據油價網1月7日消息稱，《海灣時報》援引牛津經濟研究院的一份報告稱，卡塔爾是世界上最大的液化天然氣（LNG）出口國之一，由于石油和天然氣收入增加，以及預算中保守地假設2022年油價，預計卡塔爾今年將增加公共支出。

牛津經濟研究院表示，與中東其他主要能源出口國一樣，卡塔爾將在2022年受益于石油和天然氣價格上漲。

卡塔爾已經通過了2022年的預算，假設今年的平均油價為每桶55美元，遠低于許多分析師和預測者的預期，他們預計油價平均約為每桶70美元。

卡塔爾的非能源行業也在迅速擴張，預計2022年將有良好表現。

在2021年油價回升，全球石油需求在幾個月內接近疫情前水平之后，預計海灣產油國的經濟增長速度將高于此前的預期。

路透社10月份的一項民意調查顯示，如果油價今年不大幅回落，海灣合作委員會（GCC）的六大中東石油和天然氣生產國將在2022年實現比此前預期的更快的經濟增長。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Qatar To Boost Public Spending On The Back Of Higher Oil And Gas Revenues

Qatar, one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world, is expected to boost public spending this year on the back of higher oil and gas revenues and a conservative assumption of 2022 oil prices in its budget, Oxford Economics says in a report cited by Gulf Times.

Qatar, like other major energy exporters in the Middle East, is set to benefit from the higher oil and gas prices in 2022, Oxford Economics says.

Qatar has adopted a budget for 2022 assuming an average oil price of $55 per barrel this year, well below the expectations of many analysts and forecasters who expect oil to average around $70 a barrel.

Qatar’s non-energy sector is also rapidly expanding and expects a positive 2022 performance. 

Gulf oil producers are expected to see their economies grow faster than previously predicted after oil prices recovered in 2021 and global oil demand is close to reaching pre-pandemic levels within months.

The six major Middle Eastern oil and gas producers part of the GCC are set to book faster economic growth in 2022 than previously expected, if oil prices don’t pull back significantly this year, a Reuters poll showed in October.