???? 據天然氣工業3月2日消息稱，沙特阿美和雪佛龍公司的首席執行官在一次石油和天然氣會議上說，全球石油需求正在復蘇，明年可能回到新冠前的水平左右。

????去年的冠狀病毒大流行消除了全球五分之一的燃料需求，因為數十億人停止旅行，在家中避難。

????沙特阿美首席執行官Amin Nasser在IHS Markit的在線CERAWeek會議上表示，全球石油需求已恢復到約9400萬桶/天，到2022年可能達到9900萬桶/天。

????Nasser說，中國、印度和東亞的經濟正在改善，疫苗的部署是西方“令人樂觀的理由”。他說:“我認為需求和市場將從現在開始繼續改善，特別是從今年下半年開始。”

????雪佛龍首席執行官Michael Wirth在與Nasser的討論會上表示，由于上門運輸，柴油需求達到或高于新冠前的水平，但由于人們避免長途飛行，航空燃油需求滯后。

????兩位高管都看好天然氣。沙特阿拉伯的目標是，到2030年，一半的電力來自天然氣，一半來自可再生能源。

????Wirth說，甲烷是天然氣的主要組成部分，是一種強大的溫室氣體，它的排放應該減少，并得到嚴格的監測，他希望拜登政府將加強監管。

????Wirth說:“正如我們最近在德克薩斯州以及不久前在加利福尼亞州看到的那樣，當對電網的需求處于較高水平時，我們需要確保我們有可靠的電網管理和可靠的電力供應。天然氣應該發揮非常、非常重要的作用。”

????朱佳妮 摘譯自 天然氣工業

????原文如下：

????Global oil demand recovery, gas growth ahead

????Global oil demand is recovering and could return to around pre-pandemic levels next year, the chief executives of Saudi Aramco and Chevron Corp told an oil and gas conference.

????The coronavirus pandemic last year wiped out a fifth of worldwide demand for fuel as billions of people stopped traveling and sheltered at home.

????Global demand for oil has recovered to around 94 MMbpd and could reach 99 MMbpd in 2022, said Aramco CEO Amin Nasser at IHS Markit's online CERAWeek conference.

????Economies are improving in China, India and East Asia, with vaccine deployment as "cause for optimism" in the West, Nasser said. "I see demand and the market continuing to improve from here, especially from the second half of this year," he said.

????Diesel demand is at or above pre-pandemic levels due to door-to-door deliveries, though jet fuel lags as people avoid long flights, said Chevron CEO Michael Wirth, who spoke on a panel with Nasser.

????Both executives are bullish on natural gas. Saudi Arabia has targeted generating half of its electricity from natural gas and half from renewables by 2030.

????Emissions of methane - a potent greenhouse gas that is the main component of natural gas - should be reduced and robustly monitored, Wirth said, adding that he expects greater regulation from the Biden administration.

????"As we've seen recently in Texas and not too long before that in California, when the demands on a grid are at an elevated level we need to make sure we have reliable grid management and reliable power supply," Wirth said. "And natural gas should play a very, very important role."