石油圈中國石化新聞網訊 據路透社11月22日倫敦報道，周四，一艘LNG油輪正將俄羅斯的Yamal LNG貨物轉移到挪威北部的另一艘船，這將是幫助該設施提高產量的首次此類行動。 據Refinitiv Eikon提供的數據顯示，一艘Arc7級破冰LNG油輪和一艘低于Arctic級的LNG油輪都停泊在挪威洪寧斯瓦格附近。 挪威海岸管理局區域主管Morten Hansen表示：“我可以證實，在洪寧斯瓦格市西南的薩內斯峽灣海域，正在進行一次船舶對船舶的作業（STS）?！?諾瓦泰克公司經營的Yamal工廠，在去年12月裝載了第一批貨物后，一直在提高產量。但交易員表示，由于能夠在當地水域作業的Arctic級船只數量有限，產量受到了限制。 現在看來，這種船對船的轉移將成為一種經常發生的現象。 將Arc7級破冰船上的貨物轉移到其他LNG船只，有利于Arc7級破冰船盡快返回Yamal去裝載更多的貨物。但這將增加對常規LNG船舶的需求，以便從挪威接收貨物。 Hansen表示，挪威一家航運物流公司（TAT）擁有開展此類業務的許可證。 諾瓦泰克公司周四說，它在Yamal的第三條生產線已經開始運行。這三條生產線的年產能為1650萬噸，是世界上最大的單一LNG出口工廠之一。 LNG交易商和船舶經紀人表示，Yamal的產量受到Arc7級LNG油輪數量的限制，其中一些仍在建造中。 挪威的轉運使Arc7級LNG油輪的航程縮短了約兩千公里，使它們能夠更快地返回Yamal，從而提高了產量。 但杰弗里斯的航運分析師Randy Giveans稱，這些轉移也將擠壓全球LNG油輪市場。他說：“這肯定會收緊LNG油輪市場，因為需要更多的常規LNG航母來完成航線。雖然從挪威到歐洲的運輸時間只有3-5天，但由于裝載時間的延長，雇用時間將會更長。而且，一些貨物將會進一步運往亞洲和拉丁美洲?！?由于Yamal和美國工廠生產的LNG產量的增加以及距離的延長，LNG的運價已經飆升至創紀錄的高位。 詹曉晶摘自路透社 原文如下： Yamal LNG starts Norway ship transfers as production ramps up A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is transferring a cargo of Russia’s Yamal LNG to another vessel off the tip of northern Norway on Thursday, the first such operation that will help the facility raise production. The Vladimir Rusanov, an Arc7 ice-breaking LNG tanker, and the lower Arctic-classed Pskov LNG tanker are both anchored off Honningsvag, Norway, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. “I can confirm there is an ongoing STS (ship-to-ship) operation in the sea area of Sarnesfjord … south-west of the city of Honningsvag,” Jan Morten Hansen, regional director at the Norwegian Coastal Administration, said. Novatek, which operates the Yamal facility, has been ramping up production after loading its first cargo last December. But traders have said output was constrained by the availability of Arctic-classed vessels able to operate in the waters there. Now it looks likely that such ship-to-ship transfers will become a regular occurrence. The transfers to other LNG carriers free up the Arc7 ice-breaker LNG vessels to return sooner to Yamal to pick up more cargoes. But this will increase demand for conventional LNG ships to pick up the cargoes from Norway. Hansen said a Norwegian shipping logistics company, Tschudi Arctic Transit AS (TAT), had permits to conduct such operations. Novatek said on Thursday its third train, or facility, at Yamal had begun operations. The capacity of the three trains is 16.5 million tonnes a year, making it one of the largest single LNG export plants in the world. LNG traders and ship brokers have said Yamal’s output has been constrained by the number of Arc7 LNG tankers, some of which are still being built. The transfer in Norway shortens the Arc7 tankers’ journeys by about two thousand kilometres, freeing them up to return to Yamal sooner, enabling the facility to raise production. But the transfers will also squeeze the global LNG tanker market, Jefferies’ shipping analyst Randy Giveans said. “This will certainly tighten the (LNG tanker) market as more conventional LNG carriers are needed to finish the routes,” he said. “(And) although the transportation time is only 3-5 days from Norway to Europe, the time under employment will be much greater due to the extended loading time,” he said, adding that some cargoes will go even further to Asia and Latin America. LNG shipping rates have already soared to record highs due to the increase in LNG production from Yamal and U.S. facilities as well as the longer distances travelled. ? ?
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