受LNG需求增长推动中国3月份进口同比增长16.7%

中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯4月26日新加坡报道，今年3月，中国进口天然气694万吨，同比增长16.7%，因为液化天然气进口在中国能源结构中扮演着越来越重要的角色。

海关总署周五公布的最新数据显示，当月进口液化天然气406万吨，管道天然气288万吨，同比分别增长25.2%和6.5%。1-3月，中国天然气进口2427万吨，同比增长17.8%。海关数据显示，同期液化天然气进口量增长21%，至1495万吨，管道天然气进口量同比增长13.2%，至932万吨。

今年3月，澳大利亚超过土库曼斯坦成为中国最大的天然气供应国，通过船只向中国输送了约204.2万吨液化天然气，环比增长13%。

土库曼斯坦是当月第二大天然气供应国，通过管道向中国出口约2037万吨天然气，同比下降10%。

海关数据显示，从卡塔尔进口的液化天然气环比下降39%，至432323万吨，为今年连续第二个月下降，远低于1月份的112万吨。

海关数据显示，3月份进口较2月份的756万吨下降8.3%，液化天然气进口环比下降6.8%，管道天然气进口环比下降10.3%，为今年以来连续第二次下降。市场消息人士称，3月进口环比下降，主要是因为3月中旬冬季采暖结束，暖季天然气消耗量减少，家庭用户需求减弱。

尹路 编译自 普氏能源资讯

原文如下：

China's March gas imports rise 16.7% on year on LNG demand growth

China imported 6.94 million mt of natural gas in March, up 16.7% year on year, as LNG imports play an increasingly vital role in the country's energy mix.

Imports for the month comprised 4.06 million mt of liquefied natural gas and 2.88 million mt of pipeline gas, up 25.2% and 6.5%, respectively, year on year, latest General Administration of Customs data showed Friday. Over January-March, China imported 24.27 million mt of natural gas, up 17.8% year on year. LNG imports for the period rose 21% to 14.95 million mt, while pipeline gas imports increased 13.2% year on year to 9.32 million mt, customs data showed.

Australia overtook Turkmenistan to become the biggest supplier of natural gas to China in March, sending around 2.042 million mt of LNG through ships, up 13% month on month.

Turkmenistan was the second largest supplier for the month, exporting around 2.037 million mt of natural gas to China through pipeline, down 10% month on month.

LNG imports from Qatar fell 39% month on month to 432,323 mt, the second-consecutive drop this year, sharply lower from 1.12 million mt seen in January, according to the customs data.

March imports were down 8.3% from 7.56 million mt in February, with LNG imports falling 6.8% month on month, while pipeline gas imports dropped 10.3% month on month, the second consecutive drop this year, according to the customs data. The month-on-month decline in March imports was mainly attributed to weaker demand from household users as the winter heating period ended in mid-March and less gas was burnt in the warmer season, market sources said.