據世界天然氣網7月20日消息 日本6月份的液化天然氣進口量略有增加，在受到疫情影響后出現了數個月的下降，目前顯示出復蘇跡象。

上個月，作為全球最大的液化天然氣進口國，共進口了526萬噸液化天然氣，較上年同期增長1.2%，為今年首次單月增長。

日本5月份進口了451萬噸液化天然氣，創下11年來的月度最低水平，因為疫情嚴重影響了經濟活動。

1-6月，液化天然氣進口下降5.7%，至3640萬噸，成本約176億美元。

去年同期的數據分別為3858萬噸和212.3億美元。

日本財務省公布的臨時數據顯示，6月液化天然氣進口使日本損失約23億美元，同比下降10.6%。

數據顯示，上個月來自馬來西亞和印尼等國的亞洲液化天然氣交付量增長了10.8%，達到148萬噸。

來自卡塔爾等國的中東液化天然氣運輸量增長了12.6%，達到107萬噸。

俄羅斯的發貨量下降了34.2%，至26.6萬噸；美國的發貨量下降了24.4%，至20.7萬噸。

日本6月用于發電的煤炭進口量也有所增加。

日本財務省數據顯示，6月份進口煤炭821萬噸，同比增長2%。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

Japan’s June LNG imports rise

Japan’s LNG imports increased slightly in June, showing signs of recovery following several monthly declines due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world’s largest importer of LNG received 5.26 million tonnes of the fuel last month, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier and representing the first monthly rise in volumes this year.

Japan imported 4.51 million tonnes of LNG in May, marking an 11-year monthly low as the pandemic halted economic activity.

In the January-June period, LNG imports dropped 5.7 percent to 36.40 million tonnes with the costs reaching about $17.6 billion.

This compares to 38.58 million tonnes and around $21.23 billion recorded last year, respectively.

June LNG imports cost Japan about $2.3 billion, a decline of 10.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.

Last month’s LNG deliveries from Asia from countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia rose by 10.8 percent to 1.48 million tonnes, the data shows.

Middle East LNG shipments from sources like Qatar increased by 12.6 percent to 1.07 million tonnes

Shipments from Russia dropped 34.2 percent to 266,000 tonnes while US deliveries declined 24.4 percent to 207,000 tonnes.

On the other side, Japan’s monthly coal imports for power generation also increased.

Japan imported 8.21 million tonnes of coal in June, up 2 percent year-on-year, the ministry’s data shows.