據Oil & Gas Journal網站3月15日消息 Excelate能源公司、埃克森美孚液化天然氣市場開發公司和阿爾巴尼亞共和國簽署了一份諒解備忘錄（MOU），就在阿爾巴尼亞南部的維拉港開發液化天然氣終端的可能性進行可行性研究。綜合液化天然氣發電項目將包括一個液化天然氣再氣化終端，改造或擴建現有的弗拉熱電廠，并在阿爾巴尼亞和周邊巴爾干國家建立小規模的液化天然氣配送。

阿爾巴尼亞擁有8個主要河流系統，它依靠水電為280萬居民提供能源，而水電在干旱期間可能變得不可靠。

Excelate預計，預可行性研究將于2021年第三季度交付，該項目最早將于2023年啟動。

該終端將是阿爾巴尼亞首個此類終端。

王磊 摘譯自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Excelerate, ExxonMobil study LNG-to-power terminal in Albania

Excelerate Energy LP, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc., and the Republic of Albania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct a feasibility study for the potential development of an LNG terminal in the Port of Vlora, southern Albania. The integrated LNG-to-power project would include an LNG regasification terminal, converting or expanding the existing Vlora thermal power plant, and establishing small-scale LNG distribution in Albania and surrounding Balkans nations.

Home to eight major river systems, Albania relies on hydropower, which can become unreliable during droughts, to supply energy to its 2.8 million residents.

Excelerate expects a prefeasibility to be delivered third-quarter 2021, with a targeted start-up for the project as early as 2023.

The terminal would be Albania’s first.