据国外媒体8月9日旧金山报道,美国首个LNG浮船将问世,位于旧金山的美国工程行业巨头柏克德工程公司(Bechtel)日前已同意在达成最终投资协议之后,着手设计建造美国首个浮式液化天然气(LNG)船项目。
这艘浮式LNG船将用于Delfin港。深水港和浮式液化天然气设施所处的位置距离路易斯安那州Cameron Parish海岸大约50英里,它将是首个在北美海域运行的LNG设施。Dalfin LNG公司说,其浮式设计将减少沿海交通压力,并最大限度地减少对沿海岸线脆弱的生态环境的影响。
根据项目计划,天然气将从现有的管道基础设施运输到停泊在墨西哥湾的4艘浮式船。这个深水港预计LNG年出口可达920万吨。
Dalfin LNG公司时下正向美国海事局和美国海岸警卫队的监管部门申请获得建造、持有和运行这个深水港的批准。据悉,Dalfin LNG公司将与挪威Hoegh LNG公司和加拿大管道公司Enbridge公司共同开发这个项目。
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原文如下:
Betchel Signs on to Engineer First U.S.-Based Floating LNG Vessel
Global LNG NEWS August 9, 2015
The first U.S.-based floating liquefied natural gas vessel moved closer to reality after San Francisco-based engineering giant Bechtel agreed to design and engineer the project once a final investment decision is reached.
The vessel is slated to go into service at Port Delfin. The proposed deepwater port and floating liquefied natural gas facility to be located about 50 miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. would be the first such facility to operate off the coast of North America. Delfin LNG says its floating design will reduce coastal carrier traffic and minimizes the environmental effects on delicate habitats along coastlines.
According to project plans, natural gas would be transported from existing pipeline infrastructure in to four floating vessels moored in the Gulf of Mexico. The deepwater port is expected to be able to export 9.2 million metric tons per year of LNG.
Delfin LNG is seeking approval to build, own and operate the deepwater port from regulators at the United States Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. The company is jointly developing the project with Hoegh LNG and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge.