據(jù)彭博新聞社6月7日報道，美國第2大石油公司雪佛龍公司表示，天然氣將在遏制排放方面發(fā)揮長期作用，而一些所謂環(huán)保組織相反，他們認為天然氣只是通往低碳經濟的臨時橋梁。

雪佛龍公司中游業(yè)務副總裁科林·帕菲特表示，為了實現(xiàn)這一目標，歐洲買家正在簽署更多為期10年或更長時間的天然氣交付合同，以尋找替代以前由產能大國供應的供暖和發(fā)電廠燃料的來源。

帕菲特周二在接受彭博電視臺記者采訪時表示：“我們認為天然氣需求將長期存在。但我們不認為這只是一個中期的步驟。我們認為這是一個長期的步驟。”

在帕菲特發(fā)表上述言論的一周前，雪佛龍公司股東們以壓倒性多數(shù)否決了環(huán)保激進分子提出額度更嚴格排放目標的要求。

李峻 編譯自 彭博新聞社

原文如下：

Chevron: Natural gas to play “l(fā)ong-term” role in curbing emissions

Chevron Corp. said natural gas will play a long-term role in curbing emissions, bucking some environmental groups that see the fuel’s role as a temporary bridge to a low-carbon economy.

To that end, European buyers are signing more gas-delivery contracts of a decade or more in duration as they seek replacement sources of the heating and power-plant fuel formerly supplied by the largger producer, said Colin Parfitt, Chevron’s Vice President of Midstream.

“We see a long demand for natural gas,” Parfitt said during an interview with Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. “But we don’t think it’s just an intermediate step. We see that as a long term step.”

Parfitt’s comments came a week after Chevron shareholders overwhelmingly shot down activist demands for tougher emission targets.