据世界能源网7月24日消息称，2017年，通过苏伊士运河和苏美德管道的石油流量约占海上石油贸易总量的9%，而通过苏伊士运河和苏美德管道的液化天然气流量约占全球液化天然气贸易的8%。

美国能源情报署（EIA）表示：“苏伊士运河和苏美德管道是波斯湾原油、石油产品和液化天然气运往欧洲和北美的战略路线。”

苏伊士运河位于埃及，连接红海和地中海，由于大量的能源商品流经它，因此被认为是一个关键的阻塞点。

EIA表示，阻塞点是全球广泛使用的海上狭窄通道，对全球能源安全至关重要。

自2016年以来，通过苏伊士运河和苏梅德管道向北输送的石油总量增速有所放缓，而通过苏伊士运河向南输送的石油总量大幅增长。特别是，苏伊士运河作为美国和俄罗斯原油和石油产品通往亚洲和中东目的地的南行路线，正变得越来越重要。

2018年通过苏伊士运河的石油总量的一半以上向北运往欧洲和北美目的地。

来自沙特阿拉伯、伊拉克和伊朗等波斯湾国家的石油出口占苏伊士运河北上运输量的85%。近年来，石油产品的北向流动有所增加，尤其是随着越来越多的超低硫柴油从沙特阿拉伯运往欧洲国家。

近年来，通过苏伊士运河的液化天然气总流量有所下降。几乎所有(98%)的北上液化天然气运输都来自卡塔尔，主要销往欧洲市场。尽管卡塔尔仍是通过运河运输液化天然气的主要出口国，但近年来，它已将更多的货物转向亚洲。

曹海斌 摘译自 世界能源网

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Suez Canal Accounts for 8% of LNG Trade

Total oil flows through the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline accounted for about 9% of total seaborne traded petroleum in 2017, and LNG flows through the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline accounted for about 8% of global LNG trade.

"The Suez Canal and the SUMED Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf crude oil, petroleum products, and LNG shipments to Europe and North America," U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said.

Located in Egypt, the Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, and is considered as a key choke-point due to the large volumes of energy commodities that flow through it.

Choke-points are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes that are critical to global energy security, EIA said.

Since 2016, growth in northbound total petroleum flows through the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline has slowed, and southbound flows through the canal have risen substantially. In particular, the Suez Canal is gaining importance as a southbound route for U.S. and Russian crude oil and petroleum products to destinations in Asia and the Middle East.

Slightly more than half of total petroleum transiting the Suez Canal in 2018 was sent northbound to destinations in Europe and North America.

Petroleum exports from Persian Gulf countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, accounted for 85% of Suez Canal northbound traffic. Northbound flows of petroleum products have risen in recent years, particularly as more ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel has been shipped from Saudi Arabia to European countries.

Overall LNG flows through the Suez Canal have declined in recent years. Nearly all (98%) of the northbound LNG transit is from Qatar and mainly destined for European markets. Although Qatar remains a key exporter of LNG through the canal, it has been diverting more cargoes to Asia in recent years.