美国监管机构提议新规以加速液化天然气项目 休斯敦，10月28日 —— 美国一家监管机构周三提议新规，以加快液化天然气项目并扩大出口能力，这是特朗普政府加速能源基础设施建设、降低消费者成本的更大力度推动的一部分。
US regulator proposes new rules to speed up LNG projects HOUSTON, Oct 28 - A US regulator proposed new rules on Wednesday to hasten liquefied natural gas projects and expand export capacity as part of the Trump administration's larger push to speed up energy infrastructure development and cut costs for consumers.
美国是全球最大的液化天然气出口国，预计到本世纪末将再增加1亿公吨产量。自重返白宫以来，液化天然气一直是美国总统特朗普能源主导议程的核心。他下令恢复液化天然气出口审批 —— 这是前总统拜登曾暂停的 —— 并着手简化此前拖慢项目的环境审批流程。
The US is the world's largest LNG exporter and expected to add another 100 million metric tons to its production by the end of the decade. LNG has been at the center of US President Donald Trump's energy dominance agenda since his return to office. He ordered the resumption of LNG export approvals - something former President Joe Biden had paused - and also started to streamline the environmental approval process that previously slowed projects.
美国运输部长肖恩·达菲表示，由管道和危险材料安全管理局（PHMSA）提出的最新规则将帮助运营商采用新技术以节省成本并提高安全性。他补充说，利用这些技术每年将节省1亿美元。
The latest rule, proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), will help operators adopt new technologies to save costs and boost safety, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. Leveraging the technologies will generate $100 million in savings annually, he added.
自美以针对伊朗的战争切断海湾航运以来，全球液化天然气买家一直在寻求更多元化的供应来源，而特朗普则将该项目作为增强国家安全和与伙伴贸易的一种方式进行推崇。
LNG buyers globally have been seeking more diverse supply sourcing ever since the US-Israeli war against Iran cut off Gulf shipments, while Trump has championed the project as a way to boost national security and trade with partners.
拟议的规则制定通过纳入美国国家消防协会关于液化天然气设施选址、设计、建设、运营和维护的标准，更新了管道和危险材料安全管理局针对液化天然气设施的安全框架。
The proposed rulemaking updates PHMSA’s safety framework for LNG facilities by incorporating National Fire Protection Association standards for the siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of LNG facilities.
达菲说：“通过彻底改革这些基本规则以拥抱现代技术，我们可以安全地释放美国的能源主导地位，降低成本，并为推动我们能源部门的男男女女创造数百万经济机遇。”
"By overhauling these basic rules to embrace modern technologies, we can safely unleash America’s energy dominance, lower costs, and generate millions in economic opportunity for the men and women powering our energy sector,” Duffy said.
特朗普政府的亲能源立场促使最大的液化天然气（LNG）出口商，包括 Cheniere 和 Venture Global LNG，公开宣布将推进尽可能多的液化天然气产能许可，因为特朗普政府提供了许可确定性。
The Trump administration's pro-energy stance has led to public announcements from the largest LNG exporters, including Cheniere and Venture Global LNG, that they will move forward with permitting as much LNG capacity as they think they can build because of permitting certainty under the Trump administration.
自特朗普政府上台近两年来，美国出现了一波宣布做出最终投资决定的液化天然气项目，总产能超过 5000 万吨/年。其中之一是 Delfin LNG，它将成为美国首个浮式液化天然气出口设施，但今年早些时候发生爆炸后，管道和危险品安全管理局（PHMSA）尚未公开批准其运营通往浮式设施的管道。
In the almost two years since the Trump administration took office there has been a wave of LNG projects in the US that announced a final investment decision, amounting to more than 50 million metric tons per annum. One of those is Delfin LNG, which is set to become the first US floating LNG export facility, but has not been publicly given the all-clear by PHMSA to operate the pipeline to take natural gas to the floating facility after an explosion earlier this year.
即使有了规则变更，液化天然气项目开发商仍须经历联邦能源监管委员会（FERC）的许可程序，面对持续的法律挑战，并获得环境批准。
Even with the rule change, LNG project developers will still have to go through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permitting process, face constant legal challenges and get environmental approvals.