土耳其博塔斯与道达尔签署三年LNG合同

据油气新闻6月6日消息称，据国际媒体周三晚间报道，土耳其国有能源公司博塔斯（Botas）签署了从法国能源巨头道达尔购买120万吨液化天然气的协议。

双方之间的协议将于2020年底开始，为期三年。

与此同时，博塔斯与尼日利亚和阿尔及利亚的长期合同即将到期。

与尼日利亚和阿尔及利亚的协议分别于2021年和2024年到期。与卡塔尔天然气公司的中期合同也将在今年年底到期。

据估计，2019年土耳其的天然气消耗总量约为449亿立方米。土耳其能源市场监管局根据阿纳多卢提供的数据计算得出，该国2018年消耗了489亿立方米。

2018年土耳其进口天然气503.4亿立方米，比2017年的552.5亿立方米下降8.88%。

计算结果显示，土耳其在2018年以LNG形式进口了约113.2亿立方米的天然气，其余则通过管道进口，这表示LNG在天然气总进口中的份额为22.5%，而2017年为19%。

土耳其认为，购买更便宜的天然气和液化天然气价格有利于其天然气供应的多样化。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气新闻

Turkey's Botas, Total sign three-year LNG contract

Turkey's state-owned energy company Botas signed a deal to buy 1.2 million tonnes of LNG from French energy giant Total, according to international outlets late Wednesday.

The deal between the two sides will start in late 2020 and will run for three years.

The deal comes as Botas is nearing the expiry of long-term contracts with Nigeria and Algeria.

The deal with Nigeria ends in 2021 and with Algeria in 2024. A mid-term contract with Qatargas will also expire at the end of the year.

Turkey's natural gas consumption is estimated to total around 44.9 billion cubic meters in 2019. The country consumed 48.9 billion cubic meters in 2018, according to Anadolu Agency's calculations from figures provided by Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).

Turkey imported 50.34 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2018, a decrease of 8.88% from the imports of 55.25 billion cubic meters of gas in 2017.

The calculations reveal that Turkey imported around 11.32 billion cubic meters of gas as LNG and the rest via pipelines in 2018, verifying that the share of LNG out of total gas imports was 22.5% compared to 19% in 2017.

Turkey considers the purchase of cheaper natural gas and LNG prices an advantage for the diversification of its gas supplies.