中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社1月25日报道称,一份政府文件和能源高级官员表示,除非能够抑制国内天然气消耗量的增长,否则阿尔及利亚将难以在中期内将天然气出口量保持在每年500亿立方英尺的水平。
根据阿尔及利亚电力和天然气管理委员会(CREG)的一份文件显示,到2028年,国内天然气消耗量预计将以每年4.7%的速度增长,达到670亿立方英尺。
报告称,2018年,国内消耗额为451亿。
国家能源公司阿尔及利亚国家石油公司的首席执行官Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour表示:“我们不能再这样继续下去了。国内消费的增长正在危及我们履行对外国客户承诺的能力。”
观察人士表示,这些文件的公布是官员提醒公众阿尔及利亚需要使用其页岩气储量的努力的一部分,据估计,阿尔及利亚的页岩气储量位居世界第三。
欧佩克石油生产国一直在与外国石油巨头就阿尔及利亚南部页岩气勘探事宜进行谈判。
阿尔及利亚国家石油公司希望今年能加快勘探速度。
徐蕾 摘译自 路透社
原文如下:
Algeria’s rising gas consumption seen posing risk to exports
Algeria will struggle to keep gas exports at 50 billion cubic feet per year in the medium term unless it curbs rising domestic gas consumption, a government document and top energy official said.
Domestic consumption is expected to rise by 4.7 percent per year to 67 billion cubic feet by 2028, according to a document from the Algerian Electricity and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG).
In 2018, domestic consumption was 45.1 billion, it said.
"We can't continue like this. The rise in domestic consumption is putting in danger our capacity to fill our commitment towards our foreign clients, said Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, CEO of state energy firm Sonatrach.
Observers said the publication of the documents is part of efforts by officials to alert the public that Algeria needs to use its shale gas reserves, estimated to be the world's third largest.
The OPEC oil producer has been talking to foreign oil majors regarding exploration of shale gas in southern Algeria.
Sonatrach wants to speed up exploration this year.