據油氣新聞4月28日消息稱，國際天然氣聯盟（IGU）發布其2020年年度LNG報告。綜合分析突出了2019年全球液化天然氣產業的所有重大變化。

這份報告重點介紹了全球液化天然氣產業的最新動態，包括整個價值鏈，顯示了這一關鍵的天然氣產業領域又一次強勁的增長。液化天然氣繼續增強全球能源安全，增加獲取豐富的全球天然氣供應的靈活性。

在連續第六年的增長中，液化天然氣貿易增長了13%，達到了3.547億噸。

盡管2019年全球液化天然氣市場上已有37個市場沒有新客戶加入，但最近新加入的國家——孟加拉國、巴基斯坦、波蘭和巴拿馬——增加了液化天然氣的購買量，這是一個可喜的現象。與此同時，印度等成熟市場正在增加新的浮動再氣化產能。

FSRU仍然是一個令人興奮且不斷增長的領域，它在全球范圍內改善了現代能源和能源安全的獲取途徑。截至2020年2月，在37個現有LNG進口市場中，有19個市場通過FSRU進口LNG，其中6個也有陸上終端。

出口增長來自美國、俄羅斯、澳大利亞、阿爾及利亞和埃及。美國目前是全球第三大液化天然氣出口國，僅次于卡塔爾和澳大利亞，俄羅斯位居第四。

亞太地區和亞洲仍然是主要的需求中心，2018年它們占全球液化天然氣進口的近70%。

受天然氣產量增加、新的出口基礎設施投入使用以及亞洲市場有限的需求反應的推動，2019年是又一個創紀錄的低價年。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油氣新聞

原文如下：

LNG trade increased by 13% to a total of 354.7 MT

The International Gas Union (IGU) is pleased to launch its annual LNG report for 2020. The comprehensive analysis highlights all the material changes in the global LNG industry in 2019.

This report features key global LNG industry updates, right across its value chain, demonstrating yet another strong year of growth for this crucial segment of the natural gas sector. LNG continues to enhance global energy security and increase the flexibility of access to the abundant global gas supplies.

In its sixth consecutive year of growth, the LNG trade increased by 13% to a total of 354.7 MT.

While no new consumers joined the existing 37 markets in the global LNG arena in 2019, the most recent new players have increased their intake volumes – Bangladesh, Pakistan, Poland, and Panama – a welcome sign. At the same time, mature markets, like India, are adding new floating regasification capacity.

FSRU continues to be an exciting and growing segment, improving access to modern energy and energy security worldwide. Of the 37 existing LNG import markets as of February 2020, 19 imported LNG with FSRUs, and six of those had onshore terminals as well.

Export growth came from the USA, Russia and Australia, as well as Algeria and Egypt. The US is now the third largest LNG exporter, behind Qatar and Australia, with Russia in the fourth spot.

Asia Pacific and Asia remain the key centres of demand, and together they accounted for almost 70% of global LNG imports in 2018.

2019 was another record year of low prices, driven by increasing natural gas production, the commissioning of new export infrastructure and limited demand response from Asian markets.