德国上半年天然气进口增长20%成本增长14.8%

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社法兰克福8月20日报道，上周五公布的官方数据显示，德国在2019年上半年的天然气进口量比上年同期增长了20.0%，进口成本上升了14.8%。

根据德国联邦贸易统计局BAFA官方公布的数据显示，德国1月至6月的进口量为2659775太焦耳，达到756亿立方米。

在此期间，德国进口商为天然气支付了132亿欧元（约146亿美元），高于去年同期115亿欧元，尽管天然气价格与油价挂钩且2019年油价远低于2018年。

较高的进口成本反映了德国5月和6月收到的天然气数量急剧增加，仅6月份的进口量就达到了405781太焦耳，较去年同期增长了30%。

天然气、电力和碳交易商关注天然气的进口，因为可能出现的供需失衡会改变这三个市场的价格和交易量。目前欧洲天然气供应充足。

欧洲天然气基础设施集团GIE的网站显示，本周德国天然气库存占可用储存量的93%。去年同期这一比例为68%。

德国主要通过管道从俄罗斯、挪威、荷兰、英国和丹麦进口天然气。

欧洲的液化天然气进口也在增加。

6月份，BAFA援引德国边境地区管道天然气的平均报价为每太焦耳3930.59欧元，相当于每千瓦时1.42欧元，较上年同期下降了25.2%。

詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

原文如下：

German H1 natural gas imports rise 20%, bill rises 14.8%

Germany imported 20.0% more gas in the first half of 2019 than a year earlier and its import bill rose by 14.8%, official data showed on Friday.

The volume of imports in January through June was 2,659,775 terajoules (TJ), amounting to 75.6 billion cubic metres (bcm), according to trade statistics office BAFA.

German importers paid 13.2 billion euros ($14.6 billion) for gas during the period, up from 11.5 billion a year earlier, although the price of oil in 2019, to which gas is linked, has been well below 2018.

The higher bill reflected sharp increases in volumes received in May and June. Imports in June alone of 405,781 TJ were 30% higher than in the same month in 2018.

Gas, power and carbon traders watch gas imports because possible imbalances in supply and demand can change prices and traded volumes in all three markets.

There is currently abundant gas supply in Europe.

German gas stocks were at 93% of available storage capacity this week, European gas infrastructure group GIE’s website showed. That compared with 68% a year earlier.

Germany mainly imports gas from Russia, Norway, the Netherlands, Britain and Denmark via pipelines.

Europe’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are also increasing.

The average BAFA-quoted price for pipeline gas on the German border in June was 3,930.59 euros/TJ, equivalent to 1.42 euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), down 25.2% from a year earlier.