中国石化新闻网讯 据WENews网站12月24日东京报道，日本政府和运输数据显示，日本今年从美国进口的液化石油气（LPG）总量预计将增加一倍创历史新高，美国LPG进口总量将占到日本今年总购买量的大约一半。

日本是在美国页岩油和页岩气产量大幅提升到与沙特阿拉伯和俄罗斯产量相匹敌之际增加美国LPG进口量的。

就原油来说，美国的出口取代了来自中东的LPG。中东地区最大原油和LPG生产国沙特阿拉伯正在失去市场份额，这主要是因为欧佩克减产支撑油价努力造成的连锁反应。

LPG是原油和天然气生产过程中的副产品，它是丙烷和丁烷的混合物，用于烹饪和运输燃料。LPG也是石化工业的重要原料。

李峻 编译自 WENews.com

原文如下：

Japan's US LPG imports to hit record in 2017, top the Middle East

Japan's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States are expected to double in 2017 to a record and account for around for around half of its total purchases, government and shipping data showed.

The surge comes as shale oil and gas output lifts overall US production to rival that of Saudi Arabia and Russia.

As with crude oil, the American exports displace LPG from the Middle East, where regional top producer of crude and LPG Saudi Arabia is losing market share, not least due to knock-on effects from the efforts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut production in order to prop up prices.

LPG, a byproduct of crude oil and natural gas production, is a mixture of propane and butane and is used for cooking and as a transport fuel. It is also an important feedstock for the petrochemical industry.