-- 周一,美国总统特朗普宣布对伊朗实施霍尔木兹海峡封锁后,欧洲天然气期货价格飙升约8%。 荷兰TTF近月合约上涨7.88%,至每兆瓦时47.07欧元(55.06美元);英国NBP期货上涨8.08%,至每热量单位118.55便士(1.59美元)。 特朗普周日在Truth Social网站上发文称,美国和伊朗周末在巴基斯坦举行的会谈未能达成协议,理由是双方在德黑兰核计划问题上存在不可调和的分歧。 作为回应,特朗普表示,美国海军将开始封锁伊朗,阻止船只进出该国港口。 他还补充说,海军将搜寻并拦截所有向伊朗支付通行费以确保通过霍尔木兹海峡的商船。 “任何非法支付通行费的人都无法在公海上安全通行,”他说。 周日,美国中央司令部在X网站上发布消息称,他们将于周一上午10点(美国东部时间)开始封锁海峡,同时指出,封锁不会妨碍其他船只往返非伊朗港口的航行自由。 与此同时,据《印度斯坦时报》援引伊朗新闻电视台的报道,伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队海军表示,这条占全球液化天然气运输量20%的关键水道“将永远无法恢复到以前的状态,尤其是对美国和以色列而言”。 此外,据多家媒体报道,以色列总理内塔尼亚胡警告称,为期两周的停火协议可能比预期更早结束,这引发了人们对海峡商船航行的新担忧。 霍尔木兹海峡已连续第七周处于事实上的封闭状态,但据霍尔木兹海峡监测机构称,过去24小时内有10艘船只通过,通行量有所回升。 英国联合海事信息中心指出,这一数字较海峡通常的日均138艘船只通行量大幅下降。该中心还指出,过去48小时内未发生新的船只袭击事件。 澳新银行高级大宗商品策略师丹尼尔·海恩斯表示,周末的这些事态发展“将加剧”全球经济目前面临的供应中断问题。 海恩斯指出,数周以来都没有液化天然气运输船通过该海峡,并补充说,此次冲突已将供应前景从“逐步缓解”转变为“持续紧张”。 虽然大多数中东液化天然气通常流向亚洲,但此次持续的供应中断加剧了全球供应竞争,导致欧洲市场价格上涨,尤其是在各国开始为下一个冬季补充库存之际。 据欧洲天然气基础设施协会(Gas Infrastructure Europe)的数据显示,欧洲天然气库存水平仍然偏低,仅为库存量的29.34%,而去年同期为35.11%。 不过,欧盟极端天气预警系统(Severe-Weather EU)指出,欧洲大部分地区预计今年夏季气温将高于往年同期水平,这有望在短期内降低供暖天然气的需求。
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