据路透社9月26日东京报道，孟加拉国一名高级政府官员周四表示，未来3至4年，该国液化天然气的年进口量将增加近两倍，达到至少1000万吨。
孟加拉国总理能源顾问陶菲克·埃拉希·乔杜里在日本首都举行的液化天然气会议间隙告诉路透社，随着国内产量下降，满足日益增长的需求所需的额外液化天然气进口可能主要来自现货和短期合同。
孟加拉国国家石油天然气公司(Petrobangla)已经通过与阿曼和卡塔尔的两项长期合同，每天进口约3亿至4亿立方英尺的液化天然气，总计相当于每年350万吨。
该公司还计划明年通过第一次液化天然气现货招标在现货市场购买逾100万吨液化天然气，预计它将很快发行。
随着国内天然气供应下降，这个拥有1.6亿人口的国家预计将成为与巴基斯坦和印度并列的亚洲主要液化天然气进口国。
孟加拉国目前有两个浮动储存和再气化装置，总再气化能力为每天10亿立方英尺，相当于每年750万吨。
该公司还在建造一个陆上终端，可处理750万公吨液化天然气，预计将在五年内完工。
乔杜里补充称，孟加拉国可能会考虑在金融市场进行衍生品交易，以管理其长期和短期合约的价格风险敞口。
孙子舒 编译自 路透社
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Bangladesh's LNG imports to climb to 10 mtpa over next 3-4 years
Bangladesh's annual imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could nearly triple to at least 10 million tonnes over the next 3 to 4 years, a senior government official said on Thursday.
The additional LNG imports, needed to meet growing demand as domestic production drops, are likely to come mainly from spot and short-term contracts, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser to Bangladesh's Prime Minister told Reuters on the sidelines of an LNG conference in the Japanese capital.
Bangladesh's state oil and gas company Petrobangla already imports about 300-400 million cubic feet per day of LNG - equivalent to 3.5 million tonnes per year in total - through two long-term contracts with Oman and Qatar.
The company also plans to buy more than 1 million tonnes of LNG on the spot market next year through its first spot tender for LNG, expected to be issued soon.
The nation of 160 million people is expected to become a major LNG importer in Asia, alongside Pakistan and India, as domestic gas supplies fall.
Bangladesh currently has two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) with a total regasification capacity of 1 billion cubic feet per day - equal to about 7.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
It is also building a land-based terminal that can handle 7.5 million mtpa of LNG, expected to be ready in five years.
Bangladesh may consider trading in derivatives in the financial markets to manage its price risk exposure to both long- and short-term contracts, Chowdhury added.
