中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯4月27日东京报道，日本财务省周四在东京公布的统计数据显示，日本3月份液化天然气（LNG）进口量同比下滑了2.6%，下降到了790万吨，其中从巴布亚新几内亚（巴新）进口的LNG数量出现了较大幅度下降。

今年2月26日，一场大地震袭击了这个地区，巴新LNG公司被迫关闭了其在这个地区的LNG生产厂，导致日本3月份从巴新进口的LNG数量同比大幅下降了65.7%至14.558万吨。

统计数据显示，日本3月份从澳大利亚进口了250万吨LNG，同比增加了17.3%，占到日本3月份LNG总进口量的31%。

日本3月份从第二大供应国马来西亚进口了130万吨LNG，同比下降了17.1%。日本3月份从第三大供应国卡塔尔进口了110万吨LNG，同比增加了12.1%。

李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯

原文如下：

Japan's March LNG imports slip 2.6% on year; PNG volume drops

Japan's LNG imports slipped 2.6% year on year to 7.9 million mt in March with imports from Papua New Guinea dropping, Ministry of Finance data released Thursday showed.

PNG LNG had shut its plant after a massive earthquake hit the region on February 26. Japan's imports from PNG fell 65.7% from a year ago to 145,580 mt in March.

Japan imported 2.5 million mt from Australia in March, up 17.3% year on year and also accounting for 31% of Japan's overall imports.

Imports from second-largest supplier Malaysia reached 1.3 million mt, down 17.1% from a year ago, and volumes from Qatar, which came in third, rose 12.1% year on year to 1.1 million mt.

Japan also received a cargo from Egypt last month.