韩国液化天然气进口下滑

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据1月15日offshore energy消息：韩国海关数据显示，2020年12月期间液化天然气进口达到427万吨。与2019年同期相比下降10.5％，当时该国进口了477万吨。

　　然而，与2020年11月358万吨的进口量相比，增幅为19.3%。

　　2020年12月，卡塔尔总共出口930,934公吨液化天然气，成为韩国进口的主要来源。美国成为韩国第二大液化天然气供应国，同期交付了857,155公吨，其次是马来西亚，交付了747,306公吨。

　　在本报告所述期间，澳大利亚向韩国输送的液化天然气从2019年12月的125万吨降至55.1090万吨。其余的数量是从安哥拉、印度尼西亚、尼日利亚等国进口。

　　韩国2020年的液化天然气进口量从2019年的4075万吨下降至3508万吨。卡塔尔仍是进口的最大来源，为908万吨，紧随其后的是澳大利亚797万吨，而美国则为577万吨。

　　冯娟 摘译自 offshore energy

　　原文如下：

South Korean LNG imports slip

Data from the South Korean Customs Service shows that LNG imports during December 2020 reached 4.27 million tons of the chilled fuel.

This is a 10.5 per cent drop compared to the corresponding month in 2019, when the country imported a total of 4.77 million tons of LNG.

However, compared to November 2020 volumes, when South Korea imported 3.58 million tons of LNG, this is a 19.3 per cent jump.

Qatar exported a total of 930,934 metric tons of LNG during December 2020, being the leading source of South Korean imports. The United States emerged as the second-largest supplier to South Korea with 857,155 metric tons of LNG delivered in December, followed by Malaysia with 747,306 metric tons.

Deliveries of Australian LNG to South Korea slipped from 1.25 million tons in December 2019 to 551,090 metric tons of LNG during the month under review.

The remaining volumes have been imported from Angola, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago and the United Arab Emirates.

South Korea’s 2020 LNG imports reached 35.08 million tons of LNG slipping down from 40.75 million tons in 2019.

Qatar remained the top source in 2020 delivering a total of 9.08 million tons of LNG to South Korea. Australia followed with 7.97 million tons, while the United States delivered 5.77 million tons of LNG.