摩根士丹利正在牵头为美国半个多世纪以来首个新建的大型炼油厂进行股权和债务融资，这家价值40亿美元的制油项目背后的公司称。
Stanley is leading an equity and debt fundraising for the first new major US oil refinery in half a century, according to the company behind the $4 billion fuel-making project.
投行“正在进行中”地进行融资，美国优先炼油公司首席商务官汤姆·拉姆齐周四在得克萨斯州加尔维斯顿的原油品质协会会议上表示。
The investment bank is fundraising “as we speak,” America First Refining Chief Commercial Officer Tom Ramsey said at a Crude Oil Quality Association conference in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday.
美国优先炼油公司计划在沿海城市布朗斯维尔建造一座炼油厂，特朗普总统将其视为其推动美国“能源主导”的利好。印度能源巨头信实工业有限公司已同意从该工厂购买燃油20年，也是该项目的投资者之一，据会议上展示的材料显示。
America First’s plan to construct a refinery in the coastal city of Brownsville has been touted by President Donald Trump as a boon to his push for US “energy dominance.”Indian energy titan Reliance Industries Ltd., which already had agreed to buy fuel from the plant for 20 years, also is an investor in the project, according to materials presented at the conference.
拉姆齐未披露融资具体寻求的金额。摩根士丹利未立即回应置评请求。
Ramsey didn’t disclose the specific dollar amount being sought in the fund raise. Morgan Stanley didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
布朗斯维尔位于美国-墨西哥边境沿线，距离埃隆·马斯克的星基发射场大约25英里。该炼油厂预计2029年开始运营，仅加工得克萨斯州原油。
Brownsville sits along the US-Mexico border roughly 25 miles from Elon Musk’s Starbase launch complex. The refinery is expected to begin operations in 2029, processing solely Texas crude.
特朗普政府寻求提高国内燃油产量，因为伊朗和俄罗斯的战争推高全球油价。本周早些时候，副总统JD·万斯宣布，得克萨斯州东部一家德莱克美国控股公司炼油厂将根据冷战时期的国防生产法获得政府资金。
The Trump administration is seeking to boost domestic fuel output as wars in Iran and Russia spikes prices globally. Earlier this week, Vice President JD Vance announced that a Delek US Holdings refinery in East Texas will receive government funds under the Cold War-era Defense Production Act.
美国优先炼油公司也有兴趣根据国防生产法获得财政支持，拉姆齐表示。
America First is also interested in securing financial support under the DPA, Ramsey said.
“我们当然正在与美国政府合作，争取他们授予他人的任何事物，这些事物可能会加速项目，”他说。
“We’re definitely working with the US government on any of the things that they’re granting others and that could accelerate the project,” he said.
美国优先炼油公司副主席尼克·艾尔斯在特朗普第一个任期内曾担任总统助理和时任副总统迈克·彭斯的幕僚长，拉姆齐指出。
America First Vice Chairman Nick Ayers served in the White House during Trump’s first term as an assistant to the president and chief of staff for then-Vice President Mike Pence, Ramsey noted.