据PennEnergy网站12月2日基辅报道,欧盟贷款机构欧洲投资银行将向乌克兰管道运营商乌克兰国家天然气运输公司(Ukrtransgaz)提供大约1.87亿美元贷款用于提升乌克兰境内部分天然气管道。
横贯乌克兰境内的乌连戈伊-帕玛里-乌兹戈拉德(Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod)天然气管道从俄罗斯把天然气输送到欧洲的许多国家。这条管道具有年输送1.425亿立方米天然气的能力。通过现代化其中的75英里管道,在未来的4年里,乌克兰的天然气运输费用将下降20%并减少有毒气体排放。
乌克兰总理亚采纽克说:“一条新的管道将铺设,我希望它将给我们一个招标购买钢管的机会。这还将有助于乌克兰的经济。”
除了取代75英里的旧管道,乌克兰还打算提升两个压缩站。欧洲重建和开发银行将为这些项目向乌克兰提供2亿美元的贷款,贷款的最后决定应在12月10日前作出。
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原文如下:
Ukraine receives loan to upgrade natural gas pipeline
December 2, 2014
PennEnergy
The European Union's lending arm, the European Investment Bank, will lend Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransgaz approximately $187 million to upgrade a section of natural gas pipeline, according to The Associated Press.
The Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline delivers natural gas from Russia to numerous countries in Europe. It has the capacity to move 142.5 million cubic meters of natural gas each year. By modernizing almost 75 miles of pipeline over the next four years, Ukraine will lower natural gas transportation costs by 20 percent and reduce toxic emissions.
"A new pipeline will be laid, which will give us a chance to call a tender to buy pipes, from Ukrainian producers, I hope," Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated, according to the Kyiv Post. "This will additionally contribute to the Ukrainian economy."
In addition to replacing miles of pipeline, Ukraine intends to upgrade two compressor stations. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is set to loan the country $200 million for these projects, the final decision for which should be decided by Dec. 10, according to the Kyiv Post.