日本6月LNG进口量上升

据世界天然气网7月20日消息 日本6月份的液化天然气进口量略有增加，在受到疫情影响后出现了数个月的下降，目前显示出复苏迹象。

上个月，作为全球最大的液化天然气进口国，共进口了526万吨液化天然气，较上年同期增长1.2%，为今年首次单月增长。

日本5月份进口了451万吨液化天然气，创下11年来的月度最低水平，因为疫情严重影响了经济活动。

1-6月，液化天然气进口下降5.7%，至3640万吨，成本约176亿美元。

去年同期的数据分别为3858万吨和212.3亿美元。

日本财务省公布的临时数据显示，6月液化天然气进口使日本损失约23亿美元，同比下降10.6%。

数据显示，上个月来自马来西亚和印尼等国的亚洲液化天然气交付量增长了10.8%，达到148万吨。

来自卡塔尔等国的中东液化天然气运输量增长了12.6%，达到107万吨。

俄罗斯的发货量下降了34.2%，至26.6万吨；美国的发货量下降了24.4%，至20.7万吨。

日本6月用于发电的煤炭进口量也有所增加。

日本财务省数据显示，6月份进口煤炭821万吨，同比增长2%。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Japan’s June LNG imports rise

Japan’s LNG imports increased slightly in June, showing signs of recovery following several monthly declines due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world’s largest importer of LNG received 5.26 million tonnes of the fuel last month, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier and representing the first monthly rise in volumes this year.

Japan imported 4.51 million tonnes of LNG in May, marking an 11-year monthly low as the pandemic halted economic activity.

In the January-June period, LNG imports dropped 5.7 percent to 36.40 million tonnes with the costs reaching about $17.6 billion.

This compares to 38.58 million tonnes and around $21.23 billion recorded last year, respectively.

June LNG imports cost Japan about $2.3 billion, a decline of 10.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

Last month’s LNG deliveries from Asia from countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia rose by 10.8 percent to 1.48 million tonnes, the data shows.

Middle East LNG shipments from sources like Qatar increased by 12.6 percent to 1.07 million tonnes

Shipments from Russia dropped 34.2 percent to 266,000 tonnes while US deliveries declined 24.4 percent to 207,000 tonnes.

On the other side, Japan’s monthly coal imports for power generation also increased.

Japan imported 8.21 million tonnes of coal in June, up 2 percent year-on-year, the ministry’s data shows.