据油气加工网7月9日报道称，雪佛龙菲利普斯化学有限责任公司和卡塔尔石油公司宣布，他们已签署了一项协议，共同开发美国墨西哥湾沿岸地区的一座新的石化工厂。美国墨西哥湾沿岸II期石化项目（USGC II）将包括一家年产200万吨的乙烯裂解工厂和两家年产1,00万吨的高密度聚乙烯工厂。
签署仪式在白宫举行，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和卡塔尔总统谢赫、雪佛龙菲利普斯化学公司总裁兼首席执行官马克·拉希尔以及卡塔尔能源事务部部长兼卡塔尔石油公司总裁、首席执行官萨阿德·谢里达出席了签约仪式。雪佛龙公司董事长兼首席执行官迈克尔·沃斯和菲利普斯66公司董事长兼首席执行官格雷格·加兰也出席了仪式。
雪佛龙菲利普斯化学公司将持有该项目51％的多数股份，而卡塔尔石油公司拥有该项目49％的股份。雪佛龙菲利普斯化学公司将提供项目管理和监督，并负责设施的运营和管理。USGC II期项目的初步成本约为80亿美元。雪佛龙菲利普斯化学公司和卡塔尔石油公司预计最终投资决定（FID）不迟于2021年，随后是获得全额资金，以及工程、采购和施工（EPC）合同的授予，并在2024年有针对性地启动新工厂。
在施工高峰期，USGC II期项目将提供约9,000个施工工作岗位，一旦投入运营，将提供约600个全职岗位。该地点将位于墨西哥湾沿岸地区，那里连接着二叠纪盆地丰富的页岩天然气液态储量。
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原文如下：
Chevron Phillips Chemical, Qatar Petroleum announce plans to jointly develop U.S. Gulf Coast petrochemical project
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and Qatar Petroleum announced they have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the development of a new petrochemical plant in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The U.S. Gulf Coast II Petrochemical Project (USGC II) will include a 2,000 KTA ethylene cracker and two 1,000 KTA high-density polyethylene units.
The signing ceremony, hosted at the White House and witnessed by President Donald Trump and His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, included Chevron Phillips Chemical President and CEO Mark Lashier and His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum. Chevron Corporation Chairman and CEO Michael Wirth and Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Greg Garland also attended the ceremony.
Chevron Phillips Chemical would be the majority owner with a 51 percent share and Qatar Petroleum would own 49 percent of the project. Chevron Phillips Chemical would provide project management and oversight and be responsible for the operation and management of the facility. The preliminary cost of USGC II is approximately $8 billion. Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum expect a final investment decision (FID) no later than 2021, followed by full funding and the award of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, with targeted startup of the new facility in 2024.
At peak construction, USGC II would support an estimated 9,000 construction jobs and
