Gassco希望挪威增加北极天然气出口能力

原标题：Gassco希望挪威增加北极天然气出口能力

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社1月13日报道，挪威天然气管道系统运营商Gassco周一表示，挪威应建设一条新管道或第二个液化天然气(LNG)设施，以增强从北冰洋巴伦支海(Barents Sea)出口天然气的能力。

挪威天然气出口约占总出口的四分之一，作为欧洲第二大天然气供应国，挪威天然气出口量仅次于俄罗斯。Gassco表示，尽管额外的出口基础设施建设需要石油和天然气公司以及挪威政府的支持，但充足的天然气能满足增加的产能。

Gassco称，建设第二座LNG管道将花费59-90亿挪威克朗(约合6.64-10亿美元)，而新增一个天然气设施将花费125亿挪威克朗。

该运营商表示，任何一种选择都是有利可图的，但在做出最终决定之前，都应该仔细研究。Leversund表示，如果在2022年做出决定，管道或液化天然气设施可能在2026年建成。

王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Gassco urges Norway to boost Arctic gas export capacity

Norway should construct a new pipeline or a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit to boost its gas exports from the Arctic Barents Sea, pipeline system operator Gassco said on Monday.

Natural gas represents about a quarter of Norway’s overall exports, making the country Europe’s second largest gas supplier behind Russia. There is sufficient gas to increase output, though the additional export infrastructure requires buy-in from oil and gas companies as well as Norwegian authorities, Gassco said.

Building a second LNG unit would cost between 5.9 billion and 9 billion Norwegian crowns ($664 million to $1 billion), while a pipeline would cost 12.5 billion crowns, Gassco said.

The operator said that either option would be profitable, but both should be studied in detail before any final decision. If a decision is made by 2022, the pipeline or LNG unit could be built by 2026, Leversund said. ​