石油设备网讯 +据彭博社4月18日消息称，维托尔集团有限公司液化天然气交易主管正将该部门的业务从日内瓦迁往伦敦，因为超冷燃料在这家全球最大的独立石油交易商中发挥的作用越来越大。
Pablo Galante Escobar将把办公桌搬到该公司在伦敦的新办公室，以及包括首席执行官Russell Hardy等高层决策者一起办公。多年来，伦敦一直是液化天然气交易中心。
此举突显出，随着工业和政府从煤炭转向更清洁的燃料发电，液化天然气交易在大型能源交易商中的地位日益重要。随着全球汽车燃料需求预计在十年内达到顶峰，贸易商正在寻求新的增长领域。
在Escobar的领导下，维托尔的液化天然气交易量自2016年以来增长了一倍多。在上个月的一次采访中，首席执行官哈迪将蓬勃发展的液化天然气交易领域比作一个“年轻得多的原油市场”。
大约5家液化天然气交易商将从日内瓦迁往伦敦。维托尔在美国的液化天然气业务不会受到影响，在美国页岩 气产量正蓬勃发展，在亚洲大部分液化天然气被销售。
该公司的日内瓦办事处将继续进行一些液化天然气交易，员工人数将保持在200人左右。维托尔将在未来几个月内搬到日内瓦的新办公室。
维托尔瑞士业务董事总经理Gerard Delsad在一份电子邮件声明中表示：“日内瓦是该集团的核心枢纽，我们的员工人数保持稳定。”
他补充称:“我们对新办公室感到高兴，它位于商业区的中心，我们在那里有增长空间。”
曹海斌 摘译自 彭博社
原文如下：
Vitol’s LNG Trading Desk Moving to London From Geneva
Vitol Group Ltd.’s head of LNG trading is moving the unit’s operations to London from Geneva, as the super-chilled fuel plays a growing role at the world’s biggest independent oil trader.
Pablo Galante Escobar will relocate the desk to the company’s new London office, alongside its top decision-makers including Chief Executive Officer Russell Hardy. London has for years been a hub for LNG trading.
The move underscores the rising prominence of liquefied natural gas trading for the biggest energy traders as industry and governments switch from coal to cleaner fuels to generate electricity. With global demand for motor fuel expected to peak within a decade, traders are seeking new areas of growth.
Under Escobar, Vitol’s LNG trading volumes have more than doubled since 2016. In an interview last month, CEO Hardy likened the burgeoning LNG trading space to a “much younger crude oil market.”
about five LNG traders will move from Geneva to London. Vitol’s LNG operations in the U.S., where shale is driving a boom in production and Asia where much of the LNG is sold, won’t be affected by the move.
The company’s Geneva office will continue to house some LNG trading and the headcount will stay at about 200 people. Vitol is moving to a new office in Geneva in the next few months.
“Geneva is a core hub for the group and our headcount remains stable,” Gerard Delsad, managing director for Vitol’s Swiss operations said in an emailed statement.
“We are delighted with our new office, in the heart of the business district, where we have room for growth,” he added.
