據(jù)路透社2023年7月17日?qǐng)?bào)道，一份文件草案顯示，歐盟時(shí)下正在考慮從阿根廷進(jìn)口天然氣，天然氣凈進(jìn)口國(guó)阿根廷計(jì)劃擴(kuò)大國(guó)內(nèi)天然氣生產(chǎn)。

雙方計(jì)劃于周一簽署的諒解備忘錄草案稱(chēng)，任何天然氣貿(mào)易都不應(yīng)影響阿根廷自身的消費(fèi)需求，以及雙方遏制氣候變化的目標(biāo)。

路透社看到的這份文件草案稱(chēng)，“參與者努力合作，以實(shí)現(xiàn)從阿根廷向歐盟穩(wěn)定交付液化天然氣”。這份文件可能會(huì)在公布前進(jìn)行修改。

歐盟委員會(huì)（European Commission）拒絕就這份文件草案置評(píng)。

阿根廷能源短缺，這意味著它需要在消耗最多的月份進(jìn)口燃料。去年，阿根廷的能源貿(mào)易逆差為50億美元。

但是，這個(gè)擁有世界第二大非常規(guī)天然氣儲(chǔ)量的國(guó)家，正在擴(kuò)大位于巴塔哥尼亞(Patagonia)頁(yè)巖地層瓦卡姆爾塔頁(yè)巖遠(yuǎn)景區(qū)的頁(yè)巖氣產(chǎn)量。

但歐盟也預(yù)計(jì)，在尋求實(shí)現(xiàn)氣候變化目標(biāo)的過(guò)程中，到本十年結(jié)束前，其天然氣使用量將下降。歐盟表示，大部分天然氣供應(yīng)應(yīng)該用清潔能源取代，而不是化石燃料。

獨(dú)立氣候智庫(kù)E3G項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人麗莎·費(fèi)舍爾呼吁歐盟重點(diǎn)支持阿根廷發(fā)展可再生能源和其他不會(huì)導(dǎo)致氣候變化的解決方案。

費(fèi)舍爾說(shuō)：“當(dāng)阿根廷的天然氣投入使用時(shí)，他們甚至沒(méi)有完整的出口基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施來(lái)向歐洲出口天然氣，我認(rèn)為歐盟將不再需要這些天然氣。”

文件草案稱(chēng)，雙方將在可再生能源和氫燃料領(lǐng)域開(kāi)展合作，并努力減少天然氣供應(yīng)鏈中的甲烷排放。

李峻 譯自 路透社

原文如下：

EU considers gas imports from Argentina

The European Union is considering possible gas imports from Argentina, which is a net gas importer but plans to expand domestic production, a draft document showed.

A draft memorandum of understanding, which the two sides plan to sign on Monday, said any gas trade should not impact Argentina's own consumption needs, and the two sides' targets to curb climate change.

"The participants endeavor to cooperate towards enabling a stable delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Argentina to the European Union," said the document, seen by Reuters, which could be changed before it is published.

The European Commission declined to comment on the draft.

Argentina has an energy deficit, meaning it needs to import fuel during the months when it consumes the most. It registered a $5-B energy trade balance deficit in 2022.

But the country, which has the world's second largest unconventional gas reserves, is expanding production at Vaca Muerta, a shale formation in Patagonia.

But the EU also expects its gas use to fall by the end of the decade as it seeks to meet climate change goals. It has said the majority of gas supplies should be replaced with clean sources of energy, not fossil fuels.

Lisa Fischer, Program Lead at climate think tank E3G, called on the EU to focus on supporting Argentina in developing renewable energy and other solutions that do not cause climate change.

"By the time the Argentinean gas comes online - and they don't even have the full export infrastructure to do so [to export gas to Europe] - I don't think the European Union will need that gas any longer," Fischer said.

The draft document said the two sides would work together in the areas of renewable energy and hydrogen fuel, and endeavor to cut methane emissions in their gas supply chains.