据安迅思能源9月3日消息称，雪佛龙公司的子公司雪佛龙美国公司和邦吉公司的子公司邦吉北美公司今天宣布达成一项谅解备忘录 (MOU)，提议成立一个50/50的合资企业，以帮助满足可再生燃料的需求，并开发低碳强度的原料。
合资企业最终敲定后，雪佛龙和邦吉的合作伙伴关系将为两家公司建立一个从农民到加油站的可靠供应链。邦吉预计将在路易斯安那州的德斯特汉和伊利诺伊州的开罗提供大豆加工设施，雪佛龙预计将向合资企业提供约6亿美元现金。两家公司预计，通过此次合作，到2024年年底，将把日产量从目前的7000吨增加一倍左右。该合资企业还将在低碳强度原料领域寻求新的增长机会，并考虑进行原料预处理投资。
邦吉首席执行官Greg Heckman表示：“作为世界上最大的油籽加工商，我们很高兴与能源行业的领导者扩大合作关系，增加我们在下一代可再生燃料开发中的参与。我们共同致力于能源价值链的可持续性和减少碳排放。与雪佛龙的合作将使邦吉能够更好地满足不断增长的可再生燃料行业的需求，为我们的农民客户提供服务。”
根据拟议的合资安排，邦吉将继续运营这些设施，利用其在油籽加工和农民关系方面的专业知识，管理膳食和植物性油的起源和营销。除了提供市场知识、下游零售和商业分销渠道外，雪佛龙还将获得该石油的承购权，将其作为可再生原料，用于生产低生命周期碳强度的柴油和航空燃料。
雪佛龙下游化工执行副总裁Mark Nelson表示：“通过我们与邦吉的商业合作，我们了解到他们强大的企业文化，他们推进低碳燃料生产的战略愿望，他们对资本纪律的承诺，以及在供应链中促进可持续农业的承诺。雪佛龙与邦吉的拟议合资企业使我们能够扩展到可再生燃料原料价值链，这将推进我们的更高回报、低碳战略。”
朱佳妮 摘译自 安迅思能源
原文如下：
Chevron, Bunge plan JV for renewable fuel feedstocks
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Bunge North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), announced today a memorandum of understanding (MOU) of a proposed 50/50 joint venture to help meet the demand for renewable fuels and to develop lower carbon intensity feedstocks, said the company.
Upon finalization of the joint venture, Chevron and Bunge’s partnership would establish a reliable supply chain from farmer to fueling station for both companies. Bunge is expected to contribute its soybean processing facilities in Destrehan, Louisiana, and Cairo, Illinois, and Chevron is expected to contribute approximately $600 million in cash to the joint venture. Through the joint venture, the two companies anticipate approximately doubling the combined capacity of the facilities from 7,000 tons per day by the end of 2024. The joint venture would also pursue new growth opportunities in lower carbon intensity feedstocks, as well as consider feedstock pretreatment investments.
“As the world’s largest oilseed processor, we are pleased to expand our partnership with an energy industry leader to increase our participation in the development of next generation, renewable fuels. Together, we share a commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon in the energy value chain. This relationship with Chevron would enable Bunge to better serve our farmer customers by accessing demand in the growing renewable fuels sector,” said Greg Heckman, Bunge CEO.
Under the proposed joint venture arrangement, Bunge will continue to operate the facilities, leveraging its expertise in oilseed processing and farmer relationships to manage origination and marketing of meal and plant-based oil. Chevron would have offtake rights to the oil to use as renewable feedstock to manufacture diesel and jet fuel with lower lifecycle carbon intensity, in addition to providing market knowledge and downstream retail and commercial distribution channels.
“Through our commercial work with Bunge, we have come to appreciate their strong company culture, their strategic desire to advance the production of lower carbon fuels, their commitment to capital discipline and promotion of sustainable agriculture in their supply chains,” said Mark Nelson, executive vice president of Downstream & Chemicals for Chevron. “Chevron’s proposed joint venture with Bunge positions us to expand into the renewable fuel feedstock value chain, which will advance our higher returns, lower carbon strategy."