據彭博新聞社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揮長期作用，而一些所謂環保組織相反，他們認為天然氣只是通往低碳經濟的臨時橋梁。

雪佛龍公司中游業務副總裁科林·帕菲特表示，為了實現這一目標，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。”

在帕菲特發表上述言論的一周前，雪佛龍公司股東們以壓倒性多數否決了環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 “long-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.