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欧洲、中东和非洲地区天然气市场最新动态:受持续供应风险影响,期货价格上涨

-- 周四盘后交易中,欧洲天然气期货价格延续涨势,尽管有外交信号可能缓和中东地缘政治紧张局势,但价格依然坚挺。 荷兰TTF近月合约上涨1.766%,至每兆瓦时42.13欧元(49.63美元);英国NBP期货上涨1.785%,至每热量单位105.52便士(1.43美元)。 Trading Economics表示,天然气价格一度突破每兆瓦时42欧元,但仍接近六周多以来的最低水平,市场在权衡缓和局势的初步进展与持续存在的供应风险。 新闻报道显示,美国和伊朗正在进行间接谈判,以延长目前为期两周的停火协议(该协议将于4月22日到期),这可能会为与更广泛的美以伊冲突相关的谈判争取更多时间。另据报道,黎巴嫩和以色列也在周四达成了停火协议。 然而,霍尔木兹海峡局势依然不明朗。该海峡是全球能源流通的关键咽喉要道,约五分之一的液化天然气运输都要经过这里。目前,该水道交通严重受阻,美国封锁了伊朗船只,而德黑兰方面则限制了大多数其他船只的通行。 美国参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军在周四的新闻发布会上表示,美国的封锁仅限于伊朗港口和海岸线,并不包括霍尔木兹海峡本身。他补充说,截至周四上午,美国中央司令部尚未在该地区登船检查任何船只,同时指出,美国印太司令部责任区内正在对封锁实施前离开的船只采取类似的海上拦截行动。 凯恩表示,已有13艘船只掉头,选择不通过霍尔木兹海峡,高于本周早些时候公布的6艘。 Trading Economics报道称,卡塔尔拉斯拉凡液化天然气(LNG)工厂是全球最大的LNG出口综合体,即使重启工作在5月启动,预计也要到8月才能全面恢复运营,这加剧了供应方面的担忧。 交易员们也在权衡和平前景的改善与冬季供暖需求下降和可再生能源产量增强导致天然气需求减少之间的关系。欧盟的天然气库存仍低于产能的30%,冬季前的补给工作已经开始。 与此同时,Investing.com援引荷兰国际集团(ING)的数据报道称,截至4月10日当周,投资基金将其在TTF的净多头头寸减少了37太瓦时,至271太瓦时。 荷兰国际集团分析师写道:“显然,中东地区的动荡持续的时间越长,来自亚洲的竞争就越激烈,因为买家会寻求替代供应。” 澳新银行分析师丹尼尔·海恩斯(Daniel Hynes)在周四的一份报告中表示,尽管供应限制仍然是一个主要问题,但亚洲的LNG价格小幅走低。 亚洲液化天然气进口量已降至2020年以来的最低水平。海恩斯补充说,截至4月14日,中国液化天然气进口量的30天移动平均值为10.8万吨,比上年同期下降32%。

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