据路透社艾伯塔省报道，雪佛龙公司周三表示，雪佛龙加拿大有限公司和伍德赛德能源有限公司已经为其位于不列颠哥伦比亚省北部的Kitimat液化天然气工厂申请了新的许可证，该厂的年产量为1800万吨，其规模将是目前的两倍。

两家公司于周一向加拿大国家能源委员会提交了申请，并对工厂设计进行了修改，修改后的工厂可能包括最多三条液化天然气生产线，而不是两条。

雪佛龙在一份声明中说：“雪佛龙和伍德赛德公司重新评估了最初提出的两条年产能为1000万吨的液化天然气工厂的发展理念，重点是提高Kitimat液化天然气与其他全球液化天然气项目相比的供应竞争力成本。”

据公司网站介绍，加拿大雪佛龙公司是全球石油巨头雪佛龙公司的分公司，而伍德赛德公司是澳大利亚最大的天然气生产商。

Kitimat液化天然气的申请是在去年10月加拿大大型液化天然气项目（也位于Kitimat）的批准之后进行的，该项目由荷兰皇家壳牌公司牵头，最初设计的年产能为1400万吨液化天然气，不过年产能有可能增加至2800万吨。

分析人士说，在不列颠哥伦比亚省北部发展起来的液化天然气工业将有利于加拿大西部天然气生产商，因为可以为这些项目提供能源。

BMO资本市场分析师在一份研究简报中写道：“尽管是在早期，雪佛龙加拿大公司为其kitimat液化天然气项目提出的新液化天然气出口许可证申请可能是加拿大西部国内天然气长期需求的一个很好的来源。”

雪佛龙和伍德赛德在该项目中各拥有50%的股份，但尚未确定Kitimat液化天然气最终投资决定的日期，也未披露成本估计。

詹晓晶摘自路透社

原文如下：

Chevron, Woodside apply to nearly double size of Canadian LNG project

Chevron Canada Ltd and Woodside Energy Ltd have applied for a new license for their Kitimat LNG plant in northern British Columbia that could see it nearly double in size to produce 18 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), Chevron said on Wednesday.

The companies submitted the application to Canada’s National Energy Board on Monday, with a revised plant design that may include up to three LNG trains, instead of two.

“Chevron and Woodside have re-evaluated the originally proposed 2-train, 10 MPTA LNG plant development concept, with a focus on improving Kitimat LNG cost of supply competitiveness relative to other global LNG projects,” Chevron said in a statement.

Chevron Canada is a unit of global oil major Chevron Corp and Woodside is the largest Australian natural gas producer, according to its website.

The Kitimat LNG application follows the approval last October of the massive LNG Canada project, also located in Kitimat. That project is led by Royal Dutch Shell and will initially produce 14 Mtpa, with the option to increase to 28 Mtpa.

A growing LNG industry in northern British Columbia would be a boon for western Canadian natural gas producers that would supply the projects, analysts said.

“While very early days, the new LNG export license application by Chevron Canada for its Kitimat LNG project could represent a nice source of long-term demand for domestic gas in Western Canada,” BMO Capital Market analyst wrote in a research note.

Chevron and Woodside, which have a 50/50 joint venture in the project, have not yet set a date for a final investment decision for Kitimat LNG or disclosed cost estimates.?