-- 金曜午後、エネルギー関連株は下落し、ニューヨーク証券取引所エネルギーセクター指数は小幅安、ステート・ストリート・エネルギー・セレクト・セクターSPDR ETF(XLE)は0.8%安となった。 フィラデルフィア石油サービスセクター指数は0.7%安、ダウ・ジョーンズ米国公益事業指数は0.1%安となった。 セクター関連ニュースとして、ドナルド・トランプ大統領は金曜、ニューヨーク・ポスト紙との電話インタビューで、イランとの和平交渉が今週末に決裂した場合に備え、米軍艦艇への弾薬補給を進めていると述べた。 期近のWTI原油先物価格は0.6%高の1バレル98.39ドル、国際指標であるブレント原油先物価格は0.7%高の1バレル96.70ドルとなった。ヘンリーハブ天然ガス先物価格は0.8%安の100万BTUあたり2.65ドルとなった。 企業ニュースでは、シェル(SHEL)が金曜日にMTニュースワイヤーズへの電子メールで、ベネズエラとトリニダード・トバゴの国境をまたぐロラン・マナティー沖合ガス田での天然ガス生産についてベネズエラと協議中であることを確認した。シェルの広報担当者によると、同社は2027年にマナティーガス田からのガス生産開始を目指しているが、ロランガス田への最終投資決定はまだ行っていない。シェルの株価は0.8%上昇した。 ベルギーのアントワープ港は、船舶への燃料補給作業中に発生した原油流出事故により、大型船舶の入出港が不可能になったと港湾当局が金曜日に発表した。エクソンモービル(XOM)とトタルエナジーズ(TTE)が運営する欧州の製油所がある。エクソンモービルの株価は1.6%下落、トタルエナジーズの株価は1.8%上昇した。 ロイター通信は、規制当局の文書を引用し、EQT(EQT)とグレンコアが、コモンウェルスLNGから年間100万トンの液化天然ガスを追加で20年間の契約で調達することに合意したと報じた。EQTの株価は1.1%下落した。
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