日本LNG進(jìn)口量持續(xù)下降

據(jù)世界天然氣網(wǎng)9月17日消息 日本8月液化天然氣進(jìn)口連續(xù)第二個(gè)月下降，平均價(jià)格同比下降近45%。

這個(gè)全球最大的液化天然氣進(jìn)口國(guó)上月共進(jìn)口584萬(wàn)噸液化天然氣，較上年同期下降4.3%。

不過(guò)，與上月11.5%的降幅相比，液化天然氣進(jìn)口降幅較低，但與8月份發(fā)電用煤炭進(jìn)口降幅也有所下降。

日本財(cái)務(wù)省公布的臨時(shí)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，日本上月進(jìn)口煤炭790萬(wàn)噸，同比下降11%。

此外，價(jià)格持續(xù)下跌，8月液化天然氣進(jìn)口使日本損失約18.2億美元，同比下降近45%。

日本液化天然氣現(xiàn)貨價(jià)格上個(gè)月也大幅下跌，合同價(jià)格為3.4美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位，到貨價(jià)格為2.6美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位。

數(shù)據(jù)顯示，從上月的液化天然氣出貨量來(lái)看，來(lái)自馬來(lái)西亞和印尼等國(guó)的液化天然氣出貨量增加了10.7%，達(dá)到123萬(wàn)噸。

來(lái)自卡塔爾等國(guó)的中東液化天然氣運(yùn)輸量增長(zhǎng)了13.2%，達(dá)到100萬(wàn)噸。

此外，來(lái)自俄羅斯的發(fā)貨量增長(zhǎng)2%，至59.5萬(wàn)噸。美國(guó)的發(fā)貨量下降21.4%，至27.1萬(wàn)噸。

1-8月，液化天然氣進(jìn)口下降6.3%，至4824萬(wàn)噸，成本約218.3億美元。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

Japan’s monthly LNG imports continue to decline

Japan’s LNG imports declined in August for the second straight month with average prices dropping nearly 45 percent year-on-year.

The world’s largest importer of LNG received 5.84 million tonnes of the fuel last month, down 4.3 percent from a year earlier.

However, the LNG import decline is lower compared to last month’s 11.5 percent but also compared to August coal imports for power generation that also dropped.

Japan imported 7.90 million tonnes of coal last month, down 11 percent year-on-year, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

Furthermore, prices continued to decline and August LNG imports cost Japan about $1.82 billion, down almost 45 percent year-on-year.

To remind, Japan’s spot LNG prices also dropped sharply last month with the contract-based price at $3.4 per mmBtu and arrival-based price at $2.6 per mmBtu.

Looking at last month’s LNG shipments, deliveries from Asia from countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia increased by 10.7 percent to 1.23 million tonnes, the ministry’s data shows.

Middle East LNG shipments from sources like Qatar increased by 13.2 percent to 1 million tonnes.

Additionally, shipments from Russia rose 2 percent to 595,000 tonnes while US deliveries declined 21.4 percent to 271,000 tonnes.

In the January-August period, LNG imports dropped 6.3 percent to 48.24 million tonnes with the costs reaching about $21.83 billion.