新堡垒能源降低未来LNG供应成本

据天然气资讯7月7日消息称，新堡垒能源公司宣布，该公司与Centrica LNG公司(Centrica)达成了一项协议，终止了新堡垒以1.05亿美元的价格从Centrica购买剩余2020年液化天然气的义务，以换取1.05亿美元的付款。因此，新堡垒现在将能够在公开市场上以远低于此前与Centrica达成的价格购买液化天然气。

由于除了牙买加以外在波多黎各的工厂开始运营，新堡垒在2020年第三季度实现了超过4亿美元的年度承诺经营利润率示例性目标方面取得了重大进展。该公司预计在同一时期，其年度现金SG＆A和年度现金利息支出分别约为8000万美元和8000万美元。

此外，该公司目前正在推进墨西哥和尼加拉瓜的项目，目标是在2020年底基本完成这些项目。一旦全面运营，新堡垒计划为这些项目额外贡献约1.5亿美元，以实现公司的年度运营利润目标。

首席执行官兼董事长Wes Edens表示：“我们能够灵活地以市场价格购买液化天然气，完成了我们从开发公司向运营公司的转型，我们预计这将产生可观的运营利润和现金流。我们将继续推进一些引人注目的新业务机会，并期待在2020年及以后实现显著增长。尽管当前存在COVID情况，我们仍拥有非常强大的额外管道项目。我们目前的目标是在2021年再推出4 - 8个类似规模的项目。我们期待在今年为我们的客户带来更便宜、更清洁的天然气和电力。”

曹海斌 摘译自 天然气资讯

原文如下：

New Fortress Energy reduces future LNG supply costs

New Fortress Energy LLC has announced that the Company entered into an agreement with Centrica LNG Company Limited (Centrica) to terminate New Fortress’s obligation to purchase any additional LNG from Centrica for the remainder of 2020 in exchange for a payment of US$105 million. As a result, New Fortress will now be able to purchase LNG in the open market at prices that are significantly lower than the price previously agreed to with Centrica.

As a result of facilities commencing operations in Puerto Rico in addition to Jamaica, New Fortress has made significant progress toward achieving an Illustrative Annualised Operating Margin Goal from Committed Volumes of over US$400 million on an annualised basis during the 3Q20. The company expects its annualised cash SG&A and annualised cash interest payments to be approximately US80 million and US$80 million, respectively, during the same period.

In addition, the Company is currently advancing projects in both Mexico and Nicaragua, with the goal of substantially completing these projects by the end of 2020. Once fully operational, New Fortress aims for these projects to contribute an additional approximately US150 million toward the Company’s Illustrative Annualised Operating Margin Goal from Committed Volumes.

CEO and Chairman Wes Edens remarked, “Our flexibility to opportunistically purchase LNG at market prices completes our transition from a development company to an operating company that we expect will generate significant operating margin and cash flow. We continue to advance a number of compelling new business opportunities and expect significant growth in 2020 and beyond. In spite of the current COVID conditions, we have a very robust pipeline of additional projects. Our current goal is to bring online another 4 - 8 projects in 2021 of similar size and scale. We look forward to bringing more affordable and cleaner natural gas and power to our customers this year.”