美国1月LNG出口激增

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网站3月17日消息 美国能源部的数据显示，今年1月，美国液化天然气出口增加。

能源部在月度报告中称，1月共出口2495亿立方英尺液化天然气，较2019年12月增长13.3%，较2019年1月增长96.7%。

1月钱尼尔Sabine Pass液化工厂（37艘船）和Corpus Christi工厂（12艘船）共出口了79批货物。自由港液化天然气设施在1月份共装运了12批货物，卡梅伦终端9批，Cove Point LNG 终端7批，厄尔巴岛2批。

相比之下，2019年12月和2019年1月分别装运了69和37批货物。

韩国是美国液化天然气的最大进口国，共进口了443亿立方英尺的冷冻燃料，其次是土耳其326亿、日本320亿、英国304亿和西班牙244亿。

自2016年2月开始装运国产液化天然气以来，韩国一直是美国液化天然气的最大进口国，共进口了203批液化天然气货物。

从2016年2月到2020年1月，美国共出口1241批货物，总量为4.04万亿立方英尺。

报告显示，液化天然气出口价格平均为5.05美元/每百万英热单位。

王磊 摘译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

US January LNG exports jump

The United States liquefied natural gas exports increased during the first month of the year, data from the Department of Energy shows.

In its monthly report, DoE said that a total of 249.5 Billion cubic feet of LNG have been exported during the month under review, 13.3 percent up on December 2019 volumes and 96.7 percent up on the volumes exported in January 2019.

During the month, 79 cargoes have been exported with Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction facility shipping 37 and its Corpus Christi facility adding 12 cargoes. Freeport LNG facility shipped 12 cargoes in January with nine cargoes shipped from the Cameron LNG plant, seven from Cove Point LNG plant and two from the Elba Island facility.

This compares to 69 cargoes shipped in December 2019 and 37 cargoes in January 2019.

South Korea booked was the top destination for US LNG volumes, importing a total of 44.3 Bcf of the chilled fuel. Turkey imported 32.6 Bcf, Japan imported 32 Bcf, the UK received 30.4 Bcf and Spain received 24.4 Bcf. These were the top importers of US LNG during the month of January.

South Korea is also the top importer of US LNG since shipments of domestically-produced LNG began in February 2016, with 203 cargoes landing at South Korean terminals.

In total, the United States exported 1,241 cargoes totaling 4.04 Tcf from February 2016 through January 2020.

The price of LNG export averaged $5.05 per mmBtu, the report shows.