一季度英国液化天然气进口量猛增51%

据6月29日Kallanish Energy报道，今年一季度，英国的液化天然气(LNG)进口量同比增长了51%。

英国商业、能源和工业战略部发布的《2020年第一季度能源趋势报告》详细指出，今年第一季度液化天然气进口量为64.9亿立方米，较2019年同期(43亿立方米)增长51%。

尽管液化天然气进口量大幅增长，但2020年第一季度英国天然气进口总额同比下降27%，从152.9亿立方米降至112.3亿立方米。油价下跌的主要原因是需求的下降，尽管汽油消费量有所增加，但需求同比下降了4.6%。

今年一季度，液化天然气进口占英国天然气进口总量的49%，这归因于进口天然气来源的多样化。英国天然气进口主要来自挪威，来自荷兰和比利时的进口有所减少，这是由于2018年10月初Bacton-Zeebrugge Interconnector长期产能合同的终止。

英国天然气出口同比增长14%，总计37亿立方米，主要是由于第一季度对爱尔兰的出口增加。2020年第一季度天然气产量小幅增长3.6%，扭转了2019年全年的下降趋势。

洪伟立 摘译自 Kallanish Energy

原文如下：

UK LNG imports jump 51% in Q1 2020

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the UK rose by 51% during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous year, Kallanish Energy reports.

The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s Energy Trends report for Q1 2020 details the LNG imported during first quarter this year was 6.49 billion cubic meters (Bcm),a year-over-year increase of 51% compared to same period in 2019 (4.3 Bcm).

Despite the sharp rise of LNG imports, total natural gas imports to the UK fell by 27% y-o-y during Q1 2020, from 15.29 Bcm to 11.23 Bcm. The decrease was attributed to lower demand, which fell by 4.6% y-o-y during the quarter, despite an increase in gas consumption.

LNG imports accounted for 49% of total UK gas imports during the first quarter, attributed to an increased diversification of gas import sources from other nations. UK gas imports are still primarily derived from Norway, while there was a decrease in imports from the Netherlands and Belgium, “due to the Bacton Zeebrugge Interconnector long term capacity contract terminating at the beginning of October 2018.”

The UK’s natural gas exports increased by 14% y-o-y, totalling 3.7 Bcm, primarily driven by greater levels of export to Ireland during the first quarter.

Natural gas production rose marginally by 3.6% during Q1 2020, reversing the downward trend recorded throughout 2019.