石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯新加坡4月5日消息 日本东京燃气公司周五在一份声明中表示，该公司已与壳牌东方贸易公司签署了一项为期10年的无约束力LNG供应协议，该协议基于煤炭指数定价。
该交易意义重大，因为对煤气指数的合同使用煤炭指数定价，这与通常的石油指数化有所不同，而且最近使用的是燃气中心指数价格，如Henry Hub或TTF。
煤炭指数化在过去曾被视为中国天然气管道合同的一部分，但在液化天然气(LNG)合同中并非如此。
东京燃气与荷兰皇家壳牌签署的协议涵盖2020年4月至2030年3月期间，根据交付的前船(DES)计算，液化天然气合同量平均约为50万吨/年。
东京燃气表示:“三年来，壳牌东方贸易和东京燃气一直在进行联合讨论，考虑签署一种新型的液化天然气协议，有助于创造液化天然气需求。”
“因此，壳牌和东京燃气首次提出了一个基于煤炭指数的创新定价公式，并将其纳入协议。”
壳牌将从其全球液化天然气投资组合中向东京天然气供应液化天然气，而不是从特定的液化天然气项目中供应。声明称，这一不具约束力的协议将使东京燃气获得长期稳定的液化天然气供应，并增强价格指数化的多样化。
东京天然气公司表示，他们在1969年11月4日收到了日本第一批液化天然气货物，这意味着2019年将是该公司成立50周年。
壳牌执行副总裁Steve Hill表示:“我们广泛的投资组合使我们能够提供可靠的液化天然气供应以及量身定制的解决方案，包括根据各种定价指数制定灵活的合同条款。”
吴慧丹 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Tokyo Gas, Shell sign LNG supply deal based on coal-indexation
Japan's Tokyo Gas has signed a 10-year non-binding agreement for LNG supply with Shell Eastern Trading based on coal-indexed pricing, the Japanese utility said in a statement Friday.
The deal is significant because of the use of coal-indexed pricing for LNG contracts, which is a departure from the usual oil-indexation and more recently the use of gas hub indexed prices like Henry Hub or TTF.
Coal-indexation has beenseen for Chinese natural gas pipeline contracts in the past but not in LNG.
The heads of agreement between Tokyo Gas and Royal Dutch Shell covers the period from April 2020 to March 2030 and LNG contract volume of around 500,000 mt/year on average, on a Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis.
"For three years, Shell Eastern Trading and Tokyo Gas have been engaging in joint discussions to consider a new type of LNG agreement that can contribute to creating LNG demand," Tokyo Gas said.
"As a result, for the first time between the two companies, Shell and Tokyo Gas have come up with an innovative pricing formula that is based on coal indexation and included this to the agreement."
Shell will supply LNG to Tokyo Gas from its global LNG portfolio, rather than from specific LNG projects. The non-binding deal will allow Tokyo Gas to secure long-term and stable supply of LNG, and enhance diversification of price indexation, the statement said.
Tokyo Gas said it received Japan's first-ever LNG cargo on November 4, 1969, which means 2019 marks the 50th anniversary.
"Our broad portfolio enables us to provide reliable LNG supply as well as tailored solutions including flexible contract terms under a variety of pricing indices," Steve Hill, Shell's executive vice president, said.
