2019财年澳大利亚LNG出口激增

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网站7月15日消息 2018-19财年澳大利亚液化天然气（LNG）出口增加，共有1111批货物离开该国的液化天然气设施。

根据能源咨询公司EnergyQuest的一份报告，就产量而言，2019财年澳大利亚液化天然气出口总量达7510万吨，比2018财年出口的6170万吨高出21.2%。

2019财年的液化天然气出口总收入估计为550亿美元。报告显示，液化天然气目前是澳大利亚继铁矿石和煤炭之后第三大出口能源。

澳大利亚是2019财年全球第二大液化天然气出口国，仅次于卡塔尔（额定产能为7700万吨/年）。澳大利亚2020财年的产量可能会超过卡塔尔，EnergyQuest预计产量将在8000万吨左右，这主要受到Ichthys全年产量和壳牌6月上线的Prelude浮式液化天然气项目的推动。

2019财年的大部分产量增长来自西澳大利亚和北领地的项目，尤其是INPEX的Ichthys项目和雪佛龙的Wheatstone项目。

昆士兰出口略有增长，从2018财年的205万吨增长到2019财年的218万吨。昆士兰液化天然气项目的产量估计超过出口需求的43%。

日本在2019财年继续是澳大利亚液化天然气的最大买家，占出口的41%。中国紧随其后，占37%。韩国是第三大市场，占10%。日本是西海岸出口的最大市场，但中国是昆士兰出口的最大市场，占2019财年柯蒂斯岛出口的72%。

澳大利亚继续是日本和中国最大的液化天然气供应商，韩国则是第二大液化天然气供应商。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Australian LNG export soar in FY 2019

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Australia increased during the 2018-19 fiscal year as a total of 1,111 cargoes departed the country’s LNG facilities.

In terms of volumes, Australian LNG exports in FY 2019 reached a total of 75.1 million tonnes 21.2 percent higher than the 61.7 Mt exported in FY 2018, according to a report by energy consultancy EnergyQuest.

Total LNG export revenue in FY 2019 is estimated to be $50.5 billion. LNG is now Australia’s third largest export by value after iron ore and coal, the report shows.

Australia was the world’s second largest LNG exporter in FY 2019, just behind Qatar’s nameplate capacity of 77 Mtpa. Australian production in FY 2020 is likely to pass Qatar when EnergyQuest expects production to be around 80 Mt, boosted by a full year of production from Ichthys and Shell’s Prelude floating LNG project which came online in June.

Most of the growth in production in FY 2019 occurred from projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, notably INPEX’s Ichthys project and Chevron’s Wheatstone project.

Queensland exports increased slightly, from 20.5 Mt in FY 2018 to 21.8 Mt in FY 2019. The Queensland LNG projects produced an estimated 43 PJ in excess of export demand.

Japan continued to be the largest buyer of Australian LNG in FY 2019, accounting for 41 percent of exports. However, China is now close behind, with 37 percent of exports. South Korea was the third largest market with 10 percent of exports. Japan is the biggest market for west coast exports but China is the biggest market for Queensland exports, accounting for 72 percent of Curtis Island shipments in FY 2019.

Australia continues to be the largest LNG supplier to Japan and China and the second-largest to South Korea.