-- 美國能源資訊署(EIA)策略師週四在一份報告中指出,隨著新的液化天然氣(LNG)計畫投入運營,以及全球需求在供應中斷的情況下走強,美國天然氣出口量預計將在2027年之前持續成長。 EIA在其最新的《短期能源展望》中預測,到2026年,美國天然氣淨出口量將成長18%,達到每日187億立方英尺,並在明年再成長10%,達到每日205億立方英尺。 該機構表示,成長主要得益於LNG產能的擴張以及輸往墨西哥的管道天然氣運輸量的穩定成長。 預計2026年,液化天然氣(LNG)出口量將增加19億立方英尺/日,平均達170億立方英尺/日,2027年也將進一步成長9%。管道出口預計成長較為溫和,2026年成長4%,2027年成長2%。 此次成長正值全球對美國LNG的需求因霍爾木茲海峽的供應中斷而增強之際。霍爾木茲海峽的緊張局勢導致主要產氣國的LNG供應減少。此次供應中斷主要影響卡達,已造成超過100億立方英尺/日的供應中斷,約佔全球LNG產量的五分之一。 卡達的出口能力也受到基礎設施損壞的影響。美國能源資訊署(EIA)的策略專家表示,3月對拉斯拉凡LNG工廠的攻擊導致兩條液化生產線停產,產能下降約17%。 分析師指出,卡達國家能源公司(QatarEnergy)表示,維修工作可能需要數年時間,這將延長全球市場的供應緊張。 然而,在此背景下,預計美國出口終端即使在2025年接近滿載運轉後,仍將保持較高的利用率。目前出口能力峰值為183億立方英尺/日(Bcf/d),但一系列新項目將進一步提升此上限。 科珀斯克里斯蒂三期工程(Corpus Christi Stage 3)和金山口液化天然氣項目(Golden Pass LNG)預計將於2026年開始增產,而亞瑟港液化天然氣項目(Port Arthur LNG)、裡奧格蘭德液化天然氣項目(Rio Grande LNG)以及金山口項目的新增產能預計將於2027年開始出口。 包括普拉克明斯液化天然氣計畫(Plaquemines LNG)和厄爾巴島液化天然氣計畫(Elba Island LNG)在內的現有設施也已獲準擴大產量。 歐洲已成為美國液化天然氣的主要出口目的地。美國能源資訊署(EIA)表示,2025年該地區的天然氣出貨量將達到創紀錄的103億立方英尺/日(Bcf/d),佔總出口量的68%,原因是買家持續減少對俄羅斯管道天然氣的依賴。義大利和波蘭的成長速度最快。 相較之下,對亞洲的出口量有所下降,預計2025年將降至25億立方英尺/日。由於貿易緊張局勢持續,貿易商將貨物轉移到其他地區,美國對中國的液化天然氣出口降至零。 此外,對埃及的出口量增加了四倍,推動了對非歐洲市場出口量的整體成長。 預計管道天然氣出口仍將是成長的關鍵支柱,到2027年將增加至10立方英尺/日。 EIA表示,墨西哥的需求是推動成長的主要動力,這得益於不斷擴大的燃氣發電和依賴美國供應的新建液化天然氣出口終端。 同時,預計到2027年,美國液化天然氣進口量將維持在極低水平,平均約為0.1億立方英尺/日,主要用於滿足新英格蘭地區的季節性需求。 預計到2027年,從加拿大透過管道進口的液化天然氣量將下降至80億立方英尺/日,原因是美國阿巴拉契亞地區國內產量不斷增長以及加拿大新增液化天然氣出口能力減少了跨境流量。
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