阿曼液化天然气提前偿还20亿美元贷款

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网站4月22日消息 阿曼液化天然气公司是苏尔附近加尔哈特液化天然气终端的国有运营商，额定年产能为1040万吨/年，该公司表示已偿还了20亿美元的贷款。

该公司在一份简短声明中通过其社交媒体渠道指出，贷款已提前偿还，节省了利息成本。

阿曼液化天然气公司首席执行官Harib Al Kitani在评论贷款提前还款时说：“贷款的成功还款将为更多项目或政府和其他股东扩大这项成功的天然气投资带来巨大的机遇。”

阿曼液化天然气公司补充称，该国的天然气工业是在最初政府计划使该国经济多样化的基础上发展起来的。液化天然气目前已经成为该国最大的收入来源，仅次于石油。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

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Oman LNG settles $2 bln loan

Oman LNG, the state-owned operator of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Qalhat near Sur with a nameplate capacity of 10.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) said it has repaid a $2 billion loan.

The company noted in a brief statement through its social media channels that the loan facility has been repaid ahead of schedule, saving interest costs.

Commenting on the early repayment of the loan, Harib Al Kitani, CEO of Oman LNG said, “the successful repayment of the loan will open a huge opportunity for more projects or expansion of this successful natural gas investment by the government and other shareholders.”

Oman LNG added that the country’s natural gas industry has grown out of the initial government’s plans to diversify the country’s economy. LNG has become the largest income generator for the country, second only to oil.