据天然气工业5月20日消息称，桑托斯签署了一份具有约束力的意向书，拟收购巴布亚新几内亚P'nyang天然气田的石油保有许可证3 (PRL 3) 14.3%的权益(政府前回购)。桑托斯宣布了PNG液化天然气厂扩建的一个重要里程碑。
PRL 3项目的参与者建议与PNG液化天然气项目的参与者协调，开发P'nyang气田，以利用现有基础设施的优势。
买卖协议的签订仍须经双方就扩建PNG液化天然气厂的原料签订协议。
P'nyang气田拥有约4.4万亿立方英尺的经认证的总2C或有资源。
桑托斯董事总经理兼首席执行官凯文·拉格尔表示，桑托斯在巴布亚新几内亚的战略是与合作伙伴合作，协调利益，支持和参与PNG液化天然气的回填和扩张机会。
“我们今天宣布的安排标志着通过由现有项目资源和P'nyang每年供应的270万吨第三条液化天然气生产线，向PNG液化天然气工厂扩建计划迈出了重要一步。”
“我们非常高兴与PRL 3的参与者签署意向书，他们也是桑托斯在PNG液化天然气项目中的合作伙伴的成员。”
加拉格尔表示:“我们期待与巴布亚新几内亚政府、我们的合作伙伴和土地所有者合作，使巴布亚新几内亚液化天然气的扩张成为现实。”
桑托斯拥有PNG液化天然气项目13.5%的权益，该项目的液化天然气产能超过800万吨/年。
曹海斌 摘译自 天然气工业
原文如下：
Santos reaches important PNG LNG milestone
Santos has announced an important milestone towards the expansion of the PNG LNG plant by signing a binding letter of intent to acquire a 14.3% interest (pre-government back-in) in Petroleum Retention Licence 3 (PRL 3), which contains the P’nyang natural gas field in Papua New Guinea.
The PRL 3 participants propose to undertake the development of the P’nyang field in coordination with the participants in the PNG LNG Project to leverage the advantages of existing infrastructure.
The execution of a sale and purchase agreement remains subject to agreement between the parties The P’nyang field has a certified gross 2C contingent resource of approximately 4.4 trillion ft3 of natural gas.
Santos Managing Director and CEO Kevin Gallagher said Santos’ strategy in PNG is to work with its partners to align interests, and support and participate in backfill and expansion opportunities at PNG LNG.
“The arrangements we announce today mark an important step towards the proposed expansion at the PNG LNG plant via a 2.7 million tpy third LNG train fed by existing Project resources and P’nyang.”
“We are very pleased to execute the letter of intent with the PRL 3 participants who are also affiliates of Santos’ partners in the PNG LNG Project.”
“We look forward to working with the PNG Government, our partners and landowners to make expansion at PNG LNG a reality,” Mr Gallagher said.
Santos has a 13.5% interest in the PNG LNG Project which has the capacity to produce more than eight million tpy of LNG.