阿尔及利亚因大量LNG涌入而在欧洲天然气市场受压

据世界石油11月24日报道称，阿尔及利亚输往欧洲的天然气正受到俄罗斯廉价供应和全球液化天然气供应过剩的挤压。

阿尔及利亚国家石油公司（Sonatrach）行销副总裁Ahmed El-Hachemi Mazighi表示，Sonatrach的欧洲客户“大大减少了”对来自阿尔及利亚的常规天然气的需求，导致今年的预期销售量下降了25％”。

阿尔及利亚是欧洲第三大天然气供应国。其较低的管道出口量证明了美国向澳大利亚和俄罗斯供应的新液化天然气正在压倒市场并推低价格。能源咨询公司伍德麦肯齐表示，这降低了这个北非国家管道天然气合同的竞争力，这些合同大多与油价挂钩。

为了弥补这一损失，Sonatrach将更多的天然气转化为液化天然气。Mazighi说，该公司将在现货市场上出售这些供应品，并立即交付，其价格比今年的预期高出约四分之一。这是该公司首次将30%的的液化天然气用于现货销售。

Mazighi说：“由于欧洲的暖冬，2019年的趋势完全扭转了。” “预计2020年也是艰难的一年。”

今年Sonatrach的LNG销量将达到50亿立方米，创下过去20年的“历史记录”，约合60批货物。该公司一半以上的液化天然气销往亚洲。

徐蕾 摘译自 世界石油

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Algeria squeezed in Europe’s gas market by a flood of LNG

Algeria’s natural gas pipeline exports to Europe are getting squeezed by cheaper Russian supplies and a global abundance of the liquefied form of the fuel.

European clients of Sonatrach have “greatly reduced their demand” for conventional gas from Algeria, resulting in a 25% drop the level of sales expected this year, said Ahmed El-Hachemi Mazighi, vice-president of marketing at the state-owned energy company.

Algeria is the third-biggest gas supplier to Europe. Its lower pipeline exports are evidence of how new LNG supplies from the U.S. to Australia and Russia are overwhelming the market and driving prices lower. That’s reduced the competitiveness of the north African country’s pipeline gas contracts, which are mostly tied to oil prices, according to the energy consultant Wood Mackenzie.

To compensate, Sonatrach turned more of its gas into LNG. It’s selling those supplies align="justify">“In 2019, the trend was completely reversed due to the warm winter in Europe,” said Mazighi. “2020 is expected to be a difficult year too.”

Sonatrach’s LNG sales are set to reach 5 billion cubic meters this year, an “historical record” over the past 20 years, and representing about 60 shipments. More than half of the company’s LNG volumes were sold in Asia.