过去两年的事件造成了一系列重大的社会挑战. The COVID-19 pandemic, 乌克兰战争和普遍的通胀压力扰乱了全球经济, 同时也强调了新能源基础设施在支持经济增长方面的关键作用, energy security and global peace and stability.
森普拉正在帮助发挥重要的领导作用,以应对日益增长的需求 global energy system 这就需要提高能源供应的安全性,降低碳排放强度. 随着地缘政治挑战的持续存在和能源需求的增加, the need for reliable, affordable and cleaner energy, such as liquified natural gas (LNG), becomes ever-more important.
According to the U.S. 能源部,现在是美国的 top global exporter 到2022年底,液化天然气出口预计将增长20%以上. 美国能源出口的增长有助于加强我们盟友的能源安全,并取代煤炭等通常用于发电的高碳燃料, while expanding high skilled jobs here at home.
New sources of energy to help secure the future
波兰是中欧的坚定盟友,也是美国在促进地区和整个欧洲的安全与繁荣方面最强大的伙伴之一. 这就是为什么森普拉在本周早些时候宣布其子公司, Sempra Infrastructure, signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG) to supply LNG from its growing portfolio of U.S. liquefaction development projects. HOA考虑了一项为期20年的协议,根据该协议,PGNiG每年将获得高达300万吨的液化天然气,以帮助加强波兰和中欧的能源安全.
“At Sempra, 我们理解帮助波兰改善其能源和气候安全的重要性,方法是在北美进行投资,扩大关键的能源基础设施,以出口美国能源,” said Justin BirdSempra Infrastructure的首席执行官. “我们很荣幸能与PGNiG合作,支持提供更清洁的燃料,帮助推进波兰的能源系统,为低碳的未来做出贡献.”
HOA为拟议的Cameron LNG第二阶段项目的最终20年LNG销售和购买协议的谈判和最终确定铺平了道路, 该项目预计将包括一列LNG列车,最大生产能力约为6.75 Mtpa of LNG, 以及破解Hackberry现有的三条液化天然气列车的瓶颈, Louisiana, 拟议中的亚瑟港液化天然气项目的年产量为100万吨, a fully-permitted facility in Jefferson County, 德克萨斯州,预计容量约为13.5 Mtpa.
In addition, Sempra Infrastructure和PGNiG希望继续朝着一个有助于减少碳排放的框架努力, 减少并报告整个液化天然气价值链的温室气体排放.
The HOA is a preliminary, non-binding arrangement, 卡梅伦液化天然气二期和亚瑟港液化天然气项目的开发受到许多风险和不确定性的影响, including reaching definitive agreements, securing all necessary permits, signing engineering contracts, 获得融资和激励,并为每个项目做出最终的投资决策.
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Factors, among others, 可能导致实际结果和事件与任何前瞻性陈述中描述的重大差异的风险和不确定性包括:加州野火, 包括我们可能被判对损害负责的风险,无论过失如何,我们可能无法从保险中收回全部或大部分费用, 加州议会第1054号法案设立的野火基金, in rates from customers or a combination thereof; decisions, investigations, regulations, 签发或撤销许可证和其他授权, renewals of franchises, 以及(i)加州公用事业委员会(CPUC)的其他行动, Comisión Reguladora de Energía, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, 以及其他监管机构和政府机构以及(ii)国家, counties, cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S., Mexico and other countries in which we do business; the success of business development efforts, 建设项目、收购和资产剥离, 包括以下风险:(i)作出最终投资决定的能力, (二)按期、按预算完成建设工程或者其他交易的, (iii)如果这些努力完成,实现预期收益的能力, (四)取得合作伙伴或其他第三方的同意或批准, including governmental entities and regulatory bodies; the resolution of civil and criminal litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and proceedings, arbitrations, and property disputes, including those related to the natural gas leak at Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility; changes to laws, 包括对某些影响能源供应商许可的墨西哥法律和法规的修改, energy contract rates, 电力行业一般有进口能力, export, transport and store hydrocarbons; cybersecurity threats, including by state and state-sponsored actors, to the energy grid, storage and pipeline infrastructure, 用于经营我们业务的信息和系统, 我们的专有信息以及客户和员工的个人信息的保密性, 包括对我们的系统、第三方供应商的系统以及与我们开展业务的其他方的系统的勒索软件攻击, 由于最近的地缘政治事件和其他不确定性,所有这些都变得更加明显, such as the war in Ukraine; failure of foreign governments and state-owned entities to honor their contracts and commitments; actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook and our ability to borrow on favorable terms and meet our debt service obligations; the impact of energy and climate policies, legislation, rulemaking and disclosures, 以及我们行业中公司设定的相关目标和采取的行动, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas generally and any deterioration of or increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment for California natural gas distribution companies and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets; the pace of the development and adoption of new technologies in the energy sector, 包括那些旨在支持政府和私人政党能源和气候目标的项目, and our ability to timely and economically incorporate them into our business; weather, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions, acts of terrorism, 信息系统中断或其他影响我们运作的事件, damage our facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, 引起火灾或使我们对财产损失或人身伤害承担责任, fines and penalties, some of which may not be covered by insurance, may be disputed by insurers or may otherwise not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of electric power and natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the transmission grid or limitations on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including potential vaccination mandates, on capital projects, regulatory approvals and the execution of our operations; the impact at San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)由于分布式和本地发电的增长,有竞争力的客户价格和可靠性, 包括由于客户转移到社区选择聚合和直接访问而导致的零售负荷下降, and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets and contractual obligations; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC’s (Oncor) ability to eliminate or reduce its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor’s independent directors or a minority member director; volatility in foreign currency exchange, 通货膨胀,利率和商品价格, including inflationary pressures in the U.S., 以及我们有效对冲通胀和利率风险的能力, the impact on SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ cost of capital and the affordability of customer rates; changes in tax and trade policies, laws and regulations, including tariffs, 修订国际贸易协定和制裁, 比如那些已经实施的,以及未来可能实施的与乌克兰战争有关的制裁, which may increase our costs, reduce our competitiveness, 影响我们与某些现有或潜在交易对手开展业务的能力, or impair our ability to resolve trade disputes; and other uncertainties, 其中一些可能很难预测,我们无法控制.
这些风险和不确定性将在Sempra提交给美国环保局的报告中进一步讨论.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 这些报告可在证券交易委员会网站上通过EDGAR系统免费获得。 www.sec.gov, and on Sempra’s website, zys.salamzone.com. 投资者不应过分依赖任何前瞻性陈述.
Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova)和加州公用事业公司SDG不一样&E or SoCalGas, and Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.