據天然氣資訊6月23日消息稱，在2020年至2024年的展望期間，北美預計將通過新建(計劃和宣布)和擴建項目，成為全球液化天然氣產能增長的領跑者。數據分析公司GlobalData的數據顯示，到2024年，該地區可能將在全球產能增長中貢獻約75%的份額。

該公司的報告《2020年液化天然氣終端的全球產能和資本支出展望–美國和俄羅斯引領全球液化產能增長》顯示，預計到2014年，北美將新建和擴大LNG液化產能近1.481億噸/年。

GlobalData的石油和天然氣分析師Haseeb Ahmed說：“具有可確定發展計劃的計劃中的項目占該地區大部分新增產能的近72％，即1.066億噸/年，而擴建和早期宣布的項目占了剩余產能的大部分。在北美，預計到2024年，16個新建項目和3個擴建項目將開始運營。其中，路易斯安那州的Plaquemines終端到2024年將增加最高的液化天然氣液化能力，達到2000萬噸/年。”

Ahmed繼續說:“前蘇聯是全球液化天然氣產能增長第二高的地區，預計到2024年產能將增加3120萬噸/年。該地區所有產能的增加均來自新建項目。

“到2024年，非洲的液化天然氣液化能力將增加1010萬噸/年，位居全球第三。莫桑比克Coral Floating終端是該地區即將投產的最大液化項目，到2024年將新增340萬噸/年的產能。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 天然氣資訊

原文如下：

North America to be the frontrunner in global LNG liquefaction capacity

North America is expected to be the frontrunner in global LNG liquefaction capacity growth through new-build (planned and announced) and expansion projects during the outlook period 2020 to 2024. The region is likely to contribute about 75% of the total growth across the globe by 2024, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company.

The company’s report, ‘Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for LNG Liquefaction Terminals, 2020 – US and Russia Lead Global Liquefaction Capacity Additions’, reveals that North America is expected to have a new build and expansion LNG liquefaction capacity of nearly 148.1 million tpy by 2024.

Haseeb Ahmed, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, says: “Planned projects with identifiable development plans account for most of the new-build capacity additions in the region with nearly 72% or 106.6 million tpy, while expansion and early-stage announced projects account for the remaining capacity. In North America, 16 new-build and three expansion projects are expected to start operations by 2024. Of these, the Plaquemines terminal in Louisiana has the highest LNG liquefaction capacity additions by 2024 with 20 million tpy.”

Ahmed continues: “The Former Soviet Union is the second-highest region, in terms of global LNG liquefaction capacity growth, with expected capacity additions of 31.2 million tpy by 2024. All of the capacity additions in the region are from the new-build projects.

“Africa stands third globally with new-build LNG liquefaction capacity additions of 10.1 million tpy by 2024. The Coral Floating terminal in Mozambique is the largest upcoming liquefaction project in the region with a new-build capacity of 3.4 million tpy by 2024.”