据世界天然气8月7日报道，液化天然气技术，如浮浮式液化天然气(FLNG)创新，由于其较短的建设周期和较低的投资成本，正日益成为增加天然气部署的可行选择。

Black & Veatch新任命的执行副总裁兼董事总经理Jim Schnieders表示，FLNG有助于缓解岸上基础设施可能面临的选址限制。

与此同时，对平衡发电组合的持续需求，以及解决能源安全和环境问题的需求，正在推动天然气行业的快速增长。

为了支持这一点，Black & Veatch表示，它正在增强向客户提供FLNG专业技术的能力，这些技术能够提供成本和运营效率。

他说:“随着各国寻求替代基本负荷原料的发电方式，在某些情况下还需要解决燃油发电得到大量补贴的问题，燃气发电提供了一种可靠的替代方式，有助于建立更加平衡的能源组合。浮式液化天然气技术为液化天然气出口国和进口国提供了灵活的、可移动的液化和再气化基础设施，”Schnieders说。

Schnieders在Black & Veatch工作了29年，自2015年起负责电力EPC亚洲业务，并为印度尼西亚、越南、菲律宾、马来西亚、泰国、中国、新加坡、澳大利亚和新西兰的客户负责或执行EPC项目。

该公司的角色包括前端工程设计——和详细设计——到完整的工程、采购、施工、安装和调试解决方案。这些项目涵盖了在世界各地运营的油轮和驳船液化天然气进出口基础设施。

在公司支持下，世界上第一个基于驳船的浮式液化装置在中国南通成功地完成了性能测试，并将总部设在阿根廷。这是历史上第一次在漂浮设备上生产液化天然气。

此外，另一艘FLNG船在喀麦隆投入商业运营，第三艘已经开始开发，每艘船都依赖于Black & Veatch的技术、工程和采购能力。

薛珂 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

?FLNG to push gas industry growth

LNG technologies, such as floating LNG (FLNG) innovations, driven by its shorter construction lead times and lower capital investment costs, are increasingly becoming a viable option for increased gas deployments.

FLNG helps mitigate siting constraints that shore-based infrastructure may face, Black & Veatch’s newly appointed executive vice president and managing director, asia & floating offshore solutions – oil & gas Jim Schnieders, said.

At the same time, the continued need for a balanced power generation portfolio, as well as the need to address energy security and environmental concerns, are driving rapid growth in the gas industry.

To support this, Black & Veatch said it is enhancing its ability to provide clients with FLNG expertise that offers cost and operational efficiencies.

“As countries seek alternatives to baseload feedstock for power generation and, in some instances the need to address heavily subsidized fuel oil-based generation, gas-fired generation offers a reliable alternative that helps create a more balanced energy portfolio. Floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) technologies provide LNG exporters and importers flexible, mobile liquefaction and regasification infrastructure,” says Schnieders.

Schnieders, who has been with Black & Veatch for 29, overseeing Power EPC Asia business since 2015 and has been responsible or EPC project pursuit and execution for clients in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

The company’s role encompasses front end engineering design – and detailed design – through to full engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) solutions. These projects span both tanker and barge-based LNG export and import infrastructure operating around the world.

The world’s first barge-based floating liquefaction unit successfully completed performance testing in Nantong, China and will be based in Argentina. It was the first time in history, LNG had been produced onboard a floating facility.

In addition, another FLNG vessel went into commercial operation in Cameroon, and a third has begun development, each relying on Black & Veatch’s Prico technology and engineering and procurement capabilities.