据路透社9月21日胡拜尔报道,业内消息人士20日在胡拜尔披露,沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(沙特阿美公司)差不多已完成其巨大的瓦西特天然气项目的施工,但是,这个项目将加工的天然气将来自卡兰气田(Karan gas field),而不是来自指定向这个天然气厂提供原料的海上气田。
今年4月份,业内消息人士曾表示,沙特阿美公司已开始使用来自阿美的主气系统(MGC)的天然气测试这个天然气厂的部分设施,从而提高了人们对来自瓦西特天然气厂的天然气在这个国家夏天需求高峰季节期间满足国内需求的希望。
一名熟悉此事的业内消息人士说,由于技术困难,瓦西特天然气厂预计在今年年底前不会开始加工来自海上两个含硫气田Arabiyah气田和Hasbah气田不含石油的非伴生天然气。
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原文如下:
Aramco's giant Wasit project almost complete
AL KHOBAR, September 21, 2015
Saudi Aramco has almost finished the construction of its giant Wasit gas project but is processing gas from the Karan gas field and not from the offshore fields designated to feed the gas plant, industry sources said.
In April, industry sources said the national oil company had started testing parts of the plant with gas from Aramco's Master Gas System (MGS), raising hopes that gas from Wasit would help meet domestic demand during the kingdom's peak summer season.
One industry source familiar with the matter said the plant is not expected to start processing non-associated gas, which contains no oil, from offshore sour gas fields Arabiyah and Hasbah before the end of the year due to technical difficulties. -Reuters