托克集团年度LNG交易量激增27%

     据路透社12月11日新加坡报道，受贸易流量以及新合约开始的推动，全球大宗商品交易商托克集团周三表示，其年度液化天然气（LNG）交易量增加了27% 。

    托克在其年度报告中称，根据该公司与切尼尔能源公司签订的15年协议开始出货，以及其它几份中期合同，今年的交易量增至1260万吨当量。

    随着超低温燃料被视为一种过渡燃料，有助于减少对石油和煤炭的依赖（石油和煤炭会排放更多的碳和其它污染物），大型贸易公司在LNG领域的业务稳步增长。

    该公司表示: “由于亚洲需求疲软，贸易流向发生了重新调整，欧洲市场吸收了我们大部分大西洋货物，通常是与我们的天然气部门一起，与此同时，我们继续通过从区域采购LNG来巩固我们在远东地区的地位。”

    詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

    原文如下：

    Trafigura's LNG volumes jump by 27% on new trade flows, contracts

    Trafigura Group, the global commodity trader, increased its annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading volumes by 27%, driven by trade flows and the start of new contracts, the company said on Wednesday.

    Volumes rose to 12.6 million metric tonnes equivalent this year, which included the start of shipments under the company’s 15-year agreement to lift supply from Cheniere Energy as well as several other mid-term contracts, Trafigura said in its annual report.

    Major trading firms have steadily built up a significant presence in LNG as the super-chilled fuel is viewed as a transition fuel that will help cut dependency on oil and coal, which emits more carbon and other pollutants.

    “With weak demand in Asia redirecting trade flows, the European market absorbed the bulk of our Atlantic cargoes, often in conjunction with our natural gas desk, while we continued to build our position in the Far East with regionally sourced LNG,” the company said.