2015年欧盟天然气需求同比将增长7%

据悉，欧盟天然气协会（Eurogas）周五发布的年度调查报告显示，2015年欧盟天然气需求可能增加7%，主要是因为天气寒冷。

该调查覆盖了约87%的欧盟天然气市场，但没有给出具体的需求量。今年3月该协会估计2014年欧盟和瑞士的天然气需求达到4120亿立方米。

2015年欧盟的天气比较正常，不象2013年和2014年，一些国家的天气特别暖和。

天气的差别意味着2015年上半年欧盟消费者与2014年相比使用了更多的天然气用于取暖。

Eurogas表示：“考虑到今年上半年欧盟天然气需求增长了9%，预计今年全年欧盟天然气需求将增长7%。”

Eurogas预计2015年下半年欧盟天然气需求将比去年同期增长约5%。

庞晓华摘译自PLATTS 2015-10-23

原文如下：

Eurogas sees EU 2015 natural gas demand increasing 7% on year

London (Platts)--23 Oct 2015 906 am EDT/1306 GMT

The EU's natural gas demand could rise 7% on the year in 2015, mainly due to cooler weather, according to a annual survey conducted by the Brussels-based gas association Eurogas and released Friday.

The survey covers about 87% of the EU gas markets and did not give outright volumes.

In March Eurogas estimated demand for gas in the EU and Switzerland in 2014 at 412 Bcm.

The weather in 2015 was generally at seasonal norms, unlike in 2013 and in 2014 when the temperatures were particularly warm in some countries.

The weather differential means that consumers had to use more gas for heating in the first half of 2015 than last year.

"Taking into account the 9% [demand] rise in the first half of the year, and expectations for the second half, the total increase in gas demand across the EU for 2015 is expected to reach 7%," said Eurogas.

Eurogas said they were expecting the second half of