據中東油氣3月3日消息稱，天然氣出口國論壇(GECF)在周一發布的一份報告中稱，全球天然氣需求將從2020年的3.84萬億立方米增長到2050年的5.625萬億立方米，增幅為46%。

這份題為《2050年全球天然氣展望》的報告還發現，亞太地區、中東和非洲將是這一增長的最大來源。在亞太地區，GECF預計消費量將增加近一倍。

“GECF的《2050年全球天然氣展望》強調，天然氣投資對全球能源系統的穩定性至關重要。該公司預計，到2050年，上游和中游的總投資將達到8.7萬億美元?！?/p>

越來越多的國家和公司將天然氣作為石油的清潔替代能源，同時呼吁可持續發展。GECF表示，天然氣在全球能源結構中的份額將從現在的23%增加到2050年的27%。

“環境政策是展望中預測的關鍵驅動因素。在這種背景下，在堅持天然氣是最清潔的碳氫化合物燃料的同時，展望將探索使其更清潔的技術狀態。”Hamel補充道。

該報告稱，中東地區將在未來天然氣供應中發揮重要作用，占全球天然氣供應增量的32%。

氫氣也被認為是未來的燃料，中東國家對該技術下了很大的賭注。天然氣可以用來制造氫的一種形式——藍氫，而GECF預計，在其氫方案中，幾乎46%的氫生產將來自藍氫。

曹海斌 摘譯自 中東油氣

原文如下：

Natural gas demand will increase 46% in 2050, GECF says in new report

Global natural gas demand will rise by 46% from 3,840 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2020 to 5,625 bcm in 2050, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said in a report released Monday.

The report, titled Global Gas Outlook 2050, also found that the Asia Pacific region, Middle East, and Africa would responsible for the biggest source of this growth. In the Asia Pacific region, GECF expects consumption to almost double.

“The GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050 underscores that investment in natural gas is critical for the stability of global energy systems. It projects that by 2050, total upstream and midstream investments will reach a hefty $8.7 trillion,”

Countries and companies have increasingly been turning to natural gas for energy as a cleaner alternative to oil and call while calls for sustainability increase. GECF says that natural gas’s share of the global energy mix will increase from over 23% now to 27% in 2050.

“Environmental policies are a key driver of the projections contained in the outlook. In this context, whilst upholding that natural gas is the cleanest of hydrocarbon fuels, the outlook explores the state of technologies that will make it even cleaner,” Hamel added.

The Middle East will play an important role in providing the gas of the future, delivering 32% of the global gas supply increase, according to the report.

Hydrogen has also been touted as a future fuel, with countries in the Middle East placing big bets on the technology. Natural gas can be used to create one form of hydrogen – blue hydrogen – and the GECF expects that in its hydrogen scenario, almost 46% of total hydrogen production will be sourced from blue hydrogen.