據9月18日Offshore Energy消息：日本石油和天然氣巨頭Inpex將削減其澳大利亞Ichthys液化天然氣項目的員工人數。

同樣，美國大型石油公司雪佛龍(Chevron)也將削減其澳大利亞項目的勞動力。

最新的減產計劃是疫情對燃料需求以及由此導致的油氣價格暴跌的影響的延續。這樣的環境迫使該公司重新審視其在Ichthys液化天然氣項目的運營。

耗資450億美元的Ichthys液化天然氣項目每年可生產890萬噸液化天然氣，165萬噸液化石油氣和日產10萬桶的凝析油。生產沒有受到當前環境的影響。

雪佛龍公司與Inpex并駕齊驅，繼續減少勞動力的計劃。

今年早些時候，這家美國主要航空公司宣布了將其員工人數減少15%的計劃。雪佛龍在澳大利亞運營其Gorgon and Wheatstone液化天然氣項目，這可能涉及約410個工作崗位。

雪佛龍公司在本月初通知稱，它將推遲在Gorgon LNG工廠重新啟動第二條液化生產線的時間。該公司將花費更多時間完成對次生產線的丙烷熱交換器的維修。

另外，該工廠還將面臨另外兩個液化裝置的分階段停工，以進行更多的維修工作。

馮娟 摘譯自 Offshore Energy

原文如下：

Inpex, Chevron to cut Australian LNG jobs

Japanese oil and gas major Inpex is set to cut the workforce numbers at its Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia.

Likewise, the U.S. major Chevron is set to reduce the workforce at its Australian projects.

The latest cuts are a continuation of the effects the coronavirus pandemic had on fuel demand and the resulting slump in oil and gas prices.

Such an environment has forced the company to review its operations at the Ichthys LNG project. This will impact a number of roles in the Operations division, Reuters reports.

The $45 billion Ichthys LNG project has the capacity to produce up to 8.9 million tons per annum of LNG, 1.65 million tons per annum of liquefied petroleum gas 100,000 barrels of condensate a day.

Production has not been affected by the current environment.

In parallel with Inpex, Chevron is continuing with its plan to reduce the workforce.

The U.S. major has unveiled plans to reduce its numbers by 15 per cent earlier this year. For Australia, where Chevron operates its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG project this could involve some 410 jobs.

Earlier this month, Chevron informed it is delaying the restart of its second liquefaction train at the Gorgon LNG facility. The company will take additional time to complete repairs of the propane heat exchanger on Gorgon LNG Train 2.

The facility is facing additional phased shutdowns at its remaining two liquefaction units for more repair work.