-- 周二,欧洲天然气期货价格涨跌互现,此前有报道称,在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普“自由计划”启动首日,霍尔木兹海峡发生导弹袭击事件。 由于五月初的银行假日,市场周一休市,荷兰TTF近月合约下跌1.85%,至每兆瓦时47.25欧元(55.29美元);英国NBP期货上涨3.04%,至每兆瓦时115.51便士(1.56美元)。 周一,伊朗袭击了一艘隶属于阿联酋阿布扎比国家石油公司(ADNOC)的国有航运公司,当时该船正途经霍尔木兹海峡,这标志着冲突危险升级。 与此同时,美国中央司令部司令布拉德·库珀海军上将周一表示,他们已与“数十艘船舶和航运公司”联系,以鼓励船只通过这条具有重要战略意义的水道。他说:“我们对这项防御任务的支持对于地区安全和全球经济至关重要,同时我们也将继续维持海上封锁。” 伊朗外交部长赛义德·阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在X网站上发帖指出,“政治危机没有军事解决方案”,并将特朗普的“自由计划”称为“僵局计划”。 据伊朗国家通讯社塔斯尼姆通讯社报道,伊朗议会议长穆罕默德·巴格尔·卡利巴夫周二表示,霍尔木兹海峡局势已出现“新的格局”,并将当前局势的责任完全归咎于美国及其盟友。 霍尔木兹海峡交通监测数据显示,过去24小时内,共有12艘船只通过该海峡,海峡交通量有所增加。然而,这仍然远低于138的典型日均水平。 据澳新银行(ANZ)高级大宗商品策略师丹尼尔·海恩斯(Daniel Hynes)称,全球液化天然气(LNG)出口已跌至近两年来的最低水平,同时指出,卡塔尔的出口损失已被美国和加拿大出口的增长部分抵消。 这对欧洲市场而言至关重要,因为该地区正开始从枯竭的库存水平中补充天然气,目前库存仅为产能的33.79%,而去年同期为40.73%,五年平均水平为46%(数据来自欧洲天然气基础设施协会)。 荷兰国际集团(ING)的分析师在周二的一份报告中表示,他们仍然认为欧洲和亚洲的LNG市场“低估了霍尔木兹海峡危机持续造成的供应冲击规模”。 分析人士认为,除了“需求破坏”之外,几乎没有什么办法可以弥补或取代霍尔木兹海峡液化天然气供应的损失,而他们表示,需求破坏需要更高的价格才能实现。
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