Chinese offshore oil and gas company CNOOC (中國海洋石油) agreed on Saturday to buy 2.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from French utility GDF Suez SA.
The deal, signed in Shanghai with CNOOC’s wholly owned CNOOC Gas and Power Group, calls for France’s partially state-owned gas and electric company to provide the LNG over four years, beginning in 2013, executives of GDF Suez told reporters.
GDF said it could not provide a dollar value for the deal, the equivalent of 44 LNG cargoes, at the request of CNOOC. However, a similar deal last month to provide 2.5 million tonnes of LNG to South Korea was reportedly valued at about US$1 billion.
The deals come as the gas supplier shifts its attention to Asia to offset relatively slow demand in Europe and the US.
“This new contract strengthens GDF Suez’s long-term commitment in China and is a major step in the development of our presence in the energy business in the country,” said Gerard Mestrallet, the company’s chairman and CEO.
The LNG, from Suez’s vast portfolio of natural gas holdings, will be delivered to any of CNOOC’s three LNG terminals, said Jean-Marie Dauger, GDF Suez executive vice president.
Fast-growing China has been rushing to clinch access to overseas resources needed to power its booming industries. Gas has been in particularly short supply, with demand far outstripping supply during the winter months.
Using relatively clean LNG in place of coal is also seen as one way to help reduce China’s carbon emissions and clear its polluted skies.
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