據今日油價網5月2日報道，據彭博社報道，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后，美國4月份第一的位置被卡塔爾所取代，原因是北部天然氣產量和取暖燃料需求下降。

彭博社的數據顯示，卡塔爾4月份出口了750萬噸液化天然氣。

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

不過，由于美國承諾取代天然氣供應，以及一個新的美國出口終端即將上線，美國可能在今年晚些時候再次奪回第一的位置。

據路透社報道，今年3月，美國液化天然氣出口增長了16%。

對美國液化天然氣需求的飆升，重啟了此前低迷的出口項目，政府已經批準了正在開發項目的新的出口許可證。

上周，政府批準了美國兩家正在開發的液化天然氣工廠的更多液化天然氣運輸。

其中一家工廠是位于得克薩斯州的Golden Pass LNG項目，該公司由埃克森美孚和卡塔爾石油公司所有，預計將于2025年投產。第二個工廠是位于路易斯安那州的Magnolia LNG項目，由Glenfame Group LLC所有，預計將于2027年投產。

4月29日，位于路易斯安那州的Calcasieu Pass出口終端的投產將是未來幾個月增加美國LNG出口的另一個因素，這是2016年以來美國第七個開始生產的出口終端。根據EIA的數據，該碼頭的日吞吐量可達31億立方英尺，兩個航運泊位的吞吐量可達18.5萬立方米。

Calcasieu在3月1日運送了第一批液化天然氣，自今年年初以來，輸送到該終端的天然氣量穩步增加。這個工廠的三個區塊仍在等待批準，預計將在今年年底獲得批準。

季廷偉 摘譯自 今日油價網

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.