據今日油價網站3月29日消息 據彭博社報道，英國海上能源協會（OEUK）本周表示，英國天然氣行業正在努力提高產量，否則英國將更加依賴進口。

該協會的前身為英國石油天然氣協會，其表示，如果沒有對新的天然氣生產進行新的投資，到2030年，英國70%-80%的天然氣消費將依賴進口。

該協會提醒稱，今年英國的天然氣產量與去年相比幾乎沒有變化，而需求將顯著增長。與此同時，挪威去年成為英國最大的天然氣供應商。

據OEUK稱，斯堪的納維亞國家是一個可靠的供應商，但英國并不是其唯一的客戶，這表明它可能需要替代供應，因為挪威已經處于緊張狀態，這要歸因于自去年以來一直困擾歐洲的需求激增和供應下滑。

該協會還表示，如果不對新能源基礎設施進行新投資，英國的石油和天然氣總產量每年將下降15%。

OEUK表示：“這種下降比預測英國能源需求的減少要快得多，所以如果沒有這樣的投資，2030年我們將依賴其他國家至少80%的天然氣和70%的石油。”

本周早些時候，OEUK公布了一項全面計劃，該計劃在不損害氣候目標的情況下保護英國的能源安全。該協會在報告中表示，未來兩年，國內生產的天然氣可供應英國消費量的40%左右，相當于石油消費量的65%以上。

與此同時，根據OEUK的說法，協會優先考慮從化石燃料過渡，這已經嚴重破壞了對新油氣生產的投資。

王磊 摘譯自 今日油價

原文如下：

UK Gas Output Stagnation Threatens Supply

The UK’s natural gas industry is struggling to boost production, and this will likely make the country more reliant on imports, industry association Offshore Energies UK said this week, as quoted by Bloomberg.

Without fresh investment in new gas production, the body, formerly known as Oil and Gas UK, by 2030, the country would rely on imports for between 70 and 80 percent of its gas consumption.

The body warned that this year’s gas production in the UK would be little changed from last year, while demand was set to grow more markedly. Meanwhile, Norway became the largest supplier of gas to the UK last year. 

According to Offshore Energies UK, the Scandinavian country is a reliable supplier, but the UK is not its only client, suggesting it might need alternative supplies because Norway is already stretched as it is, thanks to the surge in demand and the slump in supply that has been plagued Europe since last year.

The body also warned that total oil and gas production in the UK was seen declining by as much as 15 percent every year without “rapid” new investment in new energy infrastructure.

“This decline is much faster than the predicted reduction in U.K. energy demand so, if there is no such investment then, by 2030, we will be reliant on other countries for at least 80% of our gas and 70% of our oil,” OEUK said. 

Earlier this week, the OEUK published what it dubbed a comprehensive plan that protects UK energy security without compromising on climate goals. In it, the body said domestic production could supply some 40 percent of the gas the country consumes and the equivalent of more than 65 percent of oil consumption over the next two years.

At the same time, the industry body prioritized the transition away from fossil fuels, which has already seriously undermined investments in new oil and gas production, according to OEUK itself.