Equinor称2021年欧洲天然气需求将增长2％

中国石化新闻网讯 据油气新闻3月31日消息称，挪威能源巨头Equinor在一份市场更新报告中预测，欧洲对天然气的需求在2020年收缩约4%后，预计今年将增长2%。

    该公司表示，去年的下降是由温和的天气和与疫情有关的隔离造成的。

    据Equinor称，尽管封锁在2021年第一季度仍在继续，但对天然气需求的影响较小。

    Equinor的女发言人在一封电子邮件中表示：“我们对2021年的预测建立在冬季平均供暖需求恢复以及工商业活动逐渐恢复的基础上的。”

    她补充说:“我们预计2021年天然气需求将逐渐反弹，但不会在2022年之前恢复到COVID之前水平。”

    Equinor是仅次于俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司的第二大欧洲天然气供应商。

    朱佳妮 摘译自 安迅思

    原文如下：

    European gas demand set to grow by 2% in 2021, Equinor says

    Europe’s demand for natural gas is expected to grow by 2% this year after contracting by around 4% in 2020, Norwegian energy major Equinor predicted in a market update.

    The drop last year was caused by mild weather and quarantines linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.

    While lockdowns have continued in the first quarter of 2021, the impact on gas demand has been smaller, according to Equinor.

    “Our 2021 forecast builds on a return to average heating demand through the winter season and a gradual recovery of industrial and commercial activity,” an Equinor spokeswoman said in an email.

    “We foresee a gradual rebound in gas demand for 2021, but not a return to pre-COVID levels before 2022,” she added.

    Equinor is the second-largest supplier of natural gas to Europe after Russia’s Gazprom.​