日本2月LNG进口大幅增加

据世界天然气网3月17日消息 2021年2月，日本液化天然气进口量增加。

日本财务省公布的临时数据显示，2月日本累计进口液化天然气达807万吨。

与去年同期进口量相比，增幅为21.5%。

与上月相比，液化天然气进口持平。

2月份液化天然气进口总值达到37.4亿美元，比上月进口液化天然气总值增长15.9%。

来自马来西亚和印度尼西亚等亚洲来源的交货量小幅上升17.6%，至195万吨。与此同时，中东来源的液化天然气进口量下滑8.7%，至120万吨。

数据显示，日本进口的俄罗斯液化天然气量跃升20.2%，至71.8万吨，进口美国液化天然气量跃升100.6%，至94.8万吨。

2月份发电用煤进口跃升7.3%，至981万吨。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Japan bumps February LNG imports

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Japan rose during the month of February 2021.

Provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance shows that Japan imported a total 8.07 million tons of LNG during the month under review.

This is a 21.5 per cent jump compared to volumes imported in the corresponding month last year.

Compared to the previous month, LNG imports remained flat.

The value of February LNG imports reached $3.74 billion, 15.9 per cent up from the value of LNG imported in the month prior.

Deliveries from Asian sources such as Malaysia and Indonesia edged up 17.6 per cent, to 1.95 million tons. At the same time, imports of LNG from the Middle Eastern sources slipped 8.7 per cent to 1.2 million tons.

Data shows that Japan’s imports of Russian LNG jumped up 20.2 per cent to 718,000 tons while imports of U.S. LNG shot up 100.6 per cent to 948,000 tons.

Imports of coal for power generation jumped 7.3 per cent to 9.81 million tons in February 2021.