据1月29日offshore energy消息：德国能源巨头Uniper见证了亚洲市场对液化天然气运输能力需求的增长。
液化天然气是Uniper认定的一个战略增长领域，近年来经历了显著扩张。
该公司在声明中指出，2020年共交易225批货物，而前一年为134批。尤其是亚太地区，近年来液化天然气贸易增长强劲：去年，Uniper在该地区的液化天然气交易量约占其总量的三分之二。
Uniper指出，Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)新建的油轮LNG Rosenrot本周早些时候开始租船。
Uniper将成为这艘船的首个承租人，这是一份涵盖多个航程的运输服务合同的一部分。此前，该公司的姊妹船Schneeweisschen LNG已经与Uniper签订了租赁协议。
与MOL签订的第二份运输合同增加了Uniper可获得的液化天然气运输能力，将有助于该公司在液化天然气领域发展，同时也增加了其液化天然气投资组合的灵活性。
LNG Rosenrot和其他这种类型的船可以以19.5节的速度运输约18万立方米的液化天然气。船上的能源足够供应大约65000户家庭一年的用电。
Uniper董事会成员兼首席商务官Niek den Hollander表示:“液化天然气正在帮助全球天然气来源多元化，并加强竞争和供应安全，特别是在欧洲市场和德国，对某些供应地区的依赖是许多讨论的主题。”
“没有液化天然气，就不会有全球天然气市场，液化天然气现在在能源供应、工业、供暖市场和运输方面扮演着重要角色。”
他补充道:“随着欧洲天然气产量继续大幅下降，未来几年对进口天然气的需求将大幅增加。”
冯娟 摘译自 offshore energy
原文如下：
Uniper sees LNG shipping demand jump in Asia
German energy major Uniper has witnessed increased demand for LNG shipping capacity in the Asian market.
LNG is a sector that Uniper has identifies as a strategic growth area that has undergone significant expansion in recent years.
The company noted in its statement that 225 cargoes were traded in 2020, compared to 134 in the previous year. The Asia-Pacific region, in particular, has seen strong growth in the LNG trade in recent times: Uniper traded around two-thirds of its volumes of LNG in this region last year.
Uniper noted that the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) newbuild tanker, LNG Rosenrot started its charter earlier this week.
Uniper will become the ship’s first charterer as part of a transport service contract that covers multiple trips. It joins LNG Schneeweisschen, its sister vessel already operating under a charter deal with Uniper.
This second transport contract with MOL has increased the LNG transport capacity available to Uniper and will help the company to grow its presence in the LNG sector, while also increasing the flexibility of its LNG portfolio.
LNG Rosenrot and other vessels of this type can transport around 180,000 cubic meters of LNG at speeds of up to 19.5 knots. The energy on board is enough to supply approximately 65,000 single-family homes for a year.
Uniper board member and chief commercial officer, Niek den Hollander, said: “LNG is helping to diversify gas sources around the world and strengthen both competition and security of supply — especially in European markets and in Germany, where reliance on certain supply regions is the subject of much discussion.”
“Without LNG, there would be no global gas market,” said den Hollander, adding that liquefied natural gas now plays an important role in the energy supply, as well as in industry, the heating market and transport.
“As the production of natural gas in Europe continues to undergo a significant decline, the demand for imported natural gas will increase considerably in the coming years,” he said.
