據(jù)今日油價(jià)網(wǎng)5月2日?qǐng)?bào)道，據(jù)彭博社報(bào)道，在短暫超越卡塔爾和澳大利亞成為世界最大的液化天然氣出口國(guó)后，美國(guó)4月份第一的位置被卡塔爾所取代，原因是北部天然氣產(chǎn)量和取暖燃料需求下降。

彭博社的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，卡塔爾4月份出口了750萬(wàn)噸液化天然氣。

彭博社指出，由于冬季結(jié)束和取暖燃料需求下降，美國(guó)4月份的液化天然氣產(chǎn)量有所下降。

不過(guò)，由于美國(guó)承諾取代天然氣供應(yīng)，以及一個(gè)新的美國(guó)出口終端即將上線，美國(guó)可能在今年晚些時(shí)候再次奪回第一的位置。

據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，今年3月，美國(guó)液化天然氣出口增長(zhǎng)了16%。

對(duì)美國(guó)液化天然氣需求的飆升，重啟了此前低迷的出口項(xiàng)目，政府已經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)了正在開(kāi)發(fā)項(xiàng)目的新的出口許可證。

上周，政府批準(zhǔn)了美國(guó)兩家正在開(kāi)發(fā)的液化天然氣工廠的更多液化天然氣運(yùn)輸。

其中一家工廠是位于得克薩斯州的Golden Pass LNG項(xiàng)目，該公司由?？松梨诤涂ㄋ柺凸舅校A(yù)計(jì)將于2025年投產(chǎn)。第二個(gè)工廠是位于路易斯安那州的Magnolia LNG項(xiàng)目，由Glenfame Group LLC所有，預(yù)計(jì)將于2027年投產(chǎn)。

4月29日，位于路易斯安那州的Calcasieu Pass出口終端的投產(chǎn)將是未來(lái)幾個(gè)月增加美國(guó)LNG出口的另一個(gè)因素，這是2016年以來(lái)美國(guó)第七個(gè)開(kāi)始生產(chǎn)的出口終端。根據(jù)EIA的數(shù)據(jù)，該碼頭的日吞吐量可達(dá)31億立方英尺，兩個(gè)航運(yùn)泊位的吞吐量可達(dá)18.5萬(wàn)立方米。

Calcasieu在3月1日運(yùn)送了第一批液化天然氣，自今年年初以來(lái)，輸送到該終端的天然氣量穩(wěn)步增加。這個(gè)工廠的三個(gè)區(qū)塊仍在等待批準(zhǔn)，預(yù)計(jì)將在今年年底獲得批準(zhǔn)。

季廷偉 摘譯自 今日油價(jià)網(wǎng)

The U.S. Has Lost Its Position As The World’s Top LNG Exporter

After briefly surpassing Qatar and Australia as the world’s top LNG exporter, the United States lost the top slot to Qatar in April as volumes in the north dropped along with heating fuel demand, Bloomberg reports.

Bloomberg data now shows that Qatar exported 7.5 million metric tons of LNG in April.

American LNG production was somewhat reduced in April, Bloomberg notes, due to the end of the winter season and lower demand for heating fuel. 

With promises to replace gas and a new American export terminal due to come online soon, however, the U.S. could once again reclaim the top spot later in the year.

In March, U.S. LNG exports rose 16%, according to Reuters.

Soaring demand for U.S. LNG has now rebooted export projects that had previously languished, and the Administration has approved new export licenses for projects under development.

Last week, the Administration authorized more LNG shipments from two U.S. plants under development. 

One of those plants is Texas-based Golden Pass LNG, which is owned by Exxon and Qatar Petroleum and is expected to go online in 2025. The second is the Louisiana-based Magnolia LNG, owned by Glenfame Group LLC and expected to launch in 2027. 

Another factor adding to U.S. LNG exports in the coming months will be the ramp-up launch, on April 29, of the Louisiana-based Calcasieu Pass export terminal, which is the seventh export terminal to begin production in the United States since 2016. This terminal can turn around 3.1 billion cubic feet per day, according to the EIA, with two shipping berths that can load up to 185,000 cubic meters. 

Calcasieu shipped its first LNG on March 1st, and natural gas deliveries to the terminal have steadily increased since the beginning of the year. Three blocks are still awaiting approval at this plant, expected by year’s end.