-- 伍德麥肯茲(Wood Mackenzie)的分析師在周二的一份報告中指出,受主要地區管道輸送能力瓶頸的限制,預計今年夏季美國天然氣產量僅會小幅增長。 他們表示,美國本土48州的產量將主要由幾個產氣盆地支撐,包括二疊紀盆地、海恩斯維爾頁岩、鷹灘頁岩和馬塞勒斯/尤蒂卡頁岩。其中,預計只有鷹灘頁岩在短期內能夠實現顯著的增量成長。 季節性價格波動也可能對供應造成壓力。與往年夏季一樣,相對疲軟的價格可能會促使生產商減產,尤其是在阿巴拉契亞地區和加拿大西部部分地區。不過,分析師預計,隨著管道輸送能力的緩解,產量將在今年稍後有所回升。 液化天然氣(LNG)計畫的發展通常會因颶風等潛在幹擾而帶來下行風險,但在2026年,這些計畫將起到一定的平衡作用。 切尼爾能源公司(Cheniere Energy)位於科珀斯克里斯蒂的LNG工廠正在進行擴建,其中6號生產線正在進行測試,預計將於5月投產;7號生產線預計將於夏末秋初投產。 同時,金山口LNG工廠也正在加速產能提升,1號生產線預計6月達到每日8億立方英尺的產能,並計劃在今年稍後增加產能。 墨西哥的天然氣需求預計將出現結構性成長,這主要受國內和美國市場發電需求的驅動。 儘管科斯塔阿祖爾液化天然氣計畫(Energia Costa Azul Liquefaction project)目前仍在延期,但預計該計畫仍將顯著提升原料氣需求。不過,分析師也指出了一些風險,包括專案延期、國內消費與出口之間的競爭以及天氣相關的需求波動。 美國國內需求依然強勁,部分原因是受房屋結構性趨勢的支撐。面積更大、層高更高的房屋增加了供暖需求,導致季節性需求波動更大。 同時,電力消耗的穩定成長持續支撐著天然氣發電,使其成為電網的關鍵穩定器。 在全球範圍內,供應擔憂進一步支撐了價格。卡達拉斯拉凡工業城出口基礎設施的損壞預計將對液化天然氣產量產生長期影響,全面恢復可能需要數年時間。 分析師表示,這次中斷可能有助於為美國液化天然氣出口設定價格底線,同時降低新開發案的財務風險。 更廣泛的地緣政治背景預計也將強化能源安全的重要性,這可能會增強美國對能源密集產業的吸引力,並支撐長期需求成長。
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