一群美国高管已退出一家立志将阿拉斯加天然气液化并出口的能源初创公司，指称他们最近得知该公司秘密接受俄罗斯天然气巨头诺瓦泰克（Novatek）的资助。
A group of American executives has quit an energy startup that aspired to liquefy and export natural gas out of Alaska, alleging they recently learned it was secretly being funded by Russian gas giant Novatek.
这家名为 Polar LNG 的初创公司于 3 月启动，目标看似渺茫。这家美国公司想要获得许可证，从俄罗斯公司进口一台半成品设备，目的是将阿拉斯加北坡地下喷涌而出的天然气大量出口。
Polar LNG, the startup, was launched in March with what seemed like a long-shot goal. The U.S. company wanted to get a license to import a half-finished piece of equipment from the Russian company, with the goal of exporting a geyser of gas from beneath Alaska’s North Slope.