中国石化新闻网讯 壳牌2月16日在其年度液化天然气展望报告中表示，欧洲对液化天然气的需求大幅上升，将在短期内加剧与亚洲的竞争，并在较长期内主导液化天然气贸易。

全球最大的液化天然气交易商壳牌公司(Shell)表示，包括英国在内的欧洲国家去年的液化天然气进口量增长了60%，达到1.21亿吨，并发布了对2040年燃料的乐观展望。

去年，全球液化天然气贸易量达到3.96亿吨，比2021年增加了1600万吨。

壳牌表示，由于价格高企，南亚的液化天然气进口显著下降。

与此同时，与2021年相比，2022年欧洲从产能大国进口的管道天然气下降了53%。

液化天然气可能成为欧洲满足能源安全需求的核心能源，而亚洲大国可以越来越多地为全球液化天然气市场提供更大的灵活性。

曹海斌 摘译自 油价网

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Shell: European Demand Is Set To Dominate LNG Trade In The Long Term

The significantly higher demand for liquefied natural gas in Europe is set to intensify competition with Asia in the short term and to dominate LNG trade in the longer term, Shell said in its annual LNG outlook on Thursday.

European countries, including the UK, saw their LNG imports jump by 60% last year, to 121 million tons, Shell, the world’s largest LNG trader, said as it issued a bullish outlook on the fuel through 2040.

Global LNG trade hit 396 million tons last year, an increase of 16 million tons compared to 2021.

The surge in Europe’s imports in 2022 was facilitated by a marked drop in South Asia’s LNG imports due to the high prices, Shell said.

At the same time, Europe’s pipeline gas imports from the bigger producer slumped by 53% in 2022 compared to 2021.

LNG could become a core energy supply for Europe to meet energy security needs, while the biggest country in Asia could increasingly provide more flexibility to the global LNG market, the supermajor said.