美国开发署将为墨西哥天然气管道项目提供资金

据管道新闻网11月10日消息称，作为新国际发展金融公司(DFC)的首批行动之一，美国政府投资组织承诺为将在墨西哥南部修建的拉西尼天然气管道提供6亿多美元。

墨西哥商业报纸Opportimes采访的专家称，总体而言，墨西哥对天然气管道基础设施项目的发展和石油管道运输产生了更大的兴趣。

他们报告说，该国正在建设6条新管道，总运营能力为每天4亿桶，预计投资27亿美元。

DFC新任命的首席执行官Adam Boehler在墨西哥城与墨西哥外长Marcelo Ebrard会晤期间宣布了DFC的计划。

Boehler表示：“私营部门投资对于促进墨西哥各地繁荣、稳定和安全社区的发展至关重要。这条管道将促进墨西哥南部的发展，同时加强能源安全和贸易便利。这些进步将加速墨西哥南部的经济增长，并为改善生活质量创造变革机会。”

美国驻墨西哥大使馆在一份声明中说，所谓的拉西尼管道是一项价值6.32亿美元的投资。

DFC是美国新成立的政府机构，对海外私人投资公司（OPIC）进行现代化改造。在将投资上限提高一倍多至600亿美元并配备了新的金融工具之后，DFC拥有了更多的资源和灵活性，可以在拉丁美洲等优先考虑地区进行投资。Boehler于9月26日被任命为该机构的第一位首席执行官。

曹海斌 摘译自 P＆GJ

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U.S. Development Agency to Finance Mexico Natural Gas Pipeline

In align="justify">In general, Mexico has generated a greater interest in the development of gas pipeline infrastructure projects and, in general, transportation by oil pipelines, according to specialists consulted by Opportimes, a Mexican business newspaper.

They report that the country has six new pipelines under construction with a combined operational capacity of 400 million barrels per day with an estimated investment of $2.7 billion.

Adam Boehler, newly appointed chief executive officer of the DFC announced the agency’s plan during a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in Mexico City.

"Private sector investment is essential to promoting the development of prosperous, stable, and secure communities across Mexico,” said Boehler. “This pipeline will foster development in the south of Mexico while strengthening energy security and facilitating trade. These advancements will accelerate economic growth and create transformative opportunities in southern Mexico to improve quality of life.”

In a statement, the U.S. embassy in Mexico said the so-called Rassini pipeline was an investment worth $632 million.

DFC is a new U.S. Government agency that modernizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). After more than doubling its investment cap to $60 billion and equipped with new financial tools, DFC has more resources and flexibility to invest in priority regions such as Latin America. Boehler was confirmed as the agency’s first CEO align="justify">