据知情人士透露，卡塔尔能源公司正在与美国公司洽谈更多长期购买液化天然气的协议。
QatarEnergy is in talks for more long-term deals to buy liquefied natural gas from US companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
据其中一名知情人士称，卡塔尔这家国家能源公司计划在未来几个月内签署更多合同，每年从美国采购300万至600万吨液化天然气。该人士因谈判属于私密性质而要求不具名。此举是在卡塔尔近期与Cheniere Energy Inc.和Woodside Energy Group Ltd.达成协议、每年合计向这两家公司采购700万吨液化天然气之后采取的。
Qatar’s state energy company aims to sign additional contracts in the coming months to purchase 3 million to 6 million tons of LNG annually, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. The moves follow Qatar’s recent agreements with Cheniere Energy Inc. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. to buy 7 million tons of LNG a year combined from the two firms.
在伊朗战争爆发前，卡塔尔曾是世界第二大液化天然气供应国，但其庞大的燃料出口综合体在3月的袭击中受损，许多货物被困在霍尔木兹海峡后方。受持续冲突影响，这个中东国家正推动在波斯湾以外实现供应多元化，并利用这些燃料拓展其贸易业务。
Qatar was the world’s second-largest supplier of LNG before the Iran war, but its massive fuel export complex was damaged in March attacks, and many of its cargoes have been trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz. The Mideast nation is now pushing to diversify its supplies outside the Persian Gulf in the wake of the ongoing conflict and use the fuel to expand its trading operations.
卡塔尔能源公司作为美国液化天然气的最大买家，暂未立即回应置评请求。
QatarEnergy, already the top buyer of US LNG, did not immediately respond to request for comment.
知情人士称，该公司还在与美国供应商Venture Global Inc.以及Kimmeridge Energy Management支持的Commonwealth LNG项目的开发商进行洽谈。
The company is also in talks with US suppliers Venture Global Inc. and the developer of the Kimmeridge Energy Management-backed Commonwealth LNG project, the people said.
路透社此前曾报道过卡塔尔与Venture Global的谈判。
Reuters previously reported the Qatar-Venture Global talks.
Venture Global拒绝置评。Commonwealth LNG的发言人暂未立即回应置评请求。
Venture Global declined to comment. A spokesperson for Commonwealth LNG did not immediately respond to a request for comment.