據普氏能源資訊1月13日首爾報道，韓國貿易、工業和能源部副部長Woo Tae-hee周五（13日）在首爾表示，作為韓國努力應對在新政府在華盛頓接管以后任何可能的貿易爭端，韓國將尋求從美國進口更多的石油和天然氣。

　　韓國能源部副部長是在出席在首爾舉行的一次貿易論壇期間對標普全球普氏能源資訊記者發表上述講話的。他說：“為了應對特朗普政府迫在眉睫的保護主義政策，我們在擴大與美國能源合作中將尋求我們能夠做的事情，例如進口頁巖氣。”

　　Woo說，為了多元化其來自中東的供應來源，韓國公司一直在增加來自美國的石油和天然氣進口。

　　韓國GS Caltex在去年11月-12月進口了200萬桶美國鷹福特原油，這是韓國自華盛頓2015年底解除40年限制原油出口以來第一次購買除凝析油和阿拉斯加原油以外的美國原油。

　　根據一項為期20年的旨在多元化供應來源的合同，國有韓國天然氣公司計劃從今年7月起每年從位于路易斯安那州的Sabine Pass終端進口280萬液化天然氣（LNG），這將是第一批即將運往韓國的LNG。

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　　S Korea to look for more US oil, gas imports under Trump administration

　　Seoul (Platts)--13 Jan 2017

　　South Korea will seek more oil and gas imports from the US as part of its efforts to cope with any possible trade disputes after the new administration takes over in Washington, the vice minister of trade, industry and energy said Friday.

　　We are looking for what we can take to expand energy cooperation with the US, such as shale gas imports, with the Trump administrations looming protectionist policies, Woo Tae-hee, vice minister in charge of energy, told S&P Global Platts on the sidelines of a trade forum in Seoul.

　　South Korean companies have been increasing oil and gas imports from the US to diversify its supply sources from the Middle East, Woo said.

　　GS Caltex imported 2 million barrels of US Eagle Ford crude over November-December, the countrys first purchase of American crude other than condensate and Alaskan crude since Washington lifted a 40-year restriction on crude oil exports in late 2015.

　　State-owned Korea Gas Corp. planned to import 2.8 million mt/year from the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana from July this year under a 20-year contract that will help diversify supply sources, Woo said. This will the first US LNG to be shipped to South Korea.