據(jù)能源經(jīng)濟(jì)5月30日消息稱，殼牌公司周一表示，已批準(zhǔn)開發(fā)澳大利亞附近的Crux天然氣田，分析師估計(jì)該項(xiàng)目將耗資約25億美元。

這家石油和天然氣巨頭在一份聲明中表示，預(yù)計(jì)將于2023年開始建設(shè)，第一批天然氣預(yù)計(jì)將于2027年產(chǎn)出，這些天然氣將供應(yīng)每年360萬噸的Prelude浮式液化天然氣（FLNG）設(shè)施。

殼牌表示，該項(xiàng)目將幫助其亞洲客戶從煤炭轉(zhuǎn)向天然氣，并提供一個(gè)安全的供應(yīng)來源。

殼牌天然氣、可再生能源和能源綜合解決方案主管Wael Sawan表示：“該項(xiàng)目還將提高我們客戶的供應(yīng)安全，這正成為全球消費(fèi)者越來越重要的考慮因素。”

殼牌發(fā)言人拒絕就該項(xiàng)目的成本置評(píng)，稱公司不會(huì)就單個(gè)資產(chǎn)層面的資本投資置評(píng)。

Sawan說：“使用Prelude現(xiàn)有的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施可以顯著降低開發(fā)成本，使Crux具有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力和商業(yè)吸引力。”

能源咨詢公司W(wǎng)ood Mackenzie估計(jì)，這將耗資約25億美元，瑞士信貸分析師Saul Kavonic估計(jì)為20億-30億美元。

曹海斌 摘譯自 能源經(jīng)濟(jì)

原文如下：

Shell greenlights $2.5 bln Crux gas project off Australia

Shell Plc said on Monday it had given the go-ahead to develop the Crux gas field off Australia, which analysts estimated would cost around $2.5 billion.

Construction is expected to start in 2023 with first gas expected in 2027, which will feed the 3.6 million tonne a year Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the oil and gas major said in a statement.

Shell said the project would help its Asian customers move from coal to gas, and also provide a secure supply source.

"The project will also boost our customers' security of supply, which is becoming an ever more significant consideration for global consumers," said Wael Sawan, Shell's director of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions.

A Shell spokesperson declined to comment on the project's cost saying the company does not comment on capital investments on an individual asset level.

"The use of Prelude's existing infrastructure enables significantly reduced development costs, making Crux competitive and commercially attractive," Sawan said.

Energy consultants Wood Mackenzie estimated it would cost about $2.5 billion, while Credit Suisse analyst Saul Kavonic estimated it at between $2 billion and $3 billion.