中國石化新聞網訊 據油價網紐約報導,美國能源部長丹·布魯耶特周四(12月17日)在訪問希臘期間表示,美國支持東地中海管道項目,這個項目預計將把天然氣從以色列海上氣田經希臘和賽普勒斯輸送到更大的歐洲市場。
路透社援引布魯耶特的話報導說,「我們將繼續與以色列、希臘和其他感興趣的國家合作,以確保這個項目的基礎設施的開發。」
已計劃的東地中海管道預計將在2022年作出最終投資決定,這條管道預計將通過希臘和義大利向歐盟輸送大約100億立方米天然氣。歐盟支持這個項目,將其作為減少對俄羅斯天然氣進口依賴的一種手段。東地中海管道項目預計將滿足歐盟估計天然氣需求的大約10%至15%。
布魯耶特周四在雅典發推特稱,「希臘及其鄰國正在通過一系列重大項目重新繪製東南歐的能源地圖,比如最近完成的TAP管道項目,並在可再生能源、電子交通和風能方面取得進展。」
他補充說,「我們決心支持包括TAP管道、亞歷山大波利浮式儲存再氣化、希臘-保加利亞互連管道(IGB)在內的項目以及希臘在東地中海天然氣論壇中的作用。
另一條來自俄羅斯天然氣多元化的途徑——跨亞得裡亞海管道已於11月開始商業運營。
關於東地中海管道項目,以色列、希臘和賽普勒斯今年早些時候籤署了基礎設施建設協議,目標是在2022年做出最終投資決定,並在2025年前完成管道建設。
李峻 編譯自 油價網
原文如下:
U.S. Backs EastMed Pipeline To Supply Gas To Europe
The United States supports the EastMed pipeline project that is expected to deliver natural gas from offshore Israel via Greece and Cyprus to the wider European market, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said during a visit to Greece on Thursday.
"We are going to continue to work with Israel, Greece and other interested parties to ensure that the infrastructure will be developed," Secretary Brouillette told reporters, as carried by Reuters.
The planned EastMed pipeline, for which a final investment decision is expected in 2022, is expected to deliver around 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the European Union (EU) through Greece and Italy. The EU backs the project as a means to diversify its natural gas imports away from Russia. The EastMed project is expected to meet some 10-15 percent of the EU's projected natural gas needs.
"Greece and its neighbors are redrawing the energy map of southeastern Europe through a variety of major projects like the recently completed TAP and making progress on renewables, e-mobility, and wind power," Secretary Brouillette tweeted from Athens today.
We are committed to supporting projects like TAP, Alexandroupoli FSRU, Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), and Greece's role in East Med Gas Forum, Secretary Brouillette added.
TAP, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, another route of diversification from Russian gas, started commercial operations last month.
For the EastMed pipeline project, Israel, Greece, and Cyprus signed early this year an agreement to build the infrastructure, aiming for a final investment decision in 2022 and for pipeline completion by 2025.