HPCL收购Chhara液化天然气终端50%股份

据天然气加工2021年4月1日新德里报道，印度斯坦石油公司(HPCL)于今年3月30日从M/s s P Ports Pvt Ltd手中收购了“HPCL Shapoorji能源私人有限公司(HSEPL)”50%的股权。收购后，HPCL在HSEPL中的持股达到100%，使HSEPL成为了HPCL旗下的全资子公司。

HSEPL正在古吉拉特邦的恰哈拉建造一个500万吨/年的Chhara液化天然气（LNG）终端，项目成本约为43亿卢比，可能在2022年年底完成。这个LNG终端将具备通过远洋油轮接收LNG、海上卸货、储存、LNG公路油轮装载、再气化以及向供气网供应再气化LNG的所有设施。这个项目未来的产能将进一步扩大到1000万吨/年

此次收购符合HPCL未来的整体战略，使其产品组合多样化，是在整个天然气价值链中拥有强大存在的重要一步。到2030年前，天然气在印度能源中所占的比例预计将从目前的6%增长到15%，天然气将成为未来印度经济增长的重要推动力之一。

HPCL及其合资公司在印度9个邦的34个地区的20个地理区域(GA)开展了CGD业务。迄今为止，HPCL独自运营674个压缩天然气站，并计划进一步扩张。它还在尝试建立LNG配送站。这些，再加上HPCL及其合资企业/子公司在炼油厂加强天然气的使用，增加了此次收购的战略价值。

李峻 编译自 天然气加工

原文如下：

HPCL acquires 50% stake in Chhara LNG terminal

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has acquired the balance 50% equity stake in ‘HPCL Shapoorji Energy Private Limited (HSEPL)’ from M/s S P Ports Pvt Ltd on 30th March 2021. Post-acquisition, HPCL’s stake in HSEPL gets enhanced to 100%, making HSEPL a wholly owned HSEPL is constructing a 5 MMtpy LNG Terminal at Chhara, Gujarat at a project cost of about Rs 4300 crore which is likely to be completed by end of calendar year 2022. The Terminal will have all facilities for receipt of LNG through ocean going tankers, marine unloading, storage, LNG Road Tanker loading, regasification, and supply of regasified LNG to the gas grid. The project is further expandable to a capacity of 10 MMTPA in future subsidiary of HPCL.

The acquisition is in line with overall future strategy of HPCL to diversify its product portfolio and is an important step in the direction of having a strong presence in the total Natural Gas value chain. Percentage of Natural Gas in the overall energy basket of India is expected to grow from 6% at present to 15% by 2030 which makes it one of the important growth drivers in future.

HPCL, along with its joint venture companies, has presence in CGD business in 20 Geographical Areas (GA) in 34 districts covering 9 states in the country. HPCL on its own operates 674 CNG stations as on date which it plans to expand further. It is also foraying into setting up of LNG dispensing stations. These, together with the focus on enhanced use of Natural Gas in refineries of HPCL and its joint ventures/subsidiaries add to the strategic value of the acquisition.