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- Final Investment Decision Expected in Third Quarter 2020
圣地亚哥, 2020年3月3日 /价值/—— Sempra能源 (NYSE: SRE) and Bechtel today announced that their respective subsidiaries, 亚瑟港液化天然气, 和柏克德石油公司, 气体, 和化学物质, 公司., have signed a fixed-price engineering, 正在开发的亚瑟港液化天然气液化项目的采购和建设(EPC)合同 亚瑟港，德克萨斯州.
"Building new export infrastructure in the U.S. is critical to providing overseas markets with cleaner fuel alternatives," 说 杰弗里·W. 马丁, chairman and CEO of Sempra能源. “与柏克德这样的世界级建筑公司合作，加强了我们对世界上最大的液化天然气开发项目之一的执行计划."
柏克德的董事长兼首席执行官 布伦丹贝克特尔 说, “我们很荣幸和感激Sempra选择柏克德作为他们值得信赖的合作伙伴，帮助Sempra发展液化天然气业务 墨西哥湾沿岸. 在一起, 我们将提供一个重要的, 为世界提供清洁和可持续的能源，同时为世界创造就业机会和经济机会 墨西哥湾沿岸社区."
As part of the EPC contract, Bechtel Oil, 气体, 和化学物质, 公司. will perform the detailed engineering, 采购, 建设, 调试, 启动, performance testing and operator training activities for the project. 协议的范围还包括继续进行最终投资决策工程，以更好地确保项目成本和进度的确定性.
亚瑟港液化天然气开发项目预计最初包括两条液化列车, two liquefied natural gas (液化天然气) storage tanks, 提供液化服务所需的海上泊位、相关装载设施及相关基础设施, with a nameplate capacity of approximately 13.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of 液化天然气. The project site sits on nearly 3,000 acres of land along three miles of the Sabine-Neches waterway and has the potential to become one of the largest 液化天然气 export projects in 北美, 拥有多达8个液化列车的扩展能力，产能约为4500万吨/年.
"亚瑟港液化天然气 plays an important role in Sempra's goal of becoming one of 北美的 液化出口基础设施项目的最大开发商，我们期待继续推进该项目,马丁补充说.
1月, Sempra 液化天然气与Aramco Services Company签署了临时项目参与协议(IPPA), 是沙特阿美公司的子公司, for the proposed 亚瑟港液化天然气 project. IPPA是两家公司继2009年签署一项协议后的又一个里程碑 2019年5月 for the potential purchase of 5 Mtpa of 液化天然气 and a 25% equity investment in the project. In 2018年12月, 亚瑟港液化天然气与波兰石油天然气公司签订了一项协议，每年出售和购买200万吨液化天然气.
The 亚瑟港液化天然气 development project received authorization from the U.S. 美国能源部(doe)将允许美国国内生产的液化天然气出口到与美国没有自由贸易协定的国家.S. in 2019年5月. 另外, the Federal 能源 Regulatory Com任务 issued the approval to site, construct and operate the liquefaction-export facility in 2019年4月.
据估计，拟议的项目将在现场创造约5名工匠,000个建筑职位, as well as several hundred additional 德州 jobs in support of the project,包括 material fabrication. Nearly 200 long-term jobs will be created to operate and maintain the 亚瑟港液化天然气 facility.
亚瑟港液化天然气项目的发展取决于获得额外的客户承诺, completing the required commercial agreements, 确保所有必要的许可, 获得融资, 激励和其他因素, and reaching a final investment decision.
关于Sempra 能源
森普拉能源的使命是 北美的 premier energy infrastructure company. 有超过 650亿美元 in total assets reported in 2019, the 圣地亚哥 based company is the utility holding company with the largest U.S. 客户基础. The Sempra能源 companies' more than 20,000 employees deliver energy with purpose to over 40 million consumers worldwide. The company is focused on the most attractive markets in 北美,包括 加州, 德州, 墨西哥 液化天然气出口市场. Sempra能源 has been consistently recognized for its leadership in diversity and 包容, 和可持续性, 是S的一员&P 500 Utilities Index and the Dow Jones Utility Index. 该公司还被《全球最大的博彩平台》杂志评为2020年“全球最受尊敬的公司”之一.
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柏克德是一家值得信赖的工程公司, 建设 and project management partner to industry and 政府ernment. 其与众不同之处在于其员工的素质和不懈的努力，以实现最成功的结果, Bechtel aligns its capabilities to customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. 自1898年以来, Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, 发展经济, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, 增加获得能源的途径, 资源, 以及重要的服务, 让世界变得更安全, 清洁的地方. Bechtel serves the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, 气体 & Chemicals; and Mining & 金属市场. 该公司的服务范围从最初的规划和投资，到启动和运营. www.贝克特尔.com
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Sempra 液化天然气 and 亚瑟港液化天然气, LLC are not the same as the 加州 公用事业，圣地亚哥天然气公司 & Electric Company or Southern 加州 气体 Company, 或Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC，不受加州公用事业委员会监管.
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