英国能源监管机构表示，由于商业激励减少以及管道容量技术上的限制，该国的天然气进口能力有所下降。
Reduced commercial incentives, technical reductions in pipeline capacity have decreased the country’s import capability, the U.K.’s energy regulator said Storage tanks at the Grain LNG import terminal.
英国大部分天然气来自北海和挪威，以及通过液化天然气（LNG）运输。
The U.K. gets much of its natural gas from the North Sea, Norway and via LNG shipments.
英国能源监管机构称，已采取措施维护那些未得到充分利用的、连接英国能源网络与欧洲大陆的海底天然气管道，以确保在紧急情况下仍能进口欧洲的天然气。
Dan Kitwood Getty Images The U.K. energy regulator said it has taken steps to preserve underused underwater gas pipelines connecting the country’s energy grid to continental Europe, preserving the ability to import European gas in case of emergencies.
虽然这些管道使用频率不高，但在需求高峰期（如严冬）能为英国提供更多从其他来源获取天然气的灵活性。
The pipelines are only used occasionally but give the U.K. greater flexibility to tap gas from other sources in times of high demand, such as severe winters. Reduced commercial incentives and technical reductions in pipeline capacity have decreased the country’s import capability in recent years, Ofgem said.