CNSS讯：Hudong Zhonghua scores 6 LNG carries as more gas expected by Sinopec

中石化扩张天然气业务，沪东中华船厂赢得6条LNG运输船大单

Shanghai Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a prominent unit of CSSC Group has confirmed of winning an order up to six 174,000 cubic meters LNG carriers from China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) and China Shipping joint venture. These self developed vessels will be featuring dual energy propulsion system and planning to be delivered one in 2015, two in 2016 and three in 2017 respectively. They are designated exclusively to transport LNG from Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) to LNG facilities in China.

中国船舶工业集团旗下的优秀企业，上海沪东中华造船厂确认中标，从中国石化集团和中国海运集团合资企业赢得了至多6条174000立方米舱容的LNG运输船建造合同。该批拥有自主知识产权的船舶将会配备双燃料推进系统，并计划分别于2015年交付一艘，2016年交付两艘，2017年交付剩余三艘。交付后，他们将会全部投入于从Australia Pacific LNG天然气田到中国接收站的LNG运输工作。

And according to general manager Wang Yong of Hudong Zhonghua, the only Chinese LNG shipbuilder to date, the Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) thinks highly of this cooperation, and hopes this can “set a good example and high standard for the future China leads LNG projects.”

沪东中华船厂为目前国内唯一一家有能力建造LNG船舶的企业，据船厂总经理王勇透露，中国国家能源管理局很重视此次沪东中华与中石化，中海的合作，并希望“此项目能成为示范性项目，作为以后LNG引进项目的标杆。”

Currently, Sinopec is developing three LNG terminals in China, located in Jiaonan Qingdao, Tianjin and Beihai Guangxi. The Jiaonan terminal will be the biggest and soonest one to have the ability of LNG reception, expected in September 2014. As told by an executive of Sinopec who is familiar with this business, the APLNG will supply one third of the total Sinopec Jiaonan LNG import with the other 67% from Exxon Mobil’s Papua New Guinea field.

目前，中石化在国内共有三处在建LNG码头，分别位于青岛胶南，天津和广西的北海。其中胶南码头为最大和计划最早完工的码头，预计2014年9月可以达到接气条件。一位中石化熟悉此项业务的管理人员表示，APLNG将会为胶南LNG项目提供三分之一的气源，剩余三分之二将会由埃克森美孚公司位于巴布亚新几内亚的LNG气田供应。

MOL is said to have invested in this project as well but the LNG vessels after delivery will be managed by China Shipping Development Co., Ltd.

据消息商船三井也参与了投资了该项目，但是所有六条船舶在交付后都会交由中国海运发展股份有限公司运营。

APLNG and Sinopec in January had signed an amendment to their existing LNG sales agreement for the supply of an additional 3.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG through to 2035 from APLNG’s world class coal seam gas resources and LNG facility on Curtis Island, Gladstone in Queensland. That aggregated 7.6 mtpa from 4.3 mtpa LNG purchase agreement is the largest LNG supply deal has ever seen in Australian history.

今年一月，中石化与APLNG签署修订了双方的销售合同，约定从APLNG位于昆士兰Curtis Island的世界级煤层气田新增购买每年330万吨LNG直到2035年。总购气量累计高达760万吨每年的该合同为澳大利亚历史上最大的LNG供应交易。

And on July 14th, Sinopec has completed a subscription agreement signed the same day this January and raised Sinopec’s ownership interest from 15 percent to 25 percent while stakes held by Conoco Philips and Origin droped to 37.5 percent from their previous 42.5 percent.

今年7月14日，中石化更完成了今年一月同日与APLNG签订的股份增购合同，讲自身于APLNG的股份从15%提升至25%，相应的Conoco Philips和 Origin公司的股份则均由之前的42.5%下降到37.5。

It’s good to see the Chinese government backed company plays a more and more important role in the clean energy industry, and strategically reduces the oil dependence on the unrest Middle East.

由中国政府支持的企业在清洁能源领域的影响力越来越大是一个利好消息，可以从战略角度减少我国对目前局势动荡的中东的石油依赖。（By paris zhang）

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