中国石化新闻网讯 据MRCHUB网站2月21日莫斯科报道，壳牌石油公司表示，该公司已完成对可再生天然气（RNG）生产商自然能源沼气公司（Nature Energy Biogas）的收购。
壳牌表示，通过收购自然能源的所有股份，其已经收购了欧洲最大的可再生天然气生产商（RNG）、其运营工厂组合、相关原料供应和基础设施、增长项目管道以及创新和差异化RNG工厂技术的设计、建造和运营方面的内部专业知识。壳牌于去年11月28日宣布了这项交易。
此次收购支持了壳牌在全球范围内构建综合RNG价值链的雄心，并为多个行业的客户提供有利可图的低碳产品。自然能源将作为壳牌的全资子公司运营，最初将使用壳牌现有的品牌。
于1979年成立作为一家天然气分销商的该公司，于2015年在丹麦建立了第一家沼气厂，现在有14家运营工厂，具有相关的基础设施，原料安排，2022年产量约为6.5百万英热单位/年(3000桶油当量/天)。
上个月，丹麦气候、能源和公用事业部长Lars Aagaard为自然能源公司在丹麦的第13家沼气厂揭幕。该公司在欧洲和北美还有大约30个新工厂项目。在丹麦、荷兰和法国，超过三分之一的这些项目处于中后期开发阶段，到2030年可提供高达9.2百万英热单位/年(4400桶油当量/天)，这取决于未来的最终投资决策和相关监管部门的批准。
在未来几年，自然能源将与魁北克领先的天然气供应公司Energir一起投资约70亿丹麦克朗，在魁北克建设多达10家生物甲烷工厂，这是迄今为止自然能源最大的国际投资。自然能源和Energir将共同开发、建造和运营生物甲烷工厂，每年可供应2亿立方米沼气，相当于魁北克到2030年二氧化碳减排目标的三分之一。
RNG也被称为生物甲烷，其化学性质与传统天然气相同，可用于现有的输配电基础设施。
这使其成为一个有竞争力的选择，以帮助多个难以减排的行业脱碳，包括商业道路运输、海洋、供暖和重工业。甲烷的处理和使用放大了可持续性的好处，否则甲烷可能会从有机副产品和废物的分解中释放到大气中。
壳牌公司在北美拥有一家现有的RNG生产业务，其中一家在运营，三家在建。壳牌在欧洲也有一个现有的RNG交易组合，此次收购将增加新的交易量，并支持壳牌将其不断增长的欧洲液化天然气客户群转变为生物液化天然气的努力，供应范围将涵盖公路、海洋和其他客户。
壳牌的目标是到2050年成为净零排放的能源企业。其目标是今年将其产品的碳强度降低6%～8%，2024年降低9%～12%，2030年降低20%，2035年降低45%，2050年降低100%。
郝芬 译自 MRCHUB
原文如下：
Shell completes acquisition of renewable natural gas producer Nature Energy
Shell Petroleum has completed the acquisition of renewable natural gas (RNG) producer Nature Energy Biogas (Nature Energy), said the company.
By purchasing all shares in Nature Energy, Shell says it has bought the largest producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in Europe, its portfolio of operating plants, associated feedstock supply and infrastructure, pipeline of growth projects and in-house expertise in the design, construction, and operation of innovative and differentiated RNG plant technology. Shell announced the deal>This acquisition supports Shell’s ambitions to build an integrated RNG value chain at global scale and profitably grow its low-carbon offerings to customers across multiple sectors. Nature Energy will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell, initially under its existing brand.
Founded in 1979 as a natural gas distributor, the company established its first biogas plant in Denmark in 2015 and now has 14 operating plants with associated infrastructure, feedstock arrangements, and 2022 production of around 6.5MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).
Last month Nature Energy’s 13th biogas plant in Denmark was inaugurated by Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities. The company also has a pipeline of around 30 new plant projects in Europe and North America. More than a third of these projects are in medium to late development stage in Denmark, the Netherlands and France and could deliver up to 9.2 mln MMBtu/yr (4,400 boe/d) by 2030, subject to future final investment decisions and relevant regulatory approvals.
In the coming years, around DKK 7bn will be invested in building up to 10 biomethane plants in Quebec together with Energir, Quebec’s leading gas supply company, marking Nature Energy’s largest international investment to date. Nature Energy and Energir will jointly develop, build, and operate biomethane plants that together can supply 200m m3 of biogas per year, corresponding to>RNG, also known as biomethane, is chemically identical to conventional natural gas and can be used in existing transmission and distribution infrastructure.
This makes it a competitive option to help decarbonise multiple hard to abate sectors including commercial road transport, marine, heating and heavy industry. The sustainability benefits are amplified by the processing and use of methane that could otherwise be released to the atmosphere from the decomposition of organic byproducts and waste.
Shell has an existing RNG production business in North America, with>Shell has a target to be a Net Zero emissions energy business by 2050. It aims to reduce the carbon intensity of its products by 6-8% this year, 9-12% in 2024, 20% by 2030, 45% by 2035, and 100% by 2050.
