据油价网7月13日报道，美国天然气公司NextDecade在获得184亿美元的融资后，对得克萨斯州新液化天然气设施的第一阶段做出了最终投资决定（FID）。

该公司在一份新闻稿中表示，格兰德河液化天然气项目的第一阶段将包括三条液化生产线，将耗资约2.83亿美元。

总融资额包括全球基础设施合作伙伴、沙特穆巴达拉投资公司、新加坡投资公司GIC和道达尔能源承诺的59亿美元，来自贷款和债券额度116亿美元。

格兰德河液化天然气项目第一阶段的年产能将达到1760万吨液化天然气。该项目建成后的全部产能应为2700万吨。

一期项目已经获得了包括壳牌、埃克森、道达尔能源、Engie和几家亚洲能源公司、葡萄牙Galp和日本伊藤忠商事株式会社在内买家的长期承购承诺。

据彭博社报道，NextDecade的里奥格兰德一期项目是今年迄今为止达成FID的第三个液化天然气项目。另外两个是全球风投公司在路易斯安那州的普拉克明液化天然气项目和森普拉能源公司在得克萨斯州亚瑟港的设施。

全球基础设施合作伙伴首席执行官表示，实现FID是NextDecade成为可靠的低碳液化天然气供应商的重要里程碑，该供应商将用更清洁的能源取代煤炭。

道达尔能源公司首席执行官潘彦磊也对这一决定表示赞赏，他表示，“我们对这一最终投资决定感到高兴，这使我们能够在美国启动这个新液化天然气液化工厂的建设，道达尔能源公司将在主要液化天然气项目的开发方面贡献其专业知识”。

美国液化天然气出口去年创下历史新高，因为欧洲进口商急于获得管道天然气的替代品。新的增长市场预计今年也将保持强劲。然而，从长期来看，由于欧盟的转型计划，欧洲对任何形式的天然气需求是否会保持强劲，人们对此持怀疑态度。

郝芬 译自 油价网

原文如下：

NextDecade Pushes Forward With New Texas LNG Project

NextDecade has made the final investment decision for the first phase of a new LNG facility in Texas after it secured $18.4 billion in funding.

The first phase of the Rio Grande LNG will consist of three liquefaction trains, the company said in a press release, and will cost some $283 million.

The total financing sum included $5.9 billion in commitments by Global Infrastructure Partners, Saudi Mubadala Investment Company, Singapore-based investment firm GIC, and TotalEnergies.

The remainder of the funding came from loans to the tune of $11.6 billion and bonds.

The first phase of the Rio Grande LNG project will have an annual capacity of 17.6 million tons of liquefied gas annually. The full capacity of the project, when completed, should be 27 million tons.

Phase 1 has secured long-term offtake commitments from buyers including Shell, Exxon, TotalEnergies, Engie, and several Asian energy companies, as well as Portugal’s Galp, and Japan’s Itochu Corporation.

Bloomberg reports NextDecade’s Rio Grande Phase 1 is the third LNG project to reach a final investment decision so far this year. The other two were Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG project in Louisiana and Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur facility in Port Arthur, Texas.

Achieving FID is an important milestone in NextDecade’s mission of becoming a reliable supplier of low-carbon LNG that will replace coal with a cleaner source of energy,” said the chief executive of Global Infrastructure Partners.

TotalEnergies’ CEO also praised the decision, saying “We are delighted with this final investment decision that enables us to launch the construction of this new LNG liquefaction plant in the United States, to which TotalEnergies will contribute its expertise in the development of major LNG projects.”

U.S. LNG exports last year hit a record high as European importers rushed to secure a replacement for lost pipeline gas. The new growth market is expected to remain strong this year as well. Over the longer term, however, there are doubts in Europe about whether demand for gas in any form will remain robust due to the EU’s transition plans.