據9月28日Kallanish Energy報道，2020年第二季度，英國液化天然氣(LNG)進口繼續增長，同比增長8.2%。

英國商業、能源和工業戰略部門的2020年《2020年第二季度能源趨勢報告》詳細說明，今年第二季度的液化天然氣進口量為56.2億立方米，較2019年同期的51.9億立方米同比增長8.2%。

盡管液化天然氣進口有所增長，但2020年第二季度英國天然氣進口量同比下降23%，從112.3億立方米降至87.1億立方米。由于受到新冠肺炎疫情發影響，需求同比下降16.1%。

第二季度，液化天然氣進口量占英國天然氣進口總量的65%，打破了2011年第二季度62%的紀錄。在此期間，通過管道從挪威進口的天然氣大幅減少，與2019年第二季度的60.4億立方米相比，下降了49%，至30.9億立方米，主要原因是通過英國-挪威管道的天然氣流量嚴重減少，以及一些基礎設施的維護工作影響。

第二季度從卡塔爾進口的液化天然氣總量為44億立方米，同比增長10.3%，2019年第二季度進口量為40億立方米，這是在2010-2011年的寒冬和2014年福島災難對全球液化天然氣市場的影響之后，英國對卡塔爾液化天然氣的進口量第三次超過對挪威液化天然氣的進口量。

與此同時，二季度英國可再生能源發電(風能、太陽能光伏、水能和生物能源)的份額從2019年同期的35.6%上升到44.6%。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Kallanish Energy

原文如下：

UK LNG imports increase 8% in Q2

The UK’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to rise in the second quarter of 2020, rising 8.2% compared to the same period last year, Kallanish Energy reports.

The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s Energy Trends report for Q2 2020 details the LNG imported during second quarter this year was 5.62 billion cubic meters (Bcm),a year-over-year increase of 8.2% compared to same period in 2019 (5.19 Bcm).

Despite the increase of LNG imports, total natural gas imports to the UK fell by 23% y-o-y during Q2 2020, from 11.23 Bcm to 8.71 Bcm. The decrease was attributed to lower demand, which fell by 16.1% y-o-y during the quarter due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

LNG imports accounted for 65% of total UK gas imports during the second quarter, beating the previous record of 62% set in Q2 2011. Gas imports from Norway via pipeline saw a sharp decrease during the period, falling by 49% y-o-y to 3.09 Bcm compared to Q2 2019 (6.04 Bcm), primarily due to severely reduced flows via the UK-Norway Langeled pipeline and “maintenance works that have been taking place on that infrastructure.”

Imports of LNG from Qatar totalled 4.4 Bcm during second-quarter, representing a 10.3% y-o-y increase (Q2 2019: 4.0 Bcm), exceeding imports from Norway for only the third time following “notably cold winter of 2010-2011 and the impact of the Fukushima disaster on global LNG markets in 2014.”

Meanwhile, the renewables share of UK electricity generation (wind, solar photovoltaic, hydro and bioenergy) increased from 35.6% in the second quarter of 2019 to 44.6% in the second quarter this year, partly due to increased capacity.