據美國油價網2022年3月29日報道，美國彭博新聞社報道說，英國海上能源協會日前表示，英國天然氣行業正在努力提高產量，天然氣供應短缺可能會使英國更加依賴天然氣進口。

如果在新的天然氣生產方面沒有新的投資，到2030年前，英國將有70%到80%的天然氣消費不得不依賴進口。

英國海上能源協會警告稱，今年英國的天然氣產量將與去年相比變化不大，而需求將出現更顯著的增長。 與此同時，挪威去年已成為英國最大的天然氣供應國。

根據英國海上能源協會所說，挪威這個斯堪的納維亞國家是一個可靠的天然氣供應國，但英國并不是它唯一的客戶，建議英國政府可能需要尋找天然氣替代供應國，這是因為挪威已經捉襟見肘，而激增的需求和供應的下滑已經自去年以來一直困擾著歐洲。 

英國海上能源協會還警告稱，如果不對新能源基礎設施進行“快速”的新投資，英國的石油和天然氣總產量將每年下降15%。

英國海上能源協會表示：“這一下降速度將遠遠快于英國能源需求預計的下降速度，因此，如果沒有這樣的投資，到2030年前，我們至少80%的天然氣和70%的石油將依賴從其他國家進口。”

本周早些時候，英國海上能源協會公布了一項被稱為全面計劃的計劃，該計劃在不損害氣候目標的情況下保護英國的能源安全。 英國海上能源協會在報告中表示，國內生產的天然氣可以供應本國約40%的天然氣消費。  

與此同時，英國海上能源協會表示，該行業機構將優先考慮從已經嚴重影響對新石油和天然氣生產投資的化石燃料轉型。  

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網

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.

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.