据9月23日Trend报道，欧洲天然气工业联盟(Eurogas)表示，国际海事组织(IMO)决定从2020年起将船用燃料中的硫含量限制在0.5%，这可能会增加液化天然气(LNG)作为船用燃料的使用。

自2020年1月起，新的《防污公约》附件六《燃油规例》(以下简称《国际海事组织2020》)将在航运业生效。该规定将所有商业航运船舶的燃油含硫量限制在0.5%，远低于目前的3.5%(排放控制区域除外)。

国际海事组织决定将国际水域的污染排放量削减80%，这将为全球应对气候变化的努力作出重大贡献。改用更清洁的燃料将给航运业带来重大变化。由于市场将需要燃料替代品，液化天然气作为海洋燃料的使用，其需求量可能会增加，液化天然气在欧洲能源结构中的份额也会增加。

Eurogas表示：“美国、中东、埃及和俄罗斯都有液化天然气生产商。这对欧洲来说是个好消息，因为这意味着我们有许多供应商在努力为我们提供服务。因此，供应安全得到了保证，价格也可以承受，这将有助于提高欧盟的工业竞争力。”

Eurogas补充道：“这对欧洲液化天然气发动机制造商来说也是一个好消息，因为这一决定将会导致对欧洲技术的需求增加，从而促进制造业就业和增长。这表明，在能源转型过程中，天然气将为公民带来立竿见影的好处。”

欧洲天然气工业联盟是欧洲天然气批发、零售和分销部门的代表，成立于1990年，目前由来自21个国家的46家公司和协会组成。

王佳晶 摘译自 Trend

原文如下：

Eurogas: IMO 2020 to increase use of LNG as marine fuel

The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) decision to cap the sulphur content in bunker fuel to 0.5 percent from 2020 will likely increase the use of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel, Eurogas told Trend.

Starting January 2020, the new Marpol Annex VI fuel regulation (hereafter IMO 2020) comes into effect in the maritime industry. The regulation caps the sulphur content in bunker fuel to 0.5 percent for all commercial shipping vessels, down from current 3.5 percent (except for Emission Control Areas).

"The International Maritime Organisation’s decision to slash marine sector emissions in international waters by 80 percent will bring strong contribution to global efforts on fighting climate change. Switching to cleaner fuels will bring significant changes to the shipping industry. As the market will need fuel alternatives, the use of LNG as marine fuel will likely increase and so will the share of LNG in the European energy mix," said Eurogas.

"There are LNG producers in US, Middle East, Egypt, and Russia. This is good news for Europe as it means we have a number of suppliers fighting to serve our market, therefore security of supply is assured and prices will be affordable. This will help industrial competitiveness in the EU."

This is also good news for EU manufacturers of LNG engines, as the decision should result in increased demand for European technology boosting manufacturing jobs and growth, according to Eurogas. "This demonstrates that citizens will also have immediate wins from utilising gas in the energy transition."

Eurogas is an association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors towards the EU institutions. Founded in 1990, Eurogas currently comprises 46 companies and associations from 21 countries.