据普氏能源资讯11月12日伦敦消息称,韩国国有企业韩国天然气公司管理人士周一表示,由于强劲的发电需求,韩国天然气公司的液化天然气销售量在10月份同比增长37.9%。
37.9%的增幅是自2010年4月液化天然气销量同比飙升49.8%以来8年多最大涨幅。
拥有国内天然气销售垄断地位的Kogas上月销售了259万公吨,而去年同期为187万公吨。
这是自去年12月以来该公司液化天然气销量连续第11个月增长。
10月份销量也比9月份的184万吨增长了40.5%。
Kogas没有透露今年前10个月的液化天然气销售量,但普氏根据Kogas此前报告计算显示,今年1-10月的销售量为2883万吨,较去年同期的2430万吨增长18.6%,。
在该公司10月份的液化天然气总销量中,发电商的采购量同比激增52%至122万公吨。10月份面向家庭和企业零售天然气公司的销量同比增长27.4%至136万吨。
Kogas将10月份液化天然气销售量的增长归因于天然气发电厂的运营增加,这与韩国总统Moon Jae-in减少该国在发电方面对煤炭和核电的严重依赖相一致。
Kogas一名高管表示,在Moon推动提高核安全的努力下,该国24座核反应堆中有7座已经关闭进行维护,这提高了用于发电的液化天然气消耗量。
为满足日益增长的需求,Kogas在1-9月份的液化天然气进口量同比增加13.7%至2777万吨,而去年同期为2443万吨。
Kogas一位高管表示“由于政府推动能源从煤炭和核能向可再生能源和液化天然气转型,预计明年Kogas的液化天然气销量将继续保持强劲。”
政府正在考虑明年将液化天然气进口关税从目前的2%-3%降至零,以减轻消费者的财政负担并促进清洁燃料的消费。
韩国目前对10月至明年3月冬季高峰期间进口的液化天然气征收3%的关税,而今年其余时间则征收2%的关税。在韩国,液化天然气主要用于供热和发电。
政府还在考虑从明年4月起将液化天然气的消费税减少74.8%至23韩元/公斤(2美分/公斤),同时将煤炭发电税率增加27.8%至46韩元/公斤,以便提高液化天然气的竞争力。
今年4月,政府将发电的煤税提高了20%,达到36韩元/公斤。
根据韩国政府的新能源政策,Kogas上个月公布了一项大规模的投资计划,计划到2025年将投入10万亿韩元(88亿美元)用于扩大其液化天然气储存容量和海外上游项目,以确保稳定的燃料供应。
曹海斌 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下:
South Korean Kogas' Oct LNG sales posts sharpest rise in more than 8 years
South Korean state-owned Korea Gas Corp.'s LNG sales surged 37.9% year The 37.9% rise was the biggest increase in more than eight years since April 2010 when LNG sales surged 49.8% from a year earlier.
Kogas, which has a monopoly in domestic natural gas sales, sold 2.59 million mt last month, compared with 1.87 million mt a year earlier.
It marked the 11th consecutive month of increase in the company's LNG sales since December last year.
The October sales were also up 40.5% from 1.84 million mt sold in September.
Kogas did not disclose how much LNG it sold for the first 10 months this year, but S&P Global Platts calculations based Of the utility's total LNG sales in October, purchases by power generators surged 52% year Kogas attributed the increase in LNG sales in October to higher operation of natural gas-fired power plants in line with President Moon Jae-in's push to reduce the country's heavy reliance Under Moon's push to boost nuclear safety, seven of the country's 24 nuclear reactors have been shut for maintenance, which boosted LNG consumption for power generation, a Kogas official said.
To meet the growing demand, Kogas increased LNG imports by 13.7% year "Kogas' LNG sales are expected to remain strong next year The government is considering cutting the import tariff South Korea currently levies a 3% tariff The government is also considering a cut in consumption tax The government raised the tax In line with the government's new energy policy, Kogas unveiled a massive investment plan last month in which it will spend Won 10 trillion ($8.8 billion) by 2025 to expand its LNG storage capacity and overseas upstream projects so as to ensure stable supply of the fuel.





