据知情人士透露，在宣布与Cheniere Energy Inc.达成首份协议后，卡塔尔能源公司正在波斯湾以外寻求额外的液化天然气供应。
QatarEnergy is seeking additional liquefied natural gas supplies outside the Persian Gulf after announcing its first agreement with Cheniere Energy Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士称，卡塔尔能源公司仍在与多家液化天然气卖方就购买供应进行磋商，包括来自美国的供应。这些人士因谈判属于私密性质而要求不具名。卡塔尔能源公司发言人未立即回应置评请求。
QatarEnergy remains in discussions with multiple LNG sellers for offtake supplies, including from the US, the people said, who asked not to be named as the talks are private. A spokesperson for QatarEnergy did not immediately respond for comment. Last month Bloomberg News first reported QatarEnergy was considering to buy long-term US LNG.
彭博新闻社上月首次报道，卡塔尔能源公司正考虑购买长期美国液化天然气。
This adds to QatarEnergy’s growing portfolio of supply outside the Persian Gulf, a push that has gained urgency since the prolonged Iran conflict damaged two of its production units early in the war.
这增加了卡塔尔能源公司在波斯湾以外不断扩大的供应组合，自长期的伊朗冲突在战争早期损坏了其两个生产装置以来，这一推动变得更加紧迫。卡塔尔能源公司还扩大了其贸易能力，拥有全球最大的液化天然气油轮船队作为后盾，使其能够从更广泛的地点为客户采购货物。
QatarEnergy has also expanded its trading capabilities, backed by the world’s largest fleet of LNG tankers, allowing it to source cargoes from a wider range of locations for customers. “Qatar needs to rebuild its credibility by offering at least one alternate source of supply,” said Ira Joseph, senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.
哥伦比亚大学全球能源政策中心高级研究员Ira Joseph表示：“卡塔尔需要通过提供至少一个替代供应来源来重建其信誉。除了美国采购的产量外，预计在亚洲也会有一个来源。”
“Along with US-sourced volume, expect one in Asia as well.”
卡塔尔曾是世界最大的液化天然气出口国，但因霍尔木兹海峡航运面临安全风险，大幅削减了产量。卡塔尔还在得克萨斯州的Golden Pass液化天然气项目中持有合资股份，该项目仍处于启动阶段，最终预计将具备每年1800万吨的产能。
READ: Qatar Rewrites Its Gas Playbook With Old Tankers and New Tactics Qatar, once the world’s biggest LNG exporter, has sharply reduced output because of security risks to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar also holds a joint venture in Golden Pass LNG in Texas, which remains in start-up mode and is eventually expected to have capacity to produce 18 million tons a year.