中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯马来西亚吉隆坡1月9日消息,据两位知情人士称,马来西亚国家石油公司Petronas已就是否与沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司,或沙特阿美公司在投资890亿林吉特(合199亿美元)的炼油和石油化工项目上展开合作的问题推迟做出最终决定。
上述知情人士称,马国油将于2月或3月就是否向沙特阿美出售该项目50%的股权做出决定。这个项目位于马来西亚南部与新加坡毗邻的柔佛州,该项目包括一座炼油厂、若干石油化工厂和其他相关设施。
其中一位知情人士称,双方在该项目主要且盈利部分的控制权问题的谈判中陷入了僵局。这些部分包括炼油厂和蒸汽裂解设施。
上述知情人士称,如果谈判进展良好,两家公司预计于今年年中签署协议。这些知情人士称,马国油原本计划于2016年年底做出最终决定。
马国油曾表示,该项目将包括一座日加工能力30万桶的炼油厂和一个年总产能770万吨的石油化工总厂。该项目于2012年在渔镇边佳兰启动。
据马国油称,炼油厂和石化工厂估计投资约530亿林吉特,而从未净化水的供应到一个液化天然气(LNG)终端等相关设施的投资估计为360亿林吉特。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Petronas Postpones Decision on Refinery Partnership With Saudi Aramco
By Yantoultra Ngui
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia's national oil company has postponed a final decision on whether to bring in Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco, as its partner for a 89 billion ringgit ($19.9 billion) refining and petrochemicals project, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Petroliam Nasional Bhd., known as Petronas, is now set to make the call to offer the world's largest oil firm a 50% stake in the project in February or March, the people said. The project, situated in Malaysia's southern Johor state bordering Singapore, will comprise a refinery, petrochemical plants and other related facilities.
The negotiations have stalled on issues over the control of the main and profit-generating components of the project, such as the refinery and steam cracker complex, one of the people said.
If the talks proceed well, the companies are expected sign an agreement in the middle of this year, the people said. Petronas initially planned to make a final decision by the end of 2016, the people said.
The project, launched in 2012 in the fishing town of Pengerang, will consist of a refinery with a capacity to process 300,000 barrels per day and a petrochemical complex with combined annual chemical output capacity of 7.7 million metric tons, Petronas has said.
The refinery and petrochemical complex are estimated to cost some 53 billion ringgit, while related facilities ranging from raw-water supply to a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal will cost another 36 billion ringgit, according to Petronas.