據世界天然氣網12月16日消息 瑞士大宗商品交易商貢沃爾集團簽署了一項11.3億美元的銀團借款基礎貸款，以支持該公司全球液化天然氣活動的營運資金需求。

貢沃爾表示，這是同類液化天然氣設施中的第一個，其包括直接、間接和其它三類碳排放測量承諾。

該銀團以8億美元的價格發行，由于亞洲、中東和歐洲等市場的強勁需求導致的超額認購，隨后收于11.35億美元。

該設施專門圍繞全球液化天然氣貿易流構建，包括貢沃爾的航運活動，將為實物和衍生品頭寸提供融資。作為該設施的一部分，貢沃爾承諾進行二氧化碳排放報告，以建立公司液化天然氣價值鏈碳足跡的透明度。

貢沃爾集團Tawfik Sadfi表示，這一新的液化天然氣借款表明了銀行對支持貢沃爾不斷增長的液化天然氣業務的堅定承諾。

荷蘭合作銀行在談到這筆交易時表示：“該貸款的成功聯合（……）反映了銀行對支持日益增長的全球液化天然氣市場的負責任參與者的濃厚興趣，這是能源轉型的主要推動因素之一?！?/p>

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

Gunvor ties up $1.13 billion LNG facility

Swiss commodity trader Gunvor Group has signed a $1.13 billion syndicated borrowing base facility to support the working capital needs of the company’s LNG activities globally.

Gunvor says this is the first of its kind LNG facility. It includes scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions measurement commitments.

The syndication launched at $800. This was oversubscribed due to strong demand from the markets like Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. It then closed at $1.135 billion.

The facility is specifically structured around global LNG trade flows including Gunvor’s shipping activities. It will finance physical and derivative positions. As a part of the facility, Gunvor has committed to CO2 carbon emissions reporting to establish transparency for the carbon footprint of the company’s LNG value chain.

This new LNG borrowing base demonstrates a strong commitment from banks to support Gunvor’s growing LNG business, according to Tawfik Sadfi from Gunvor Group.

Rabobank said of the transaction: “The successful syndication of this facility (…) reflects the strong interest of banks to support responsible participants in the growing global LNG market; one of the main enablers of the energy transition.”