全球今年前9个月浮式LNG贸易量同比增加7.1%

中国石化新闻网讯 据WENews 网站12月2日休斯顿报道，全球领先的浮式液化天然气（LNG）运输和服务提供商挪威礼诺LNG公司（Hoegh LNG）日前表示，由于亚洲需求强劲加上来自澳大利亚和美国新的LNG供应，全球浮式LNG贸易在今年前9个月里达到了2.36亿吨，比2017年同期增加了7.1%。

挪威这家LNG运输和服务提供商表示，全球今年全年浮式LNG贸易预计将达到3.2亿吨左右，比2017年增加7%以上。

中国不断增长的需求继续是扩大全球LNG产量的关键驱动因素。中国在2018年前9个月的LNG进口量为3770万吨，比2017年同期大幅增加了46%，中国今年全年LNG进口量有望超过5500万吨。

挪威礼诺LNG公司说：“这使中国成为全球第二大LNG进口国，仅次于日本，后者预计今年LNG进口量为8500万吨。”

中国20个陆上再气化终端目前共具有560万吨的月再气化能力，这些再气化能力预计不足以满足本国季节性需求波动和支撑当前需求增长速度。

李峻 编译自 WENews

原文如下：

Global LNG Trade Jumps by 7.1%, Says Höegh LNG

The global floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade reached 236 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2018, up by 7.1% from the same period of 2017 on a combination of robust Asian demand and new supplies of LNG from Australia and the USA, said Höegh LNG.

The provider of LNG transportation and services said that for the full year, LNG trade is expected to reach around 320 million tonnes, up by more than 7% from 2017.

Increasing Chinese demand continues to be a key driver for expanding LNG volumes. LNG imports by China were 37.7 million tonnes during the first nine months of 2018, up 46% from the same period in 2017 and pointing towards full-year imports of more than 55 million tonnes.

"That makes China the world’s secondlargest importer of LNG, second only to Japan with estimated imports of 85 million tonnes for 2018," it said.

China’s 20 land-based regasification terminals currently have a combined monthly regasification capacity of 5.6 million tonnes, which is expected to be insufficient for meeting seasonal demand swings and for supporting the current rate of growth in demand.