-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）周日发布的研究报告指出，专注于阿巴拉契亚地区的美国油气生产商EQT（EQT）正战略性地扩大其2027年及以后的中游产能，并有望从中东冲突引发的能源市场动荡中获益。 RBC分析师表示，尽管目前EQT的项目总产能为每日20亿至30亿立方英尺当量，但管理层预计与交易对手的磋商将使日产量提升至80亿至100亿立方英尺。 RBC特别指出，EQT在与同行竞争中率先锁定液化天然气（LNG）承购合同，这在伊朗冲突的背景下能够带来巨大的价值。 该公司第一季度业绩超出预期，这得益于其一体化商业模式的优势。 第一季度产量超出预期，恰逢冬季价格高峰期，而运营支出和资本支出均低于预期。 EQT已展现出快速识别中游环节问题的能力，使其商业团队能够进行价格套利。 该公司去年公布的液化天然气承购战略曾令部分投资者感到不安，担心会出现天然气价格波动，但由于中东冲突，这种担忧已不再重要。加拿大皇家银行（RBC）表示，其承购合同将于2030年开始生效，目的地合同也可能在相近的时间点签订。 加拿大皇家银行对EQT的评级为“与行业持平”，目标价为69美元，而其近期股价约为58.91美元。
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