中国取代韩国成为全球第二大LNG进口国

    中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯新加坡1月2日消息，据标准普尔全球普氏能源资讯公司贸易流软件cFlow编辑的完整运输数据显示，2017年中国取代韩国成为全球第二大液化天然气（LNG）进口国。

    2017年东北亚地区四大购买国共计进口了1.7228亿吨LNG，同比增长12.65%。

    2017年中国进口LNG达到3789万吨，同比增长48.4%，而韩国进口了3651万吨LNG，同比增长10.81%。

    日本仍然维持了全球最大的LNG进口国地位，2017年进口了8161万吨LNG，同比增加2.28%。2017年中国台湾省进口了1627万吨LNG，同比增长11%。

    张春晓 摘译自 普氏能源资讯

    原文如下：

    China overtakes S Korea to become second-largest LNG importer in 2017: cFlow

    China overtook South Korea to become the world's second-largest LNG importing country in 2017, according to completed voyage data compiled by S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow.

    Northeast Asia's four largest buyers imported a total of 172.28 million mt in 2017, up 12.65% year on year.

    Chinese imports of LNG in 2017 totaled 37.89 million mt, up 48.4% year on year, while imports by South Korea totaled 36.51 million mt, up 10.81% year on year.

    Japan retained its position as the world's top importer, receiving 81.61 million mt in 2017, up 2.28% year on year. Northeast Asia's fourth-largest importer, Taiwan, imported 11% more in 2017 at 16.27 million mt.

    In December, China imported 5.05 million mt of LNG, up 38.25% year on year, registering its single highest ever monthly import volume since it started importing LNG in 2006.