-- 週一早盤，天然氣價格上漲，從2024年11月以來的最低水準反彈。儘管春季需求疲軟，但由於美伊和平談判破裂，全球能源價格普遍上漲，天然氣價格仍走高。 5月交割的天然氣價格最新上漲0.05美元，至每百萬英熱單位2.70美元。 這項上漲是由於美伊週末的談判未能達成協議，伊朗拒絕了美國停止其鈾濃縮計畫的要求。由於未能達成協議，霍爾木茲海峽仍封閉，導致來自阿曼的全球液化天然氣（LNG）日供應量的20%無法進入市場，增加了美國LNG生產商的現貨需求。 儘管如此，受春季天氣影響，國內需求依然疲軟。美國國家氣象局的長期預測顯示，未來6至14天，大多數州的氣溫將達到或高於季節性水平，因此冷卻需求仍然較低。
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