印度2月LNG进口激增

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气网3月20日消息 2月印度液化天然气进口激增。

来自石油部石油规划和分析小组（PPAC）的数据显示，与2019年2月相比，今年2月印度进口液化天然气达34.5亿立方米，增长67.7%。

PPAC指出，2019年4月至2020年2月累计进口量为308.1亿立方米，比去年同期增长16.9%。

2020年2月的液化天然气进口成本从2019年2月的7亿美元小幅上升至8亿美元，而2019年4月至2020年2月的进口成本则从去年同期的95亿美元下降至88亿美元。

PPAC的数据显示，印度液化天然气公司的大河终端继续在满负荷利用率以上运行。本财政年度迄今为止，大河终端的产能利用率为104.2%，哈兹拉液化天然气终端的产能利用率为98%。

达博尔液化天然气终端的产能利用率为22.3%，科奇和恩诺液化天然气终端的产能利用率分别为16.3%和8.1%。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

India’s February LNG imports soar

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into India soared during the month of February.

Data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) shows that 3.45 billion cubic meters of LNG have been imported into India during the month under review 67.7 percent up when compared to February 2019.

PPAC noted that the cumulative imports for the period of April 2019 to February 2020 reached 30.81 billion cubic meters, 16.9 percent higher when compared to the corresponding period last year.

The cost of LNG imports for the month of February 2020 edged up to $0.8 billion from $0.7 billion in February 2019, while the cost of imports in the April 2019-February 2020 period reached $8.8 billion, dropping from $9.5 billion reported in the corresponding period last year.

Ministry’s data shows that Petronet LNG’s Dahej terminal continues to operate above full capacity utilization. Namely, the terminal operated at 104.2 percent capacity utilization during the fiscal year so far with the Hazira LNG terminal operating at 98 percent capacity utilization.

Dabhol LNG terminal operated at 22.3 percent capacity while Kochi and Ennore LNG terminals operated at 16.3 and 8.1 percent utilization capacity, respectively.