阿拉伯地区天然气需求以“最快”的速度增长

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据原油新闻10月12日消息称，阿拉伯石油输出国组织(OAPEC)周一表示，广大的阿拉伯地区对天然气的需求正以“最快”的速度增长，年增长率稳定在 4.8%。

　　这家总部位于科威特的石油集团表示，该地区的天然气需求超过全球需求两倍多，增速居全球第二，仅次于亚太地区。

　　该集团补充称，该地区的发电占总消费量的52%，该地区的能源转型计划严重依赖LNG进口项目，其中主要是阿拉伯国家进军LNG终端建设。

　　作为减少对石油和石油产品依赖的努力的一部分，它支持扩大液化天然气产量，将能源效率提高39%。

　　曹海斌 摘译自 原油新闻

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　　Arab Region Natural Gas Demand Growing at ‘Fastest’ Pace

　　The Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said on Monday that demand for natural gas in the wider Arab region is rising at its "fastest" pace, with a steady annual growth rate of 4.8 percent.

　　Demand for gas in the region eclipses global demand by more than twofold, the second highest in the world in terms of growth, second only to the Asia-Pacific, the Kuwait-bsed oil group said amid virtual talks hosted by industry journal Petroleum Economist over liquefied natural gas (LNG) output in the region, according to KUNA.

　　Power generation in the region forms 52 percent of total consumption, with the region's energy transition plans heavily reliant on LNG import projects, chief among them Arab states' forays into LNG terminal construction, added the bloc.

　　It espoused the merits of LNG output expansion in improving energy efficiency by up to 39 percent as part of efforts to reduce dependence on oil and petroleum products.