據今日油價7月3日報道，據《日經亞洲評論》報道，日本政府將與商業部門合作，投資約144億美元(1.5萬億日元)開發莫桑比克的液化天然氣。

該報告稱，這筆資金將用于開發非洲國家的一個氣田，從2024年開始，每年生產約1200萬噸液化天然氣。作為交易的一部分，貿易巨頭三井公司三井公司（Mitsui&Co.）和日本石油天然氣和金屬國家公司(Japan Oil,Gas and Metals National Corporation,JOGMEC)將共同購買該油田20%的股份。

另一份報告還提到，將為莫桑比克液化天然氣項目提供30億美元的債務融資，三井公司是該項目的少數股東，持有法國道達爾(French Total) 20%的股份。144億美元中的一部分將投入到這個特殊的項目中。

三家日本私人銀行將為該項目提供大部分債務融資，國有的日本國際合作銀行(Japan Bank for International Cooperation)將提供30億美元貸款。

日本是世界上最大的液化天然氣進口國，今年早些時候，《日經亞洲評論》報道稱，日本的液化天然氣供應安全受到了疫情的威脅，當時的庫存僅夠兩周的消耗。

另一方面，莫桑比克正在成為液化天然氣行業的熱點地區，道達爾200億美元的莫桑比克液化天然氣項目每年將生產近1300萬噸液化天然氣，埃克森的Rovuma項目一旦投入運營，將生產約1520萬噸液化天然氣。

不過，目前莫桑比克液化天然氣設施是該國唯一一個獲得最終投資決定的項目。埃克森美孚最近表示，由于目前的市場狀況，它將把在Rovuma的FID計劃推遲到明年。與莫桑比克項目一樣，原本計劃在2024年投產。

王佳晶 摘譯自 今日油價

原文如下：

JAPAN BETS BIG ON MOZAMBIQUE LNG

In partnership with the business sector, the Japanese government will invest some $14.4 billion (1.5 trillion yen) in liquefied natural gas development in Mozambique, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.

According to the report, the money will fund the development of a gas field in the African country to produce some 12 million tons of LNG annually, beginning in 2024. As part of the deal, trading major Mitsui & Co. and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. will together buy a 20-percent stake in the field.

Three Japanese private banks will provide most of the debt funding for the project, and the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation will supply $3 billion in loans.

Another report also mentions $3 billion to be provided in debt financing for the Mozambique LNG project in which Mitsui & Co. is a minority partner with 20 percent to French Total, which operates the project. Part of the $14.4 billion may go into this particular project.

Japan is the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, and earlier this year, the Nikkei Asian Review reported that the country’s LNG supply security was threatened by the coronavirus outbreak, with stockpiles at the time only sufficient for two weeks of consumption.

Mozambique, on the other hand, is turning into a hotspot for the LNG industry, with Total’s $20-billion Mozambique LNG project to produce close to 13 million tons of the fuel annually, and Exxon’s Rovuma project to yield some 15.2 million tons once operational.

For now, however, the Mozambique LNG facility is the only one in the country that has received a final investment decision. Exxon recently said it would delay its FID on Rovuma until next year because of current market conditions. The liquefaction operation was originally scheduled to come online in 2024, like Mozambique LNG.

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