中國石化新聞網訊 據世界天然氣網1月11日消息 美國能源部發布了一項政策,取消了單獨的短期液化天然氣出口授權的要求。
根據之前的政策,長期持有液化天然氣出口許可證的人需要單獨提交短期出口申請。
能源部認為,通過在不增加批准出口總量的情況下,將這一權力整合為一個單一的授權,這一行動將簡化其監管程序。
美國能源部在聲明中稱:「這种放松管制的措施將提高行政效率,將取消對液化天然氣出口的一項重複要求,即短期市場必須獲得能源部的授權,而授權持有人已經擁有長期出口授權。」
在這一政策聲明的同時,能源部正在修改幾項長期液化天然氣出口訂單,以便在長期訂單的基礎上增加短期出口授權。
美國能源部副部長Mark Menezes表示:「我們越來越多地看到液化天然氣在現貨市場上銷售,能源部的這一行動為美國液化天然氣出口商提供了更大的靈活性。有了這一政策,美國液化天然氣出口商可以讓市場而不是我們的監管程序來決定哪些液化天然氣貨物將在現貨市場根據長期或短期協議出口。」
根據本政策聲明和修訂現行長期液化天然氣出口訂單的一攬子命令的條款,長期液化天然氣出口授權持有人將不再需要單獨申請授權,以在短期內出口相同數量的液化天然氣。
美國能源部表示,這一政策聲明和同時發布的一攬子訂單還規定,液化天然氣出口商的預商業化或試運行貨物將在非加性基礎上根據其長期出口訂單獲得授權。
吳恆磊 編譯自 世界天然氣
原文如下:
DoE consolidates short-term, long-term LNG export permits
The United States Department of Energy has issued a policy removing the requirement for separate short-term LNG export authorization.
Under the previous policy, long-term LNG export permit holders were required to file a separate application for short-term exports.
By consolidating this authority in a single authorization without any increase in total approved export volumes, DOE believes this action will streamline its regulatory process.
「This deregulatory measure will lead to administrative efficiency. It will remove a duplicative requirement for exports of LNG to have DOE authorization for the short-term market, where the authorization holder already has long-term export authority」, DOE said in its statement.
Concurrent with this policy statement, DOE is amending several long-term LNG export orders to add short-term export authority to the long-term orders.
「We are increasingly seeing more sales of LNG on the spot market, and this action by DOE is allowing more flexibility for U.S. LNG exporters. With this policy, U.S. LNG exporters can let the market—not our regulatory process—determine which LNG cargos will be exported under long-term or short-term agreements on the spot market,」 said Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes.
Under the terms of this policy statement and blanket order amending current long-term LNG export orders, long-term LNG export authorization holders will no longer need to apply for separate authorization to export the same volumes on a short-term basis.
This policy statement and concurrent blanket order also provide for LNG exporters』 pre-commercial or commissioning cargos to be authorized under their long-term export orders on a non-additive basis, DoE said.