石油设备网讯 据世界天然气网站3月14日消息 美国石油协会（API）是一家代表石油和天然气公司利益的美国行业机构，已表示支持批准新的液化天然气设施。
美国参议院提出了一项法案，以加快联邦能源监管委员会（FERC）对液化天然气终端和其他能源基础设施的审查，上周能源部（DOE）非自由贸易协定授权了Venture Global公司的Calcasieu Pass液化天然气出口设施。
API市场开发部副总裁Todd Snitchler说：“今年将成为美国液化天然气的一个重要年度，国会和能源部上周的声明将帮助我们的成员国继续把美国能源革命带到国外。
“我们很高兴能看到Senators Murkowski、Cassidy和Gardner三位参议员正在优先考虑FERC对能源基础设施的评估，包括新的液化天然气终端。”
Snitchler补充说：“能源部对Calcasieu Pass出口设施的授权表明他们认识到美国在海外液化天然气的潜力，我们期待与他们合作、与国会合作，从而推动更多类似项目的启动和运行，以满足日益增长的全球需求，并在海外提供更清洁的燃料。”
API表示，全球对液化天然气的需求在2018年创下新纪录，预计到2035年将翻一番，全球对待定出口项目的投资总额将超过3600亿美元。
据该组织称，美国有望在2019年底成为全球第三大液化天然气供应商，路易斯安那、德克萨斯和乔治亚的多个项目将在未来几个月上线。
王磊 摘译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
American Petroleum Institute backs streamlined approvals of new LNG facilities
American Petroleum Institute, a U.S. industry body representing oil and gas companies’ interest, has voiced its backing for the approvals of new LNG facilities.
Namely, Department of Energy’s (DOE) non-free trade agreement export was authorized for Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility last week while the U.S. Senate introduced a bill to speed up the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) reviews of LNG terminals and other energy infrastructure.
Todd Snitchler, API’s vice president of market development, said: “This year is shaping up to be a big one for U.S. LNG, and the announcements from Congress and the DOE last week are going to help our members continue to bring the American energy revolution abroad.
“We’re excited Senators Murkowski, Cassidy, and Gardner are making FERC reviews of energy infrastructure, including new LNG terminals, a priority.”
“The DOE’s export authorization for Calcasieu Pass shows they recognize the potential for U.S. LNG abroad, and we look forward to working with them and with Congress to get more of these projects up and running to meet growing global demand, as well as provide cleaner fuels abroad,” Snitchler added.
API said that global demand for LNG set a new record in 2018 and is expected to double by 2035, with global investment in pending export projects totaling over $360 billion.
According to the organization, the US is poised to become the world’s third largest LNG supplier as soon as the end of 2019, with multiple projects in Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia set to come online over the next several months.
