Inpex和雪佛龍將在澳大利亞LNG項(xiàng)目裁員

據(jù)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(xiàng)目的員工人數(shù)。

同樣，美國(guó)大型石油公司雪佛龍(Chevron)也將削減其澳大利亞項(xiàng)目的勞動(dòng)力。

最新的減產(chǎn)計(jì)劃是疫情對(duì)燃料需求以及由此導(dǎo)致的油氣價(jià)格暴跌的影響的延續(xù)。這樣的環(huán)境迫使該公司重新審視其在Ichthys液化天然氣項(xiàng)目的運(yùn)營(yíng)。

耗資450億美元的Ichthys液化天然氣項(xiàng)目每年可生產(chǎn)890萬(wàn)噸液化天然氣，165萬(wàn)噸液化石油氣和日產(chǎn)10萬(wàn)桶的凝析油。生產(chǎn)沒有受到當(dāng)前環(huán)境的影響。

雪佛龍公司與Inpex并駕齊驅(qū)，繼續(xù)減少勞動(dòng)力的計(jì)劃。

今年早些時(shí)候，這家美國(guó)主要航空公司宣布了將其員工人數(shù)減少15%的計(jì)劃。雪佛龍?jiān)诎拇罄麃嗊\(yùn)營(yíng)其Gorgon and Wheatstone液化天然氣項(xiàng)目，這可能涉及約410個(gè)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(dòng)第二條液化生產(chǎn)線的時(shí)間。該公司將花費(fèi)更多時(shí)間完成對(duì)次生產(chǎn)線的丙烷熱交換器的維修。

另外，該工廠還將面臨另外兩個(gè)液化裝置的分階段停工，以進(jìn)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.