???? 據1月29日offshore energy消息：德國能源巨頭Uniper見證了亞洲市場對液化天然氣運輸能力需求的增長。

????液化天然氣是Uniper認定的一個戰略增長領域，近年來經歷了顯著擴張。

????該公司在聲明中指出，2020年共交易225批貨物，而前一年為134批。尤其是亞太地區，近年來液化天然氣貿易增長強勁：去年，Uniper在該地區的液化天然氣交易量約占其總量的三分之二。

????Uniper指出，Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)新建的油輪LNG Rosenrot本周早些時候開始租船。

????Uniper將成為這艘船的首個承租人，這是一份涵蓋多個航程的運輸服務合同的一部分。此前，該公司的姊妹船Schneeweisschen LNG已經與Uniper簽訂了租賃協議。

????與MOL簽訂的第二份運輸合同增加了Uniper可獲得的液化天然氣運輸能力，將有助于該公司在液化天然氣領域發展，同時也增加了其液化天然氣投資組合的靈活性。

????LNG Rosenrot和其他這種類型的船可以以19.5節的速度運輸約18萬立方米的液化天然氣。船上的能源足夠供應大約65000戶家庭一年的用電。

????Uniper董事會成員兼首席商務官Niek den Hollander表示:“液化天然氣正在幫助全球天然氣來源多元化，并加強競爭和供應安全，特別是在歐洲市場和德國，對某些供應地區的依賴是許多討論的主題。”

????“沒有液化天然氣，就不會有全球天然氣市場，液化天然氣現在在能源供應、工業、供暖市場和運輸方面扮演著重要角色。”

????他補充道:“隨著歐洲天然氣產量繼續大幅下降，未來幾年對進口天然氣的需求將大幅增加。”

????馮娟 摘譯自 offshore energy

????原文如下：

????Uniper sees LNG shipping demand jump in Asia

????German energy major Uniper has witnessed increased demand for LNG shipping capacity in the Asian market.

????LNG is a sector that Uniper has identifies as a strategic growth area that has undergone significant expansion in recent years.

????The company noted in its statement that 225 cargoes were traded in 2020, compared to 134 in the previous year. The Asia-Pacific region, in particular, has seen strong growth in the LNG trade in recent times: Uniper traded around two-thirds of its volumes of LNG in this region last year.

????Uniper noted that the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) newbuild tanker, LNG Rosenrot started its charter earlier this week.

????Uniper will become the ship’s first charterer as part of a transport service contract that covers multiple trips. It joins LNG Schneeweisschen, its sister vessel already operating under a charter deal with Uniper.

????This second transport contract with MOL has increased the LNG transport capacity available to Uniper and will help the company to grow its presence in the LNG sector, while also increasing the flexibility of its LNG portfolio.

????LNG Rosenrot and other vessels of this type can transport around 180,000 cubic meters of LNG at speeds of up to 19.5 knots. The energy on board is enough to supply approximately 65,000 single-family homes for a year.

????Uniper board member and chief commercial officer, Niek den Hollander, said: “LNG is helping to diversify gas sources around the world and strengthen both competition and security of supply — especially in European markets and in Germany, where reliance on certain supply regions is the subject of much discussion.”

????“Without LNG, there would be no global gas market,” said den Hollander, adding that liquefied natural gas now plays an important role in the energy supply, as well as in industry, the heating market and transport.

????“As the production of natural gas in Europe continues to undergo a significant decline, the demand for imported natural gas will increase considerably in the coming years,” he said.