據路透社3月10日消息，美國能源信息署(EIA)周二在《短期能源展望》(STEO)中表示，2021年美國天然氣產量將邊際上升，而需求則連續第二年下降，因為冠狀病毒封鎖帶來的經濟后果繼續困擾市場。

EIA預計，干氣產量將從2020年的913.4億立方英尺/天升至2021年的913.5億立方英尺/天，2022年為928.3立方英尺/天。相比之下，2019年的歷史最高值為930.6億立方英尺/天。

它還預計天然氣消費量將從2020年的832.5 億立方英尺/天降至2021年的825.22億立方英尺/天和2022年的816億立方英尺/天。而2019年則為851.5億立方英尺/天。

如果這一預測正確，2021年將是2006年以來消費量首次連續兩年下降，2022年將是1983年以來首次連續三年下降。

EIA在3月份對2021年的預測高于其2月份預測的供應量905.0億立方英尺/天和需求量817.1億立方英尺/天。

該機構預測，2021年美國液化天然氣出口量將達到82.9億立方英尺/天，2022年將達到92.2億立方英尺/天，高于2020年創紀錄的65.3億立方英尺/天。這低于其2月份預測的2021年84.6億立方英尺。

尹路 編譯自 路透社

原文如下：

U.S. natgas output to rise, while demand falls for second year in 2021

U.S. natural gas production will edge up in 2021, while demand declines for a second year in a row as economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns continue to plague the market, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday.

The EIA projected dry gas production will rise to 91.35 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2021 and 92.83 bcfd in 2022 from 91.34 bcfd in 2020. That compares with an all-time high of 93.06 bcfd in 2019.

It also projected gas consumption would fall to 82.52 bcfd in 2021 and 81.60 bcfd in 2022 from 83.25 bcfd in 2020. That compares with a record high of 85.15 bcfd in 2019.

If the outlook is correct, 2021 would mark the first time consumption falls for two consecutive years since 2006, and 2022 would be the first time it falls for three years since 1983.

EIA’s projections for 2021 in March were higher than its February forecasts of 90.50 bcfd for supply and 81.71 bcfd for demand.

The agency forecast U.S. liquefied natural gas exports would reach 8.29 bcfd in 2021 and 9.22 bcfd in 2022, up from a record 6.53 bcfd in 2020. That is lower than its February forecast of 8.46 bcfd in 2021.

The EIA projected U.S. coal production will rise to 581.2 million short tons in 2021 and 610.3 million short tons in 2022 from 539.1 million short tons in 2020, its lowest since 1965, as power plants burn more coal due to a forecast increase in gas prices.

The EIA projected carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise to 4.843 billion tonnes in 2021 and 4.954 billion tonnes in 2022 as power generators burn more coal. That is up from 4.583 billion tonnes in 2020, which was the lowest since 1983.