DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) and Saudi Aramco today announced their respective subsidiaries, Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Company, 已就正在开发的Arthur港液化天然气出口项目签署了临时项目参与协议(IPPA) Jefferson County, Texas.
去年5月，两家公司签署了每年购买500万吨液化天然气(LNG)的主要协议，并对亚瑟港液化天然气项目进行25%的股权投资，IPPA是两家公司的又一个里程碑.
“今天的公告反映了我们公司对亚瑟港液化天然气项目整体成功的兴趣日益一致," said Jeffrey W. Martin, chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy. “我们非常尊重沙特阿美公司及其领导团队，我们很高兴能够支持他们在全球天然气市场取得成功."
Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Amin H. Nasser said, "The global demand growth for LNG is expected to continue in the coming years, and we see significant opportunities in this market. This agreement with Sempra Energy is another step forward for Saudi Aramco's long-term gas strategy, and towards becoming the global leading integrated energy and chemicals company."
亚瑟港液化天然气项目的初始阶段是完全允许的，预计将包括两个液化列车, 最多三个液化天然气储罐和相关设施，可长期出口约1100万吨液化天然气. Earlier this year, Sempra LNG公司启动了联邦能源监管委员会(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)的备案前审查，以对拟议项目的后续潜在扩张进行审查，该项目将增加两条额外的液化列车，使液化天然气的总出口能力达到约2200万吨/年.
"Port Arthur LNG is expected to play a critical role in helping shape the future of global energy trade," added Martin. “这个数十亿美元的计划是世界上最大的液化天然气项目之一，预计将为国外市场提供更清洁的能源供应, while creating important, high-skilled jobs right here at home."
亚瑟港液化天然气出口项目的最终协议在执行前仍需由各方自行决定最终确定和企业批准. 各方最终参与亚瑟港液化天然气出口项目还取决于相关协议的执行，以及这些协议所设想的某些先决条件的履行或放弃, 包括各方应自行决定就其在项目中的投资作出最终投资决定(FID)的条件. The IPPA sets forth certain mechanisms for the parties to work towards these and other pre-FID activities.
Port Arthur LNG is one of Sempra LNG's five strategically located LNG development opportunities in North America Sempra LNG的目标是开发液化天然气基础设施，向全球液化天然气市场出口4500万吨清洁天然气.
Development of Sempra Energy's LNG export projects is contingent upon obtaining binding customer commitments, completing the required commercial agreements, securing all necessary permits, obtaining financing and reaching final investment decisions, among other factors.
About Sempra LNG
Sempra LNG开发和建设天然气液化设施，并正在北美开发五个战略位置的液化天然气项目，目标是向世界最大的市场提供每年4500万吨的清洁天然气, which would make Sempra Energy one of North America's largest developers of LNG-export facilities.
About Sempra Energy
Sempra Energy's mission is to be North America's premier energy infrastructure company. With more than $60 billion in total assets reported in 2018, the San Diego-based company is the utility holding company with the largest U.S. customer base. The Sempra Energy companies' more than 20,000 employees deliver energy with purpose to approximately 40 million consumers worldwide. The company is focused on the most attractive markets in North America, including California, Texas, Mexico and the LNG export market. Sempra Energy has been consistently recognized for its leadership in diversity and inclusion, and sustainability, and is a member of the S&P 500 Utilities Index and the Dow Jones Utility Index.
About Aramco Services Company
Aramco Services Company (ASC) is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a world leader in integrated energy and chemicals, and has had a presence in the U.S. for more than 60 years. ASC is a contributor to the U.S. energy sector through research and development, venture fund activities, asset ownership, as well as technology and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in Houston, and maintains offices in New York, Washington D.C., Boston, and Detroit. ASC is committed to being a positive contributor in the communities where its employees live and work, and to making a difference through outreach that benefits the arts, geosciences, education and the environment. americas.aramco.com
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is a global integrated energy and chemicals company. We are driven by the core belief that energy is opportunity. From producing approximately one in every eight barrels of the world's oil supply to developing new energy technologies, our global team is dedicated to creating impact in all that we do. We focus on making our resources more dependable, more sustainable and more useful. This helps promote stability and long-term growth around the world.
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Sempra LNG and Port Arthur LNG, LLC are not the same as the California Utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) or Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), or Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) and are not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
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