石油设备网讯 据路透社4月26日伊斯兰堡报道，巴基斯坦一位高级官员周五表示，随着内阁将在未来几周就一项协议做出决定，卡塔尔已经成为巴基斯坦长期天然气供应协议的领跑者。
拥有2.08亿人口的巴基斯坦国内天然气正在枯竭，并已转向进口液化天然气（LNG），以缓解长期能源短缺问题，这些问题阻碍了巴基斯坦的经济，并导致了10年间电力供应不足。
卡塔尔已成为巴基斯坦最大的天然气供应国，此前签署了一项为期15年的协议，每年向这个南亚国家出口至多375万吨液化天然气。2016年的协议为巴基斯坦提供了第一个液化天然气终端。
作为世界上增长最快的液化天然气市场之一，巴基斯坦正在寻求为其第二个液化天然气终端签订长期供应合同，该终端每天可接收6亿立方英尺天然气。
巴基斯坦已经与大宗商品交易商贡沃集团签署了一项为期五年的进口协议，并与意大利埃尼签署了一项为期15年的协议，但其正在寻求就约每天4亿立方英尺的天然气达成长期协议。
近年来，巴基斯坦一直在与8个与其签署政府间协议的国家进行谈判，其中包括卡塔尔、俄罗斯、土耳其、意大利、阿曼、阿塞拜疆、马来西亚和印度尼西亚，一个沙特阿拉伯代表团表示沙特阿美也对天然气交易表现出兴趣。
这位巴基斯坦高级官员告诉路透社，国有的卡塔尔天然气公司对长期液化天然气供应合同提出了最低报价，该合同将在五年或十年后进行价格审查。
这位官员说：“卡塔尔提供了最低的价格，”但拒绝透露液化天然气的数量或卡塔尔提供的价格。
他说，巴基斯坦内阁预计将在未来一两个星期内决定是否进行政府间的协议，届时还将决定规模。
官员们说，资金短缺的巴基斯坦最有可能选择最便宜的供应商，在这种情况下，卡塔尔是首选。不过，政府可能会选择更昂贵的利率来加强与所选择国家的关系。
这位高级官员说，伊姆兰·汗的内阁也可以选择对长期协议进行公开招标。然而，一些能源官员认为，政府与政府之间的直接交易可能提供比投标更好的价格。
这位巴基斯坦官员补充说，沙特阿美可能与巴基斯坦签署一项长期供应协议，可能还会为第二个终端（4亿立方英尺/日）提供一部分。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
Qatar emerges as front-runner for long-term LNG deal for Pakistan
Qatar has emerged as the front-runner for a long-term gas supply deal to Pakistan, a senior Pakistani official said on Friday, with the cabinet set to decide in the coming weeks on an agreement.
Pakistan, with 208 million people, is running out of domestic gas and has turned to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to alleviate chronic energy shortages that have hindered its economy and led to a decade of electricity blackouts.
Qatar is already Pakistan’s biggest gas supplier after signing a 15-year agreement to export up to 3.75 million tonnes of LNG a year to the South Asian country. That 2016 deal supplied Pakistan’s first LNG terminal.
Emerging as one of the world’s fastest growing LNG markets, Pakistan is looking to secure a long-term supply contracts for its second LNG terminal, which can receive 600 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas.
Pakistan has already signed a five-year import deal with commodity trader Gunvor and a 15-year agreement with Italy’s Eni, but is seeking long-term agreements for about 400 mmcfd.
Pakistan has been negotiating with eight countries with whom it has signed inter-governmental agreements in recent years, including Qatar, Russia, Turkey, Italy, Oman, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. A Saudi Arabian delegation representing state-owned Saudi Aramco has also shown interest in a gas deal.
The senior Pakistani official told Reuters that state-run Qatargas put forward the lowest bid for a long-term LNG supply contract that would have a price review after five or 10 years.
“Qatar has offered the lowest price,” said the official, declining to say the amount of LNG or the price offered by Qatar.
Pakistan’s cabinet is in the next week or two expected to decide if it will proceed with a government-to-government deal, when it will also decide on the size, he said.
Cash-strapped Pakistan is most likely to go with the cheapest supplier, in this case Qatar, officials have said. However, the government may choose more expensive rates to bolster its relations with a chosen country.
Khan’s cabinet could also choose to put out an open tender for long-term agreements, said the senior official. However, some energy officials believe direct government-to-government deals could offer better rates than tendering.
The Pakistani official added that Saudi Aramco may sign a long-term supply deal with Pakistan, potentially also providing some of the 400 mmcfd available at the second terminal.
