中国石化新闻网讯 据悉，日本财务省周五公布的数据显示，4月份日本液化天然气（LNG）进口量同比下降3.3%至640万吨，主要是受到来自于卡塔尔和尼日利亚的供应量减少的影响。

4月份日本从澳大利亚的LNG进口量为180万吨，同比增加23.2%。澳大利亚是日本4月份最大的LNG供应国，占据日本总体LNG进口量的28%。马来西亚4月份向日本供应118万吨LNG，同比增长7%，是日本的第二大LNG供应国。 4月份卡塔尔向日本出口LNG 84.152万吨，同比下挫30.6%，是日本的第三大LNG供应国。4月份尼日利亚向日本出口14.3347万吨LNG，同比下降22.3%。

庞晓华摘译自PLATTS 2016-5-30

原文如下：

Japan's LNG imports slip 3.3% on year in April; Qatar, Nigeria imports lower

Tokyo (Platts)--30 May 2016 555 am EDT/955 GMT

Japan's LNG imports reached 6.4 million mt in April, down 3.3% from a year ago, led by lower supply from Qatar and Nigeria, data released Friday by the Ministry of Finance showed.

Shipments from Australia reached 1.8 million mt in April, up 23.2% from a year ago.

It was the largest LNG supplier with its volume representing 28% of Japan's overall imports.

Malaysia came in second, supplying 1.18 million mt in April, rising 7% from a year earlier.

Imports from Qatar plunged 30.6% year on year to 841,520 mt in April, making Qatar the third-largest LNG supplier for the month.

Shipments from Nigeria also fell 22.3% from a year earlier to 143,347 mt in April.