据AzerNews网站2019年3月24日巴库报道，美国能源信息署(EIA)公布的最新统计数据显示，去年美国天然气厂液体产量再创历史新高。

美国能源信息署的数据显示，去年美国天然气厂液体产量日均430万桶，高于2012年的日均250万桶。

美国近四分之三的天然气厂液体产量集中在6个天然气产区，自2012年以来，由于天然气产量增长，6个产区的天然气厂液体产量普遍出现了增加。

天然气在进入州际天然气管道之前需要经过处理。未处理的天然气或湿天然气包括甲烷以及天然气厂液体。一旦湿天然气中的水、硫化氢和二氧化碳等杂质被去除，混合后的天然气厂液体就会被输送到其它地方进行进一步的加工。

根据美国能源信息署1月份发布的2019年年度能源展望报告，由于原油、天然气和天然气厂液体产量的大幅增加以及美国能源消费量的缓慢增长，美国作为能源净出口国的地位将从2020年持续到2050年。

此外，在所有化石燃料中，美国天然气和天然气厂液体的产量增幅最高，预计到2050年，天然气厂液体产量将占到美国累计液体产量的近三分之一。

2019年年度能源展望报告还显示，由于液化天然气成为越来越重要的出口产品，美国天然气净出口将继续增加。相对较低和稳定的天然气价格将使美国天然气在北美和全球市场上具有竞争力。

李峻 编译自 AzerNews

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U.S.natural gas plant liquid production hits record high in 2018: EIA

U.S. natural gas plant liquid production hit a new high in 2018, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, Trend reported citing Xinhua.

According to the EIA, U.S. production of natural gas plant liquids (NGPLs) averaged 4.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018, up from 2.5 million b/d in 2012.

Nearly three quarters of U.S. NGPL production are concentrated within six producing regions, and NGPL production has generally increased across all regions since 2012 as production of natural gas has grown.

Natural gas requires processing before entering interstate natural gas pipelines. The raw, or wet, natural gas includes methane as well as NGPLs. Once impurities such as water, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide are removed from the wet natural gas, the mixed NGPLs are transported for further processing.

According to the EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (AEO2019) released in January, the U.S. position as a net energy exporter would remain from 2020 through 2050 as a result of large increases in crude oil, natural gas and NGPL production coupled with slow growth in U.S. energy consumption.

Moreover, U.S. natural gas and NGPLs would see the highest production growth of all fossil fuels, and NGPLs are expected to account for nearly one third of cumulative U.S. liquid production through the 2050 projection period.

AEO 2019 also showed that U.S. net exports of natural gas would continue to grow as liquefied natural gas becomes an increasingly significant export. Relatively low, stable natural gas prices would make U.S. natural gas competitive in the North American and global markets.