据11月7日Energy Voice报道，美国能源助理部长史蒂文温伯格(Steven Winberg)在非洲石油周(Africa Oil Week)会议上表示，美国希望向非洲国家出口液化天然气和煤炭。

这位官员指出，6月份启动的“繁荣非洲倡议”(Prosper Africa initiative)促进了美国和非洲之间的双向贸易。该计划将与私营部门合作，美国公司可以带来专业知识和资本，支持当地发展。

美国在非洲大陆有进一步投资的空间，也有进口液化天然气的空间。美国能源部与一些非洲国家合作，制定了浮式存储和再气化装置(FSRUs)计划。

温伯格接着提到了煤的重要性，美国正在向一些非洲国家出口煤炭，同时也热衷于为下一代燃煤发电厂提供技术。“煤炭优先”计划旨在建设“高效、零排放”的新电厂。

2019年上半年，美国出口了5050万吨煤炭，低于2018年上半年的5810万吨。非洲成为美国煤炭出口的重要目的地。今年上半年，美国对非洲大陆的煤炭供应达到510万吨，同比增长14%。

煤炭在非洲的主要进口国是埃及，该国进口量占非洲地区总进口量的一半左右，2019年上半年同比增长17.8%。排在第二位的是摩洛哥，该国正在制定建设液化天然气进口终端的计划。

王佳晶 摘译自 Energy Voice

原文如下：

US eyes exports of coal, LNG to Africa

The US is eager to export LNG and coal to African states, US Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg told the Africa Oil Week conference.

The official noted the Prosper Africa initiative, which was launched in June, as boosting two-way trade between the US and Africa. The plan is to work with the private sector to support development. US companies, Winberg said, can bring expertise and capital.

There is scope for additional US investment in the continent but there is also scope for the import of LNG.

The US Department of Energy has worked with a number of African states on plans for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).

Winberg went on to note the importance of coal. The US is exporting coal to a number of African states, the official said, and is also keen to provide technology for the next-generation of coal-fired power plants.

The Coal FIRST Initiative is intended to allow new power plants to be constructed with “high efficiency and close-to-zero emissions”.

The US exported 50.5 million tonnes of coal in the first six months of 2019, down from 58.1mn tonnes in the first six months of 2018. Africa offered a rare bright spot for coal exports, with supplies to the continent reaching 5.1mn tonnes in the first half, up 14% year on year.

The major importer in Africa is Egypt, which took around half the total with volumes rising 17.8% year-on-year. The next largest is Morocco, which is working on plans for an LNG import terminal.