澳大利亚液化天然气出口量创历史新高

    中国石化新闻网讯 据1月19日Mining Weekly报道，能源顾问公司EnergyQuest的最新数据显示，澳大利亚2020年的液化天然气（LNG）出口量达到创纪录的7800万吨，高于2019年的7750万吨。

    EnergyQuest首席执行官Dr Graeme Bethune表示，在Gorgon液化天然气项目中断，Prelude项目自2020年2月初以来一直停产，Wheatsone项目产量减少，以及液化天然气需求受到破坏的情况下，这一增长是一个非常利好的消息。

    尽管受到新冠肺炎疫情的限制，但澳大利亚LNG项目全年的运营产能仍达到了89%。

    2020年西澳大利亚的产量与2019年相比增长了5%，达到4370万吨，该地区继续主导着澳大利亚液化天然气行业，约占全国出口量的56%。昆士兰州的液化天然气出口量占总出口量的29%，北部地区也贡献了15%的出口量。与2019年的数据相比，北部地区的产量增长了11%，达到1170万吨。

    2020年，日本仍是澳大利亚液化天然气的最大出口目的地，出口量为3030万吨，占澳大利亚总出口量的38%。Bethune表示，韩国从澳大利亚进口了810万吨液化天然气，高于2019年报告的770万吨。

    EnergyQuest估计，2020年澳大利亚液化天然气出口收入约为361亿澳元，低于2019年报告的487亿澳元，收入受到低油价和较低的现货价格的严重影响。

    不过，Bethune表示, 2021年仍有进一步提高液化天然气产量的机会，一旦Prelude将其全部产能投入运营，液化天然气产量还将增加360万吨，此外，Gorgon还将增加500万吨产量。因此，2021年的出口量预计将达到8000万吨左右，而石油和液化天然气现货价格上涨也将增加出口收入。

    王佳晶 摘译自 Mining Weekly

    原文如下：

    LNG exports reach record highs for Aus

    Australia exported a record 78-million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2020, new data from EnergyQuest has revealed.

    The exported tonnage for 2020 was up from the 77.5-million tonnes exported in 2019, and was a strong result given disruptions at the Gorgon LNG project, the fact that the Prelude project had not produced since early February, the issues reported at the Wheatsone project which saw production reduced, and the destruction of LNG demand driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, said EnergyQuest CEO Dr Graeme Bethune.

    Despite the restrictions placed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Australian projects operated at 89% of operational nameplate capacity during the full year.

    Production from Western Australia was up by 5% on 2019, to 43.7-million tonnes, with the region continuing to dominate the Australian LNG sector, and supply some 56% of national exports.

    Queensland produced 29% of total LNG exports, with the Northern Territory also contributing 15%. The Northern Territory production was up by 11% on the 2019 figures, reaching 11.7-million tonnes.

    Japan has remained the top export destination for Australian LNG during 2020, with 30.3-million tonnes, or 38% of export volumes, destined for the region.

    Korea also accounted for 8.1-million tonnes of export volumes in 2020, up from the 7.7-million tonnes reported in 2019.

    EnergyQuest has estimated that LNG export revenues in Australia were worth some A$36.1-billion in 2020, down from the A$48.7-billion reported in 2019, with revenues severely impacted by lower oil prices and low spot prices.

    Bethune said this week that there remained opportunity to further lift LNG production rates in 2021, with a further 3.6-million tonnes being added to the production portfolio once Prelude reached its full production capacity, with another five-million tonnes also forthcoming from Gorgon, once repairs have been made to the cooling kettles.

    Export volumes for 2021 are predicted to be some 80-million tonnes, while higher oil and spot LNG prices are also expected to increase export revenues.