塞浦路斯首个天然气进口终端正式开工

据管道&天然气杂志网7月9日塞浦路斯尼科西亚报道，塞浦路斯首个天然气进口终端周四正式开工。

该项目包括一座码头和将天然气输送到附近的Vasilikos电厂的管道。

塞浦路斯总统阿纳塔斯蒂亚德斯(Nicos Anatastiades)出席了该终端的奠基仪式。该终端的预算为2.89亿欧元(3.275亿美元)，预计将成为该国耗资最大的能源项目。

该终端将以一艘新加坡建造的油轮为特色，经过改装，将液化天然气转化为气态，供塞浦路斯主要发电厂使用。

从建造开始，该财团有24个月的时间交付运营终端。

Anatastiades表示，这个终端将帮助依赖原油的塞浦路斯降低15%-25%的发电成本，并将其碳足迹减少30%。这一历史性的日子凸显了我们的战略重点，即确保能源供应并使其多样化，同时提高发电市场的竞争力，实现我们的环境目标。

该项目的资金包括欧盟提供的1.01亿欧元(合1.445亿美元)赠款以及欧洲投资银行和欧洲复兴开发银行提供的低息贷款。塞浦路斯电力管理局提供了4300万欧元(合4800万美元)。

该终端将完全归塞浦路斯政府所有。当局表示，这将赋予该国灵活性，可以在国际市场上购买成本较低的天然气，同时允许该国未来使用在塞浦路斯近海地中海发现的天然气田生产的天然气。

塞浦路斯已向埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)及其合作伙伴卡塔尔石油公司(Qatar Petroleum)、意大利埃尼(Eni)和法国道达尔(Total)等能源公司发放许可，在该国拥有独家经济权利的水域开采天然气。

郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网

原文如下：

Cyprus to Get First Natural Gas Import Terminal

Work on the first natural gas import terminal for the country of Cyprus officially began Thursday.

The project includes a jetty and pipelines to convey the gas to the nearby Vasilikos power plant.

Cypriot President Nicos Anatastiades attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the terminal, which with a budget of 289 million euros ($327.5 million) is expected to be the country’s costliest energy project.

The terminal will feature a tanker ship built in Singapore and refitted to convert liquefied natural gas back into gaseous form for use in Cyprus’main power plant.

The consortium has 24 months to deliver an operational terminal from the time construction begins.

Anastasiades said the terminal would help lower crude-dependent Cyprus' power generation costs by an estimated 15%-25% and reduce its carbon footprint by 30%.

“This historic day highlights our strategic priority to secure and diversify our energy supply while boosting competitiveness in the power generation market and meeting our environmental targets,” the president said.

Funding for the project includes a 101 million euro ($114.5 million) European Union grant and low-interest loans from the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The Electricity Authority of Cyprus is contributing 43 million euros ($48 million.)

The terminal will be wholly owned by the Cypriot state. Authorities said it would give the country flexibility to make spot purchases of lower-cost gas on the international market, while allowing for future use of natural gas from gas fields discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus.

Energy companies that Cyprus has licensed to drill for gas in waters where the country has exclusive economic rights include ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum, as well as Italy’s Eni and France’s Total.