经开始在澳大利亚的Prelude浮式LNG工厂生产，该项目是全球最大的浮动生产结构，也是过去十年在该国建设的8个LNG项目中的最后一个。 尽管该项目启动的时间较晚，且成本高于最初的估计，但在澳大利亚11月成为全球最大液化天然气出口国之后，预计该项目将进一步巩固澳大利亚的领先地位。 壳牌在一份声明中表示，位于澳大利亚西部布鲁姆东北475公里处的Prelude工厂现在已经开井，这意味着Prelude现在已经进入启动和加速阶段，即天然气和凝析油的初始生产阶段，并通过该设施运输。 预计Prelude每年生产360万吨的液化天然气、130万吨的凝析油以及40万吨的液化石油气。 壳牌没有立即答复路透社关于该设施何时出口第一批液化天然气的询问，但分析师估计，明年早些时候将开始出口，凝析物可能首先开始。 瑞士信贷Credit Suisse驻悉尼的能源分析师Saul Kavonic表示：“第一批液化天然气货物仍将按计划在几周内完成，但第一批货物的时间和激增的速度仍将受到技术风险的影响。” 他表示：“鉴于Prelude项目的新颖性、地理条件和挑战，从井口生产到第一批货物的时间线可能比普通液化天然气项目面临更大的风险。我们希望壳牌公司能设法把事情做好，而不是仓促行事。” 壳牌拥有该项目67.5%的股份，而日本Inpex、台湾CPC和韩国天然气公司则持有其余股份。 在过去三年里，澳大利亚启动了一系列LNG出口项目，并于11月首次超过卡塔尔，成为世界上最大的液化天然气出口国，比如最近的Ichthys项目。 FGE资深分析师Kittithat Promthaveepong称，在Ichthys项目和俄罗斯亚马尔LNG的产量激增之后，Prelude的启动预计将在明年给亚洲市场带来压力。 詹晓晶摘自路透社 原文如下; World’s largest floating LNG platform starts production in Australia Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it has begun output at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in Australia, the world’s largest floating production structure and the last of a wave of eight LNG projects built in the country over the last decade. Though the project started up later and cost more than originally estimated, it is expected to further cement Australia’s lead as the world’s biggest LNG exporter, after the country took the crown in November. In a statement, Shell said wells have now been opened at the Prelude facility, located 475 kilometers north-north east of Broome in western Australia. This means Prelude has now entered start-up and ramp-up, the initial phase of production where gas and condensate – which is an ultra-light form of crude oil – is produced and moved through the facility. Prelude is expected to have an annual LNG production capacity of 3.6 million tonnes, 1.3 million tonnes a year of condensate and 400,000 tonnes a year of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Shell did not immediately respond to a Reuters query on when first LNG will be exported from the facility, but analysts estimate exports to start by early next year, with condensates likely to start first. “First LNG cargo is still several weeks assuming all proceeds as planned, but the timing of first cargo and pace of ramp-up is still subject to technical risk,” said Saul Kavonic, energy analyst at Credit Suisse in Sydney. “Given Prelude’s novelty, geographic conditions and challenges, it may be subject to greater risk to timeline from wellhead production to first cargo than an average LNG project,” he said. “We expect Shell to seek to get it done right, rather than rush things.” Shell owns 67.5 percent of the project, while Japan’s Inpex Corp, Taiwan’s CPC Corp [MOEATA.UL] and Korea Gas Corp hold the rest of the shares. Australia overtook Qatar as the world’s largest exporter of LNG for the first time in November, after the start-up of a number of export projects over the past three years, most recently the Ichthys facility. The start-up of Prelude, following the ramp-up in production at Ichthys and Russia’s Yamal LNG is expected to put pressure on the Asian market next year, said Kittithat Promthaveepong, a senior analyst at FGE.
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