圭亞那未來幾年有望成為世界液化天然氣供應國

據今日石油2020年9月24日報道，考慮到圭亞那在近海發(fā)現了大量的碳氫化合物資源，而且由于圭亞那經濟逐漸擺脫對化石燃料的依賴以及對天然氣的需求日益增加，這個南美洲國家在未來幾年內能夠成為世界液化天然氣（LNG）的供應國。

這是圭亞那著名經濟學家博比·戈塞的觀點，他在上周末在《今日石油》上發(fā)表的一篇專欄文章中重點探討了圭亞那天然氣供應出口市場的潛力。

戈塞表示，對石油而言，其基本面仍然非常具有挑戰(zhàn)性，但他補充說，世界市場正在重新校正其短期、中期和長期庫存需求的觀點。鑒于全球新冠肺炎大流行之后世界經濟形勢的變化，這一點尤其重要。“特別是，天然氣的前景在支持快速增長的發(fā)展中經濟體進行脫碳和減少對煤炭的依賴以及在與碳捕獲利用和存儲(CCUS)結合起來成為一種接近零碳能源來源中比石油的前景更有彈性。”

戈塞表示，鑒于圭亞那具有天然氣開發(fā)的巨大潛力，“這個南美國家的經濟可以成為向全球市場供應LNG的世界供應國，就像它目前對麗莎大油田的原油所做的那樣。”

根據戈塞的說法，隨著水電項目的發(fā)展，圭亞那具有增加其能源結構的潛力。隨著碳氫化合物和可再生能源的雙雙發(fā)展，圭亞那作為全球LNG供應國的能源前景可能十分可觀。

李峻 編譯自 今日石油

原文如下：

Guyana can become world supplier of natural gas – Bobby Gossai Jr.

Guyana can become a world supplier of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in the coming years, given the vast hydrocarbon resources found offshore the South American country and the growing demand for gas, as economies wean themselves off of fossil fuels.

This is the view of Guyanese economist Bobby Gossai Jr. who explored the possibilities of Guyana’s gas potential to supply export markets in a column published on OilNOW over the weekend.

Gossai Jr. stated that for petroleum the fundamentals are still very challenging but added that the world market is recalibrating its view of how much inventory it will need for the short, medium and long term. This is particularly relevant, given the changing situation of the world economy, following the global pandemic. “In particular, the outlook for natural gas is more resilient than for oil, underpinned by the role of natural gas in supporting fast-growing developing economies as they decarbonized and reduce their reliance on coal, and as a source of near-zero carbon energy when combined with carbon capture use and storage (CCUS),” he stated.

Gossai Jr. said with great potential for natural gas development in Guyana, “this economy can become a world supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the global market, as it is currently doing with the Liza crude.”

According to Gossai Jr., Guyana has the potential to add to its energy mix as well, with the development of hydroelectric projects. “The energy outlook for Guyana as a supplier could be significant with the development of both hydrocarbons and renewable energy sources,” he stated.