據管道&天然氣雜志網7月7日報道，據四位貿易消息人士對路透表示，泰國最大的能源公司、國有控股的PTT正與卡塔爾就一項為期15年的液化天然氣供應協議進行深入談判。

根據消息人士引用的不同數據顯示，這家油氣集團正在談判每年100萬噸或200萬噸的供應量，這將是亞洲買家鎖定長協一系列交易中的最新一筆。

第五位業內人士表示，兩家公司正在進行“嚴肅的談判”，但預計在夏季結束之前不會達成協議。

卡塔爾能源和PTT都沒有立即回應記者的置評請求。

卡塔爾是世界上最大的液化天然氣出口國，自去年地緣政治沖突開始以來，對液化天然氣的競爭已經加劇，特別是歐洲需要大量的天然氣，以助取代管道天然氣，此前管道天然氣占歐洲大陸進口的近40%。

渴望長期協議的亞洲公司在鎖定卡塔爾兩階段擴建計劃的供應方面已經超過了歐洲。該計劃將使卡塔爾的液化產能從每年7700萬噸提至2027年的1.26億噸。

卡塔爾這家海灣能源巨頭今年一直在與其他幾家亞洲買家進行談判，到目前為止已經與亞洲買家簽署了三份液化天然氣供應協議，預計今年晚些時候還將簽署更多協議。

貿易商表示，在超冷燃料價格從去年的高位回落后，PTT與其他新興亞洲市場的公司一樣今年一直在尋求現貨液化天然氣貨物，與其他新興亞洲市場的公司一樣。

今年年初PTT還與阿曼液化天然氣公司簽署了一項為期9年的協議，從2026年開始，PTT每年將收到80萬噸液化天然氣。

泰國是一個石油和天然氣凈進口國，需要增加液化天然氣的進口，以彌補其天然氣田產量的急劇下降。數據公司Kpler的數據顯示，到目前為止，該國今年進口了約600萬噸液化天然氣，而2022年為870萬噸。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

原文如下:

Thailand's PTT Seeking 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Qatar

Thailand's largest energy company, state-controlled PTT, is in advanced talks with Qatar for a 15-year LNG supply deal, four trading sources told Reuters.

The oil and gas conglomerate is negotiating a supply of 1 or 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), according to different figures cited by the sources, in what would be the latest in a spate of deals by Asian buyers to lock in long term supplies.

A fifth industry source said that both companies are in "serious negotiations” but added that a deal isn't expected before the end of summer.

QatarEnergy and PTT did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Qatar is the world's top LNG exporter and competition for LNG has ramped up since the beginning of the war, with Europe in particular needing vast amounts to help replace piped gas that previously made up almost 40% of the continent's imports.

Asian companies, with an appetite for long-term sales and purchase agreements, have outpaced Europe in locking in supply from Qatar's two-phase expansion plan that will raise its liquefaction capacity to 126 million metric tons a year by 2027 from 77 million.

The Gulf energy giant has been in negotiations with several other Asian buyers this year and has so far signed three LNG supply deals with Asian buyers, with more expected later this year.

PTT has been seeking spot LNG cargoes this year, traders have said, along with other companies in emerging Asian markets, after prices of the super-chilled fuel eased from last year's record highs.

PTT also signed a nine-year deal with Oman LNG at the start of the year, which will see it receive 800,000 tons of LNG per year beginning 2026.

Thailand, a net oil and gas importer, needs to increase imports of LNG to offset a steep production fall at its gas fields. So far, the country has imported around 6 million tons of LNG this year versus 8.7 million tons in 2022, according to data firm Kpler.