據Champion Newspapers Limited 4月24日消息，擬建的一座225兆瓦獨立發電廠正在尋求殼牌尼日利亞天然氣公司(SNG)的天然氣供應，后者是國內領先的天然氣供應公司，其客戶名單上有150多家公司。

SNG董事總經理Ed Ubong表示，該公司有能力為位于尼日利亞西南部的Coodsynergyn Oil西非有限公司（CS OWA）推廣的項目提供所需的所有天然氣。

Ubong周一表示：“我們已經與CS OWA簽署了條款協議，作為潛在天然氣買賣協議的前奏。”他補充說，新的合作伙伴關系“將深化國內天然氣利用，促進進一步的工業化，并使當地工業能夠獲得可靠且負擔得起的能源，以繁榮發展并為尼日利亞人創造就業機會”。

根據條款協議，SNG將建設必要的基礎設施，將發電廠連接到Escravos Lagos管道系統，以便于獲取天然氣。

尼日利亞殼牌能源業務部門總經理Markus Hector表示，作為聯邦政府“天然氣十年計劃”的一部分，天然氣發電項目將彌合尼日利亞的能源缺口，從而為經濟帶來巨大利益。

他說：“尼日利亞是殼牌的重要心臟地帶，并將繼續如此。我們將繼續在該國投資，以幫助滿足其能源需求，重點是增加天然氣的地位。SNG作為殼牌能源業務線的一部分，旨在通過為尼日利亞人民和企業提供更多、更清潔的能源來推動電力發展戰略。”

CS OWA董事總經理Olugbenga Odusanya博士表示，他對新電廠的前景感到興奮，該電廠有潛力打開國內天然氣市場，并為尼日利亞的工業化作出貢獻。

祝精燕 摘譯自 Champion Newspapers Limited

原文如下：

Shell considers powering 255MW electricity project

A proposed 225 Megawatts independent power plant is seeking gas supply from Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), a leading domestic gas supply company with over 150 companies on its customers’ list.

Managing Director of SNG, Ed Ubong, says the company has the capacity to supply all the gas needed for the project being promoted by Coodsynergyn Oil West Africa Limited (CS OWA), and to be located in Southwest Nigeria.

“We have signed the heads of terms agreement with CS OWA as a prelude to a potential Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement,” Ubong said on Monday adding that the new partnership “will deepen domestic gas utilisation, enhance further industrialisation, and enable local industries to have access to reliable and affordable energy to thrive and create employment opportunities for Nigerians.”

According to the heads of terms agreement, SNG will build the required infrastructure to connect the power plant to the Escravos Lagos Pipeline System for easy access to gas.

General Manager Shell Energy business line in Nigeria, Markus Hector, said the natural gas-fired power project would bring tremendous benefits to the economy by bridging Nigeria’s energy gap as part of the Decade of Gas initiative by the Federal Government.

He said, “Nigeria is an important heartland for Shell, and will remain so. We will continue to invest in the country to help meet its energy needs, with a focus to grow gas positions. SNG as part of the Shell Energy business line is positioned to drive the powering progress strategy by delivering more and cleaner energy to the Nigerian people and businesses.”

Managing Director of CS OWA, Dr Olugbenga Odusanya, said he was excited about the prospect of the new power plant with potential to unlock the domestic gas market and contribute to industrialisation in Nigeria.