-- 周四,欧洲天然气期货价格下跌,抹去了早盘的涨幅,季节性疲软的市场动能和需求萎缩开始对市场构成压力。 荷兰TTF近月合约下跌0.65%,至每兆瓦时46.56欧元(54.44美元);英国NBP合约下跌0.61%,至每热量单位115.03便士(1.54美元)。 荷兰国际集团(ING)分析师表示,季节性因素以及“相当程度的需求萎缩”是造成这一市场走势的关键因素。他们还指出,由于霍尔木兹海峡关闭,液化天然气(LNG)市场遭受了巨大冲击,而目前的欧洲天然气价格并未反映出这种冲击的程度。 与此同时,据报道,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普告诉Axios新闻网,他拒绝了伊朗本周早些时候提出的开放海峡的提议,该提议涉及推迟两国之间的核谈判。 特朗普还表示,对德黑兰的海上封锁将继续,直到伊朗政权同意一项能够解决美国对其核计划所有关切的协议。 据Axios援引知情人士消息称,美国中央司令部也正在准备对伊朗发动“短暂而强力”的打击,旨在打破目前的僵局。 中央司令部司令布拉德·库珀海军上将周三也指出,美军已成功拦截了第42艘试图违反对伊朗封锁的船只。他表示,因此,伊朗政权有“41艘油轮和6900万桶石油”无法出售。 尽管如此,具有重要战略意义的霍尔木兹海峡仍然连续第九周关闭,据霍尔木兹海峡监测机构称,过去24小时内只有13艘船只通过。 壳牌公司(SHEL)首席执行官瓦埃勒·萨万周三在接受彭博社采访时警告称,冲突造成的石油和液化天然气短缺可能会持续数月,甚至可能延续到明年。 澳新银行高级大宗商品策略师丹尼尔·海恩斯指出,这对欧洲来说将是一个问题,“因为欧洲需要在下一个供暖季之前补充空置的库存”。 根据欧洲天然气基础设施协会的数据,欧洲已开始在库存水平大幅下降的情况下补充天然气,目前仅为产能的32.23%,而去年同期为38.96%。
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