美国驻孟加拉国大使表示，随着特朗普政府推动扩大能源出口，孟加拉国准备签署协议购买更多美国液化天然气。
Bangladesh is poised to sign deals to buy more US liquefied natural gas as the Trump administration pushes to expand energy exports, says the American ambassador to the country.
美国大使布伦特·克里斯滕森表示，目前有几项液化天然气销售提案正处于孟加拉国政府审批流程的不同阶段，购买液化石油气的协议也可能随后达成。
Several LNG sales proposals are in various stages of the approval process with the Bangladeshi government, and agreements to buy liquefied petroleum gas could follow, said Ambassador Brent Christensen.
“我们认为很快还会有几项协议签署，”他在达卡接受采访时说。“我们希望确保我们的盟友和伙伴拥有可靠的能源来源。”孟加拉国正面临燃料短缺，因为中东战争导致来自其 main 供应国卡塔尔的液化天然气运输受阻，而卡塔尔位于霍尔木兹海峡之后。这一中断迫使亚洲各国寻找替代来源，而已经是全球最大天然气出口国的美国正将自己定位为填补失去的供应。
“We think there are going to be several more deals signed soon,” he said in an interview in Dhaka. “We want to make sure that our allies and partners have reliable sources of energy.”Bangladesh is grappling with a fuel shortfall as the Middle East war has choked LNG shipments from Qatar, the country’s main supplier, behind the Strait of Hormuz. The disruption has forced countries across Asia to seek alternatives, and the US — already the world’s largest exporter of natural gas — is positioning itself to replace lost shipments.
克里斯滕森表示，美国估计孟加拉国的液化天然气市场明年价值可能约为100亿美元，到2050年可能增长至300亿美元。该国前政府未能开发足够的国内新天然气供应来抵消老气田产量下降，迫使该国更加依赖昂贵的海外液化天然气。
The US estimates Bangladesh’s LNG market could be worth about $10 billion next year, and it could potentially grow to $30 billion by 2050, Christensen said. The country’s previous government failed to develop enough new domestic gas supply to offset declining output from older fields, forcing the country to become more reliant on expensive overseas LNG.
华盛顿和达卡于5月签署了一份能源合作备忘录，为美国公司参与政府对政府的液化天然气及其他类型能源采购建立了框架。该协议是白宫更广泛推动利用商业外交促进美国出口的一部分。
Washington and Dhaka signed an energy cooperation memorandum in May that created a framework for US companies to participate in government-to-government procurement of LNG and other types of energy. The pact is part of the White House’s broader push to use commercial diplomacy to boost American exports.
总部位于美国的Centalion Group Ltd.——这家贸易公司前身为Gunvor——利用该框架敲定了一项协议，从今年起向孟加拉国出售美国液化天然气，期限超过十年。
The US-based unit of Centalion Group Ltd. — the trading house formerly known as Gunvor — used the framework to cement a deal to sell American LNG to Bangladesh for more than a decade starting this year.
克里斯滕森表示，雪佛龙公司——这个南亚国家最大的天然气生产商——正在寻求扩张。
Chevron Corp., the biggest gas producer in the South Asian nation, is looking to expand, Christensen said.
“持续的国内天然气勘探和生产可以增强能源安全、支持增长并减少对市场波动的暴露，”雪佛龙孟加拉国总裁兼总经理舒雄（Shu Xiong）在一封电子邮件回复中表示。“雪佛龙支持孟加拉国的能源发展已有三十多年，并期待为其下一阶段的发展提供动力。”能源设备供应商GE Vernova Inc.也渴望在孟加拉国开展更多业务，克里斯滕森（Christensen）表示。GE Vernova未回应置评请求。
“Continued domestic gas exploration and production can strengthen energy security, support growth and reduce exposure to market volatility,” Shu Xiong, president and managing director of Chevron Bangladesh, said in an emailed response to questions. “Chevron has supported Bangladesh’s energy development for more than three decades and looks forward to helping power its next chapter.”Energy-equipment provider GE Vernova Inc. is also keen to do more business in Bangladesh, Christensen said. GE Vernova didn’t respond to a request for comment.
除天然气之外，克里斯滕森表示，美国小型模块化核反应堆开发商有兴趣与孟加拉国官员讨论潜在项目。
Beyond natural gas, Christensen said that US developers of small modular nuclear reactors are interested in having discussions with Bangladeshi officials about potential projects.
“我们非常积极地支持我们的公司，为他们寻找机会，并帮助他们解决在此长期存在的商业问题，”他说。“没有哪个政府将商业外交放在如此高的优先级上。”
“We are very active in supporting our companies and identifying opportunities for them and helping them resolve longstanding business issues here,” he said. “No other administration has put anywhere close to this priority on commercial diplomacy.”