據管道新聞網7月22日消息稱，熟悉情況的印度消息人士稱，該國最大的天然氣進口商Petronet LNG已與總部位于美國的Tellurian LNG續簽協議，以便雙方有更多時間完成對路易斯安那州的Tellurian Driftwood出口項目的投資。

消息人士稱，Petronet和Tellurian目前必須在12月底前完成交易。由由于全球天然氣價格急劇下滑，開發商今年推遲了許多北美液化天然氣項目。2019年液化天然氣供應增長創記錄，而冠狀病毒削弱了總體燃料需求。

兩家公司于2019年9月簽署了一項非約束性協議，Petronet同意就該項目使用期內每年購買至多500萬噸液化天然氣進行談判，同時對Driftwood進行股權投資。

印度正在擴建管道網絡，建設液化天然氣進口終端，以鼓勵使用更清潔的燃料。印度總理Narendra Modi制定了目標，到2030年將天然氣在印度能源結構中的比重從目前的6.2%提高到15%。

Tellurian表示：“液化天然氣的長期基本面沒有改變，只是受COVID-19影響有所放緩。印度繼續需要大量液化天然氣，而美國繼續生產成本最低的液化天然氣，因此Tellurian將繼續與印度所有液化天然氣買家合作，這是合情合理的。”

Tellurian曾表示，這個價值275億美元的Driftwood項目（包括管道），計劃每年生產2760萬噸液化天然氣。

曹海斌 摘譯自 管道新聞網

原文如下：

Tellurian, Petronet Renew LNG Investment Deal

Indian sources familiar with the matter said the country’s top gas importer, Petronet LNG, has renewed a deal with U.S.-based Tellurian LNG to give the parties more time to finalize an investment in Tellurian’s Driftwood export project in Louisiana.

Petronet and Tellurian now have until the end of December to finalize the deal, sources said. Developers have delayed numerous North American LNG projects this year due to a sharp downturn in global gas prices. LNG supply increased by a record amount in 2019, and the coronavirus has sapped overall fuel demand.

The companies signed a non-binding agreement in September 2019, in which Petronet agreed to negotiate the annual purchase of up to 5 million tonnes of LNG, over the lifespan of the project, concurrent with an equity investment in Driftwood.

India is expanding its pipeline network and building LNG import terminals to encourage use of cleaner fuel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target to raise the share of gas in India’s energy mix to 15% by 2030 from 6.2% now.

“The long-term LNG fundamentals have not changed, just slowed by COVID-19. India continues to need a large amount of LNG and the U.S. continues to produce the lowest cost LNG, so it stands to reason Tellurian would continue to work with all LNG buyers in India,” Tellurian said.

Tellurian has said the $27.5 billion Driftwood project, which includes pipelines, is designed to produce 27.6 million tonnes per annum of LNG.