-- 受季節性需求疲軟、氣溫溫和以及供應充足的影響,天然氣價格週五早盤從17個月低點小幅回升。 5月交割的天然氣價格上漲0.01美元,至每百萬英熱單位2.68美元,此前一天曾跌至2024年11月以來的最低水準。 由於春季氣溫溫和導致需求下降,而供應仍然充足,天然氣價格一直承壓。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超過季節性水準。 加拿大皇家銀行資本市場天然氣和黃金策略師克里斯托弗·盧尼在給客戶的報告中寫道:“隨著氣溫持續回暖,季節性變化帶來的壓力導致天然氣價格持續低迷。鑑於這種季節性變化,需求有所緩和,而供應仍然充足。” 美國能源資訊署週四發布的每週天然氣庫存調查報告顯示,上週天然氣庫存增加了500億立方英尺,高於NatGasWeather先前預測的480億立方英尺增幅。此次增幅使天然氣庫存達到1.91兆立方英尺,比五年同期平均高出4.8%。
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