中国石化新闻网讯 据钻机地带2月20日报道，埃尼集团通过埃尼可持续交通公司与PBF能源公司成立了一家名为St. Bernard Renewables (SBR)的合资企业。该五五分的合资企业为与PBF的Chalmete炼油厂同位于美国路易斯安那州的正在建设的生物炼油厂而成立的。
遵守惯例成交条件，包括监管部门批准的该交易一旦圆满完成，埃尼可持续交通公司将出资8.35亿美元，另外还将出资5000万美元，这将取决于最终项目里程碑的实现，并将提供生物精炼操作、供应和营销方面的专业知识。
PBF在美国拥有强大的工业技术，作为该生物精炼厂的贡献者，将继续管理项目的执行，并在建设完成后担任运营商。
圣伯纳德可再生能源生物精炼厂（SBR）计划于2023年上半年启动，该工厂目前的目标是拥有约110万吨/年的原材料加工能力，并具备完整的预处理能力。该公司将主要生产HVO柴油（加氢处理植物油，在北美通常称为“可再生柴油”），每年的生产能力为3.06亿加仑。
该生物炼油厂将使用埃尼集团与霍尼韦尔UOP合作开发的生物燃料炼制工艺。
SBR将作为一个独立实体运营，原料采购和产品分配由一个代表圣伯纳德可再生能源合资企业的专门团队管理。虽然该合作伙伴关系将通过多种共享服务与PBF的Chalmete炼油厂共址，但Chalmote炼油厂的运营和所有权不会因该合作伙伴的成立而受到影响。
郝芬 译自 钻机地带
原文如下：
Eni and PBF Energy Form USA Biorefinery JV
Eni, through Eni Sustainable Mobility, has formed a joint venture with PBF Energy, named St. Bernard Renewables (SBR). The 50-50 JV has been formed for the biorefinery currently under construction co-located with PBF’s Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana (US).
Upon consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, Eni Sustainable Mobility will contribute capital totaling $835 million plus up to an additional $50 million that is subject to the achievement of eventual project milestones and will provide expertise in biorefining operations, supply and marketing.
PBF brings its strong industrial know-how in the United States and, as the contributor of the biorefinery, will continue to manage project execution and serve as the operator>The St. Bernard Renewables biorefinery startup is scheduled in the first half of 2023 and the facility is currently targeted to have processing capacity of about 1.1 million tonnes/year of raw materials, with full pretreatment capabilities. It will produce mainly HVO Diesel (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, commonly known as ‘renewable diesel’ in North America), with a production capacity of 306 million gallons per year.
The biorefinery will use the Ecofining process developed by Eni in cooperation with Honeywell UOP.
SBR will operate as an independent entity with feed procurement and product distribution managed by a dedicated team working on behalf of the St. Bernard Renewables joint venture. While the partnership is set to benefit from its co-location with PBF’s Chalmette refinery through a variety of shared services, the operations and ownership of the Chalmette refinery will not be affected by the formation of the partnership.