据OE网站8月10日报道，日本能源公司Inpex Corp的一名高管周二表示，由于新冠疫情影响了调查工作，并可能由于气候变化而需要进行调整，预计其对印尼阿巴迪液化天然气项目的最终投资决定(FID)将被推迟。

这家日本最大的油气勘探公司于2019年7月表示，计划于2020年启动这个耗资200亿美元项目(也被称为Masela天然气项目)的前端工程设计(FEED)，该巨型气田的液化天然气生产将于2027-2028年开始。Inpex控制了该项目65%的股份。

但Inpex的执行总裁Daisuke Yamada表示，由于印度尼西亚的疫情，FEED的筹备工作从去年开始就暂停了。

Yamada在一次财报简会上对媒体表示,FID会有一些延迟，但我不能说什么时候。

该公司2019年曾表示，其目标是在三到四年内完成FID。

Yamada表示，此外，鉴于全球越来越多地推动脱碳，我们可能需要考虑重新设计阿巴迪项目，采用碳捕获和存储(CCS)或碳捕获利用和存储(CCUS)。

然而，其称，Inpex仍然致力于开发该项目，因为该公司希望在澳大利亚的Ichthys液化天然气项目之外建立另一个支柱。

该公司将2021年的净利润预测上调21%，至1700亿日元（约合15.4亿美元），这标志着该公司从去年因油气资产的巨额减值损失造成的1117亿损失中V型复苏。

Yamada称，高于预期的油价是此次上调的原因。

该公司还将年度股息预期从每股33日元上调至40日元。

1-6月，Inpex净利润为519.8亿日元，而去年疫情重创油价时亏损1208亿日元。

郝芬 译自 OE

原文如下：

Indonesia: Inpex to Delay FID for Abadi LNG Project

Japanese energy company Inpex Corp expects its final investment decision (FID) on the Abadi liquefied natural gas project in Indonesia to be delayed because COVID-19 has disrupted survey work and adjustments may be needed due to climate change, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer said in July 2019 that it planned to start front-end engineering design (FEED) on the $20 billion project, also known as the Masela gas project, in 2020, with LNG production at the giant field due to start by 2027-2028. Inpex controls 65% of the project.

But preparatory work for the FEED has been suspended since last year due to the pandemic in Indonesia, Inpex's managing executive officer, Daisuke Yamada, said.

"There will be some delay in the FID though I can't say when," Yamada told media during an earnings briefing.

The company said in 2019 that it aimed to wrap up its FID in three to four years.

"Also, given the growing global push toward decarbonization, we may need to consider redesigning the Abadi project with carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS)," Yamada said.

Inpex, however, remains committed to developing the project, he said, as it wants to build another pillar in addition to its Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

The company raised its net profit forecast by 21% to 170 billion yen ($1.54 billion) for 2021, marking a V-shaped recovery from last year's 111.7 billion loss due to hefty impairment losses on its oil and gas assets.

"Higher than expected oil prices are behind the upgrade," Yamada said.

The company also lifted its annual dividend estimate to 40 yen a share from 33 yen.

For the January-June period, Inpex booked a 51.98 billion yen net profit, against a 120.80 billion yen loss a year earlier when the pandemic hammered oil prices.