中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2023年4月26日报道，澳大利亚政府周三表示，全球主要液化天然气出口国澳大利亚计划将国内天然气价格上限延长至2025年7月，以确保澳大利亚国内天然气供应的“合理价格”。

在澳大利亚运营的能源公司对去年澳大利亚国内天然气价格上限感到不安，这已经导致至少一个投资项目被搁置。作为遏制天然气价格飙升的措施，这个天然气价格上限在去年12月推出，最初打算持续到2023年底。

现在，澳大利亚政府计划将天然气价格上限延长到2025年中期，如果小型生产商只向国内市场供应天然气，则不受价格上限的限制。如果大型生产商承诺为国内市场提供足够的天然气，它们也可以不受价格上限的限制。

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澳大利亚政府的提案草案，即《天然气法》，现在开放征求公众意见，直到2023年5月12日。

澳大利亚政府表示：“《天然气法》将确保以合理的价格为澳大利亚用户提供充足的澳大利亚天然气，让生产商确定他们需要投资供应，并通过允许液化天然气生产商履行其出口承诺，确保澳大利亚仍然是一个可靠的贸易伙伴。”

不过，澳大利亚的主要能源贸易伙伴和盟友越来越担心澳大利亚最近提出的干预能源市场的建议，这也可能破坏对澳大利亚天然气和其他能源资源的新投资计划。今年早些时候，澳大利亚政府提议对澳大利亚国内天然气安全机制(ADGSM)进行改革，“通过在必要时控制液化天然气出口，确保有足够的天然气供应来满足澳大利亚天然气消费者的预测需求”。

全球法律事务所伟凯律师事务所今年2月曾警告称，实施天然气价格上限以及澳大利亚政府对液化天然气出口量拥有发言权的提议，可能会受到外国投资者的挑战。

伟凯律师事务所表示：“对澳大利亚来说，实施此类措施并非没有风险，澳大利亚是几项投资条约的签署国，主要液化天然气公司的注册投资都受这些投资条约限制。”

李峻 编译自 油价网

原文如下：

Australia Plans To Extend Natural Gas Price Cap To 2025

Major LNG exporter Australia plans to extend the cap on domestic natural gas prices until July 2025 in a bid to ensure Australian gas supply at “reasonable prices,” the government said on Wednesday.

Energy companies operating in Australia are rattled by last year’s cap on domestic gas prices, which has already led to at least one investment project being put on hold. The cap, introduced in December, was initially intended to last until the end of 2023 as a measure to curb spiking gas prices.

Now the government plans to extend the cap through the middle of 2025, exempting small producers from the price cap if they supply gas only to the domestic market. Larger producers can also be exempted from the price cap if they make supply commitments to provide enough natural gas for the domestic market.

The government’s draft proposal, the so-called Gas Code, is now open for consultation until May 12, 2023.

“The Gas Code will ensure sufficient supply of Australian gas for Australian users at reasonable prices, give producers the certainty they need to invest in supply, and ensure Australia remains a reliable trading partner by allowing LNG producers to meet their export commitments,” the government said.

Still, Australia’s main energy trade partners and allies are increasingly concerned about the latest proposals for energy market interventions in Australia, which could also undermine new investment plans in Australian natural gas and other energy resources. Earlier this year, the Australian government proposed reforms to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM), “to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of natural gas to meet the forecast needs of Australian gas consumers by controlling, if necessary, LNG exports.”

The imposition of a gas price cap and the proposal that the government has a say in LNG export volumes could be challenged by foreign investors, global law firm White & Case warned in February.

“The imposition of such measures is not without risk for Australia, which is a signatory to several investment treaties where key LNG companies are incorporated,” White & Case says.

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