据路透社8月7日休斯敦报道，美国能源信息署（EIA）周二发布的短期能源展望报告显示，今年美国干气日产量将从2017年的735.7亿立方英尺增至创纪录的811亿立方英尺。

今年8月份预测的最新天然气日产量预计将低于EIA在 7月份预测的813.4亿立方英尺，但仍将轻松超过目前的在2015年创下的日均741.5亿立方英尺的年度最高纪录。

美国能源情报署还预计，美国今年的天然气日消费量将从2017年的742.2亿立方英尺增加到795.7亿立方英尺，创历史新高。

EIA在报告中预测，美国明年的天然气日产量将增加到841亿立方英尺，而天然气日消费量将下降到794.7亿立方英尺。

李峻 编译自 路透社

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US Natgas Output, Demand Seen Rising to Record Highs in 2018

U.S. dry natural gas production should rise to an all-time high of 81.10 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2018 from 73.57 bcfd in 2017, according to the Energy Information Administration's Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday.

The latest August output projection for 2018 was down from the EIA's forecast of 81.34 bcfd in July but would still easily top the current annual record high of 74.15 bcfd produced on average in 2015.

EIA also projected U.S. gas consumption would rise to an all-time high of 79.57 bcfd in 2018 from 74.22 bcfd in 2017.

In 2019, EIA projected output would rise to 84.10 bcfd, while usage would slip to 79.47 bcfd.