中國石化新聞網訊 據油價網2020年12月8日多哈報導，全球主要能源進口國印度和全球最大液化天然氣（LNG）出口國卡達12月8日同意成立一個特別工作組，以探索和促進卡達在印度的投資，包括在能源領域的投資。
兩位領導人討論了兩國在投資流動和能源安全領域的強勁合作，並回顧了近期在這方面的積極進展。他們決定成立一個特別工作組，進一步促進卡達投資局對印度的投資，並決心探索卡達在印度整個能源價值鏈上的投資。
印度是全球第三大石油進口國，也是全球液化天然氣的主要進口國，卡達向印度提供大約80%的LNG 需求。
今年年初，印度要求卡達重新談判其長期LNG供應合同，但卡達不願重新談判LNG價格。
印度石油部長普拉丹曾在今年1月底表示，「卡達是我們最大的LNG來源。印度對能源的需求，尤其是對天然氣的需求正在大幅增加。我們看到了進一步擴大印度和卡達能源關係的巨大潛力，我們也預計將增加我們的雙邊接觸，而不僅僅是買賣關係。」
印度希望大幅增加天然氣消費，擴大天然氣基礎設施。
普拉丹在9月份曾說，印度預計將有600億美元的投資用於開發天然氣基礎設施，包括管道、城市天然氣分銷網和LNG再氣化終端。」
卡達則把LNG視為印度提高其以天然氣為基礎的經濟的計劃的重要組成部分。
卡達能源事務國務部長兼卡達石油公司（QP）總裁兼執行長卡阿比10月份在一次印度能源虛擬論壇上說，「由於印度在所有行業促進使用天然氣，我們相信天然氣是印度能源結構的一個至關重要的組成部分，同時在遏制全球變暖中扮演一個重要的全球作用,。」
李峻 編譯自 油價網
原文如下：
Qatar Set To Significantly Boost Energy Investments In India
Major energy importer India and one of the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, Qatar, agreed on Tuesday to create a special task force to explore and facilitate Qatari investments in India, including in the energy sector.
「The two leaders discussed the robust cooperation between both countries in the fields of investment flows and energy security, and reviewed recent positive developments in this regard. They decided to create a special Task-Force to further facilitate investments by Qatar Investment Authority into India, and also resolved to explore Qatari investments in the entire energy value-chain in India,」 the government of India said.
India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, is also a major importer of LNG, of which Qatar delivers around 80 percent.
At the beginning of this year, India asked Qatar for renegotiation of its long-term supply contract, but Qatar was not inclined to renegotiate the prices.
「Qatar is our largest source of LNG. India’s appetite for energy, particularly gas is increasing considerably. We see an enormous potential to further expand India-Qatar energy ties and also expect to increase our bilateral engagements beyond buyer-seller relationship,」 India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at the end of January.
India wants to significantly boost its gas consumption and expand its gas infrastructure.
「An estimated investment of 60 billion US dollars is lined up in developing gas infrastructure which includes pipelines, city gas distribution and LNG re-gasification terminals,」 Pradhan said in September.
Qatar, for its part, sees LNG as an important part of India’s plans to increase its gas-based economy.
「We believe that natural gas is a critical component of India’s energy mix as the country seeks to boost its use across all sectors, while at the same time playing an important global role in curbing global warming,」 Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, said at a virtual Indian energy forum in October.