印度8月液化天然气进口激增

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网站9月23日消息 与去年同期相比，印度8月份的液化天然气进口量有所上升。

来自石油部石油规划和分析小组（PPAC）的数据显示，在本报告所述月份内，印度共进口了27.4亿立方米的液化天然气，比2018年8月的进口量增加了10.3%。

截至目前，本财年（4-8月）累计进口量已达134.9亿立方米，比去年同期增长了8.1%。

与2018年8月相比，进口成本下降，这一数字为8亿美元，而去年为9亿美元。本财政年度进口价格达到39亿美元，比上一财政年度低4亿美元。

石油部的数据显示，印度液化天然气公司Dahej LNG终端再次处于满负荷利用率运行。也就是说，截至本财年该终端的产能利用率为109%，而Hazira LNG终端的产能利用率为96.8%。

Kochi和Dabhol液化天然气终端的产能利用率则分别为15%和3.2%。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

India’s LNG imports jump in August

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into India rose in August when compared to the corresponding period last year.

Data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) shows that 2.74 billion cubic meters have been imported during the month under review. This is a 10.3 percent increase over the volumes imported in August 2018.

The cumulative imports for the fiscal year (April-August) so far have reached 13.49 bcm, 8.1 percent above the volumes recorded in the corresponding period last year.

The cost of imports dropped when compared with August 2018. The figure stands at $0.8 billion while last year’s figure stood at $0.9 billion. The price of imports for the fiscal year reached $3.9 billion, $0.4 billion below the previous fiscal year.

Ministry’s data shows that Petronet LNG’s Dahej terminal once again operated above full capacity utilization. Namely, the terminal operated at 109 percent capacity utilization during the fiscal year so far with Hazira LNG terminal operating at 96.8 percent capacity utilization.

Kochi and Dabhol LNG terminals operated at 15 and 3.2 percent capacity utilization, respectively.