據管道&天然氣雜志網7月9日塞浦路斯尼科西亞報道，塞浦路斯首個天然氣進口終端周四正式開工。

該項目包括一座碼頭和將天然氣輸送到附近的Vasilikos電廠的管道。

塞浦路斯總統阿納塔斯蒂亞德斯(Nicos Anatastiades)出席了該終端的奠基儀式。該終端的預算為2.89億歐元(3.275億美元)，預計將成為該國耗資最大的能源項目。

該終端將以一艘新加坡建造的油輪為特色，經過改裝，將液化天然氣轉化為氣態，供塞浦路斯主要發電廠使用。

從建造開始，該財團有24個月的時間交付運營終端。

Anatastiades表示，這個終端將幫助依賴原油的塞浦路斯降低15%-25%的發電成本，并將其碳足跡減少30%。這一歷史性的日子凸顯了我們的戰略重點，即確保能源供應并使其多樣化，同時提高發電市場的競爭力，實現我們的環境目標。

該項目的資金包括歐盟提供的1.01億歐元(合1.445億美元)贈款以及歐洲投資銀行和歐洲復興開發銀行提供的低息貸款。塞浦路斯電力管理局提供了4300萬歐元(合4800萬美元)。

該終端將完全歸塞浦路斯政府所有。當局表示，這將賦予該國靈活性，可以在國際市場上購買成本較低的天然氣，同時允許該國未來使用在塞浦路斯近海地中海發現的天然氣田生產的天然氣。

塞浦路斯已向埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)及其合作伙伴卡塔爾石油公司(Qatar Petroleum)、意大利埃尼(Eni)和法國道達爾(Total)等能源公司發放許可，在該國擁有獨家經濟權利的水域開采天然氣。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

原文如下：

Cyprus to Get First Natural Gas Import Terminal

Work on the first natural gas import terminal for the country of Cyprus officially began Thursday.

The project includes a jetty and pipelines to convey the gas to the nearby Vasilikos power plant.

Cypriot President Nicos Anatastiades attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the terminal, which with a budget of 289 million euros ($327.5 million) is expected to be the country’s costliest energy project.

The terminal will feature a tanker ship built in Singapore and refitted to convert liquefied natural gas back into gaseous form for use in Cyprus’main power plant.

The consortium has 24 months to deliver an operational terminal from the time construction begins.

Anastasiades said the terminal would help lower crude-dependent Cyprus' power generation costs by an estimated 15%-25% and reduce its carbon footprint by 30%.

“This historic day highlights our strategic priority to secure and diversify our energy supply while boosting competitiveness in the power generation market and meeting our environmental targets,” the president said.

Funding for the project includes a 101 million euro ($114.5 million) European Union grant and low-interest loans from the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The Electricity Authority of Cyprus is contributing 43 million euros ($48 million.)

The terminal will be wholly owned by the Cypriot state. Authorities said it would give the country flexibility to make spot purchases of lower-cost gas on the international market, while allowing for future use of natural gas from gas fields discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus.

Energy companies that Cyprus has licensed to drill for gas in waters where the country has exclusive economic rights include ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum, as well as Italy’s Eni and France’s Total.