據(jù)路透社6月30日報道，印度最大天然氣進(jìn)口商Petronet LNG首席執(zhí)行官辛格（Prabhat Singh）周二表示，該公司將很快敲定每年至少100萬噸的液化天然氣進(jìn)口協(xié)議，價格將接近現(xiàn)貨市場。

印度希望到2030年將天然氣在其能源結(jié)構(gòu)中的比重從目前的6.2%提高到15%，并正在為對價格敏感的客戶尋找負(fù)擔(dān)得起的天然氣。

辛格在新聞發(fā)布會上表示："我們現(xiàn)在正處于這樣一個階段：我們很快將在國內(nèi)為長期交易商提供現(xiàn)貨價格。"

此前，Petronet邀請投標(biāo)購買10年期100萬噸液化天然氣，價格與美國Henry Hub天然氣期貨和荷蘭TTF天然氣期貨掛鉤，并以ex-ship方式裝運。

辛格表示，Petronet已收到13份報價，并將很快敲定交易，但沒有給出具體時間。目前，該公司長期協(xié)議下的液化天然氣價格約為3.5-4.5美元/百萬英熱，而現(xiàn)貨價格約為2美元/百萬英熱。

Petronet與卡塔爾達(dá)成協(xié)議，分別從埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil Corp)在澳大利亞的Gorgon項目購買750萬噸和144萬噸液化天然氣。

今年3月，該公司宣布長期協(xié)議下的供應(yīng)受到不可抗力的影響，其財務(wù)主管V.K. Mishra表示，卡塔爾天然氣公司和埃克森美孚公司因為不可抗力免除了合同義務(wù)。

洪偉立 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

India's top gas importer close to long-term deal around spot prices

India’s top gas importer Petronet LNG will soon finalise a deal to import at least 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas with prices near the spot markets, its chief executive Prabhat Singh said on Tuesday.

India wants to raise the share of natural gas in its energy mix from to 15% by 2030 from 6.2% now and is seeking affordable gas for its price-sensitive customers.

“We are now in a position to come to a stage where very quickly we will be coming to nation with virtually spot pricing for a long-term deal,” Singh told a news conference.

Earlier this year, Petronet invited bids to buy 1 mtpa of LNG for 10 years with pricing linked to Henry Hub natural gas futures in the United States and Dutch TTF gas futures and shipped on a delivered ex-ship basis.

Singh said Petronet has received 13 offers and would soon finalise the deal, but did not give a specific time.

LNG prices under Petronet’s current long-term deals cost about $3.5-$4.5/million British thermal units (mmBtu) compared to a spot price of about $2/mmBtu, Singh said.

Petronet has a deal to buy 7.5 mtpa of LNG from Qatar and 1.44 mtpa from Exxon Mobil Corp’s Gorgon project in Australia.

Petronet declared force majeure in March for supplies under long-term deals when a nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19 reduced demand.

Petronet’s head of finance V.K. Mishra said Qatargas and Exxon objected to the force majeure, which waives contractual obligations.