据哈特能源8月23日消息，美国进出口银行8月22日表示，其董事会打算就一笔50亿美元的直接贷款进行表决，该贷款将用于莫桑比克一个液化天然气项目的开发，这是该行多年来最大的出口融资协议。

政府出口银行表示，已将该交易通知美国国会。该交易将在35天后进行最终董事会表决。

如果获得批准，这笔交易将支持美国出口货物和服务，用于莫桑比克北部阿富吉半岛陆上液化天然气工厂和相关设施的工程、采购和建设。

美国进出口银行表示，在未来5年的建设周期内，这笔资金将为得克萨斯州、宾夕法尼亚州、佐治亚州、纽约州、田纳西州、佛罗里达州和哥伦比亚特区的供应商提供1.64万个就业岗位。

程张翔 编译自 哈特能源

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U.S. EXIM Bank Seeks Vote On $5 Billion Loan To Mozambique LNG Project

The U.S. Export-Import Bank said on Aug. 22 its board intends to vote on a $5 billion direct loan for the development of a LNG project in Mozambique, the bank's biggest export financing deal in years.

The government export lender said it has notified the U.S. Congress of the transaction, which will be ready for a final board vote in 35 days.

If approved, the transaction would support U.S. exports of goods and services for the engineering, procurement and construction of the onshore LNG plant and related facilities on the Afungi Peninsula in northern Mozambique.

EXIM said over the five-year construction period the financing could support 16,400 American jobs among suppliers in Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York, Tennessee, Florida and the District of Columbia.