据7月20日Oil Now报道，除了提供更廉价的能源，圭亚那政府与埃克森美孚合作的9亿美元天然气能源转化项目也将为这个新产油国的工业化进程提供一条新途径。
自然资源部石油经济学家Bobby Gossai Jr.最近在项目环境影响评估会议上，与公众讨论时强调，天然气能源转化将对经济产生有利影响，并在未来的经济发展中发挥重要作用。
他表示:“现在已经发展成为一个将天然气转化为能源的项目，这不仅仅是把天然气运到岸上，这关乎于工业区的发展，关于增值产能的发展，可以做出圭亚那所需要的贡献。自从我们几十年前生产铝土矿以来，我们也没有机会实现工业化或适当的工业化。”
《经济学人》指出，圭亚那还没有机会深入研究重工业。
Gossai Jr.进一步指出，这是这个南美国家首次能够开发一个项目，以促进其制造业的发展。
在这方面，伊尔法恩·阿里总统宣布，该项目的目标是将能源成本降低近60%，并提高圭亚那制造业的竞争力。总统公开表示:“因此，我们必须有一个净的能源盈余，足够的能源来发展一个适当的制造和加工部门，把能源成本降低近60%，提高我们的竞争力。”
圭亚那还披露了在威尔士(West Bank Demerara)开发工业区的计划，天然气管道将在那里登陆。该地区已宣布的项目包括一个发电厂、一个蛋白质厂和一个液化石油气厂。
阿里总统表示：“你将看到在德梅拉拉河岸边进行的大规模开发，这将创造巨大的机会和涓滴效应。你会看到农业设施和农业加工设施的发展，你会看到埃塞奎博河作为一个投资中心起到更大的作用，会产生不同的增长极。这些发展将推动该地区城市化，并产生人口红利。”
与此同时，政府为天然气陆上项目设立的工作小组负责人温斯顿·布拉辛顿指出，发电成本将从每千瓦时14美分降至7美分。
过去曾担任圭亚那电力和照明公司主席的布拉辛顿表示，该公用事业公司发电供用户使用，每千瓦时的成本为30美分。考虑到天然气的价格、发电厂的运营价格和资金成本，以天然气为基础，预计能够将发电成本降低至少一半。此外，该项目还将创造圭亚那新的收入来源。
王佳晶 摘译自 Oil Now
原文如下：
Guyana’s massive Gas-to-Energy project will deliver more than just cheaper energy – Economist
In addition to providing more affordable energy, the US$900 million Gas-to-Energy project being pursued by the Guyana government in partnership with ExxonMobil will also provide an avenue for the advancement of industrialization in the new oil producing country.
This is according to Petroleum Economist at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Bobby Gossai Jr., who in a recent discussion with members of the public during a scoping meeting for the Environmental Impact Assessment for project stressed that Gas-to-Energy will have a beneficial impact on the economy and play a major role in future economic development.
“…This has now evolved to a Gas-to-Energy project because it’s not just about bringing the gas to shore but it’s about the development of industrial zones, it’s about the development of value-added production towards the contribution of what we need to have in Guyana,” he stated.
The Economist noted that Guyana has not had the opportunity to delve into heavy manufacturing. Added to that, he pointed out, “…Nor have we had the chance to have industrialization or proper industrialization since our bauxite operations so many decades ago.”
Gossai Jr. further noted that this is the first time that the South American nation will be able to develop a project that will allow for the advancement of its manufacturing sector.
In this regard, President Irfaan Ali had announced that the objective of the project is to reduce the cost of energy by almost 60 percent and improve Guyana’s competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. The President is on record as saying, “So, we must have a net surplus of energy, enough energy to develop a proper manufacturing and processing sector… that will bring down the cost of that energy by almost 60 percent…So this is another aspect of improving our competitiveness.”
The government had also disclosed plans for the development of an industrial zone at Wales, West Bank Demerara, where the gas pipeline will be landing onshore. The announced projects for this area include a power plant, a protein plant and an LPG plant.
“…You will see massive developments on the shore side of the Demerara River in Region Three that will create massive opportunities and a trickle-down effect. You will see development of agro-facilities, agro-processing facilities, you will see greater use of the Essequibo River in terms of [an] investment hub. This of course will create various growth poles,” President Ali had said. He also highlighted that these developments would result in urbanization of the area and create a population push.
Meanwhile, Head of the working group set up by the government for the Gas-to-Shore project, Winston Brassington, pointed to the fact that the cost of producing power will reduce from US$14 cents per kilowatt hour to US$7 cents.
Brassington, who has held the position of Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated in the past, said that the utility company generates power for use at a cost of US$ 30 cents per kilowatt hour to consumers.
“With the price of gas and the price of operating the power plant and the cost of capital, we said that based on gas, we expect to be able to lower the generation cost by at least half and we said that this is the outer limit.” Brassington explained.
Added to the benefits of the project, he said, will be a new revenue stream for the country.
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