据普氏能源资讯4月29日新加坡报道,韩国三星重工周四(28日)在提交给韩国证券交易所的一份文件中宣布,壳牌公司日前取消了其与这家韩国著名造船企业达成的耗资46亿美元为澳大利亚Browse浮式液化天然气(FLNG)项目建造3个浮式LNG装置的合同。
由于这3个浮式LNG装置原计划用于上周已被搁置的Browse项目,因此,壳牌公司取消FLNG订单的决定并不意外。
澳大利亚伍德塞德石油公司在3月份曾宣布,考虑到目前的经济和市场环境,Browse合资公司“决定在这个时候不再继续推进这个项目的开发。”
据悉,这3个浮式生产设施每个具有年产大约360万吨LNG的能力。
在Browse项目中,伍德塞德石油公司拥有30.6%的股份,其他合作伙伴壳牌公司、英国石油公司、三井公司和三菱公司组成的日本澳大利亚LNG公司和中国石油分别拥有27%、17.3%、14.4%和10.67%的股份。
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原文如下:
Shell cancels $4.6 bil FLNG order with South Korea's SHI after shelving Browse FLNG
Singapore (Platts)--29 Apr 2016
Samsung Heavy Industries announced Thursday that Shell has canceled a $4.6 billion contract with the shipbuilder for three floating LNG units for the Browse FLNG project in Australia, in a filing to the South Korean stock exchange.
The decision by Shell to cancel the FLNG order was not unexpected, since the three vessels were earmarked for the Browse project that was shelved last month.
Woodside Petroleum in March announced that the Browse joint venture "decided not to progress with the development at this time considering the current economic and market environment."
The three floating production facilities, each with capacity of around 3.6 million mt/year.
Woodside holds 30.6% of the Browse project. The other partners are Shell (27%), BP (17.33%), Mitsui and Mitsubishi's Japan Australia LNG (14.4%) and PetroChina (10.67%).