哈瓦那，10月12日——古巴最高能源官员否认该国由共产党领导的政府与9月份被美国当局查获的运往古巴的生物柴油有任何关联，并驳斥了美国声称该岛国参与了这些交易的指控。
HAVANA, Oct 12 - Cuba's top energy official denied any link between the nation's communist-run government and shipments of Cuba-bound biodiesel seized in September by US authorities, rejecting US claims that the island nation was involved in those deals.
美国上周表示，根据涉及一家名为ENETEC的受制裁古巴国家能源贸易公司的合同，已查获90批价值近300万美元的生物柴油。这是美国针对所谓向该岛国非法运送燃料行为采取的一系列打击行动的一部分。
The US said last week that it had seized 90 separate shipments of biodiesel worth nearly $3 million under contracts involving a sanctioned Cuban state energy trader known as ENETEC, part of a crackdown on what the US alleges are illegal shipments of fuel to the island.
古巴能源和矿业部长维森特·德·拉·奥·莱维表示，他并不知晓美国国土安全部截获的任何一批货物。
Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said he had no knowledge of any of the shipments intercepted by the US Department of Homeland Security.
“我们可以向您保证，我们与ENETEC S.A.没有任何任何形式的合同，”德·拉·奥·莱维在哈瓦那的办公室接受路透社独家采访时说，“没有任何一家古巴国有企业成功获得燃料合同，无论是小批量还是大批量。”美国实施的石油封锁——始于今年1月委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗被捕之后——已使古巴本已存在的能源危机进一步恶化。燃料、水和电力短缺，加上价格飙升，已将这个岛国推向人道主义危机的边缘。
"We can assure you that there was no contract of any kind with ENETEC S.A.," de la O Levy told Reuters in an exclusive interview at his Havana office. "No Cuban state-owned company has managed to secure a fuel contract, whether for small or large quantities." The oil blockade imposed by the US — initiated following the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January — have vastly worsened Cuba's existing energy crisis. Fuel, water and electricity shortages, combined with soaring prices, have brought the island to the brink of a humanitarian crisis.
自今年年初以来，美国已允许燃料出口商向该岛国刚刚兴起的私营部门运送汽油和柴油，但禁止向古巴政府运送任何此类燃料。德·拉·奥·莱维表示，近几个月来，美国公司向古巴进口的燃料数量大幅上升，但仍远低于该岛国经济所需水平。
The US has since early this year allowed fuel exporters to ship gasoline and diesel to the island's nascent private sector but prohibits any such shipments to Cuba's government. Imports of fuel from US companies have soared in recent months but remain a fraction of what the island's economy needs, de la O Levy said.
“我敢说，进入该国的燃料数量甚至不足其燃料需求的3%。”他说。
“I would venture to say that the amount entering the country doesn't even cover 3% of its fuel needs,” he said.
古巴和联合国均称美国限制向古巴运送燃料的努力是“非法的”，并违反国际法。美国公开表示，其目标是推翻古巴政府。
Cuba and the United Nations have called US efforts to limit fuel shipments to Cuba "illegal" and contrary to international law. The US has openly said it is seeking to topple Cuba's government.
钴和镍：德拉奥·莱维表示，古巴政府仍打算继续从事镍和钴的开采业务，但由于美国制裁收紧，重启生产仍面临重大障碍。
COBALT AND NICKEL De la O Levy said that the island government intends to remain in the business of nickel and cobalt mining, but that significant barriers remain to restarting production due to stiffened US sanctions.
根据美国地质调查局的数据，古巴是全球主要的钴生产国之一，并拥有大量镍储量，这两种金属都是电池和汽车制造中不可或缺的材料。
Cuba is a top global producer of cobalt, according to the US Geological Survey, and has significant reserves of nickel, both essential in the production of batteries and automobiles.
加拿大谢里特国际公司（Sherritt International Corp）30多年来一直与古巴政府在古巴最大的莫阿（Moa）矿场开展合资合作，但今年早些时候宣布，由于美国制裁，将暂停运营。
Canada's Sherritt International Corp has for more than 30 years participated in a joint venture with the Cuban government at Cuba's largest mine, at Moa, but announced earlier this year that it would suspend operations due to US sanctions.
这家加拿大矿业公司随后表示，已于5月与总部位于达拉斯的开发公司Gillon Capital LLC签署了一项非约束性协议，出售其在古巴矿业业务中的股份。Gillon公司的副主席是雷·沃什伯恩（Ray Washburne），他长期支持美国总统唐纳德·特朗普。
The Canadian mining company later said it had signed a non-binding agreement in May with Gillon Capital LLC, a Dallas-based development firm, to sell a stake in its Cuban mining business. Gillon's vice chairman is Ray Washburne, a longtime backer of US President Donald Trump.
德拉奥·莱维表示，任何涉及该合资企业的收购，都将针对加拿大公司的股份，而非直接收购与古巴政府共同成立的合资企业。
De la O Levy said any purchase involving the joint venture would involve shares in the Canadian company, not a direct acquisition of the joint venture with the Cuban government.
他声明：“我们始终明确表示，美国公司要购买的是谢里特公司的股份，而不是与古巴政府合资企业的股份。这家加拿大公司是在公开市场交易的，任何投资者都有权购买其股份。”古巴表示，如果达成协议，愿意按照现有规则继续运营该合资企业。
"We have always made it clear that what the US company would be buying are shares in Sherritt, not in the joint venture," he stated. "The Canadian company is publicly traded, and any investor has the right to buy its shares." Cuba said it would be willing to continue operating under the joint venture's existing rules should a deal be inked.
“但任何重启都将需要讨论燃料和备件如何供应，以及出口和生产投入品的支付问题如何处理，”德拉奥·莱维说，“如果目标是恢复镍生产，所有这些问题都需要得到解决。”谢里特公司和Gillon公司均未立即回应有关部长言论的置评请求。
“But any restart would require discussions on how to supply fuel and spare parts, as well as how to handle payments for exports and production inputs,” de la O Levy said. “If the intention is to resume nickel production, all those issues would need to be resolved.”Neither Sherritt nor Gillon immediately responded to a request for comment on the minister's statements.
可再生能源：德拉奥·莱维表示，古巴正在推进其计划中的向可再生能源转型进程。
RENEWABLE ENERGY De la O Levy said Cuba was pushing ahead with its planned transition to renewable energy.
他表示，过去几年已建成144座太阳能发电场，总装机容量达1418兆瓦，确保了在美国实施燃料封锁的情况下，白天仍能维持基本的电力生产。
He said 144 solar farms with a combined capacity of 1,418 megawatts have been installed over the past several years, assuring baseline daytime production of electricity despite the US fuel blockade.
他说，该岛国的国内原油产量保持稳定，但几乎全部用于火力发电厂。古巴约40%的电力来自国内石油。
The island's domestic crude oil production remains stable, he said, but is almost entirely allocated to thermoelectric power plants. Around 40% of Cuba's electricity comes from domestic oil.
他还表示，电动交通也在不断发展，目前全国已有超过100万辆摩托车和三轮车；同时，所有小型医疗诊所、妇产医院、养老院和殡仪馆也都安装了可再生能源设备。
Electric transport has also expanded, with the country now boasting over a million motorcycles and tricycles, while renewable energy sources have been installed at all of the country's small health clinics, maternity homes, nursing homes and funeral homes, he said.
这位官员表示：“我们正在逐步推进各项解决方案，尽管进展速度不如我们所愿。”
"We are moving forward with our solutions little by little, though not as fast as we would like," the official stated.