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欧洲、中东和非洲天然气市场最新动态:尽管美伊和平进程未取得进展,期货价格仍下跌

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-- 周二,欧洲天然气期货价格下跌,美伊僵局持续两个月,双方仍未取得任何进展。 荷兰TTF天然气近月合约下跌0.58%,至每兆瓦时44.38欧元(51.91美元);英国NBP基准天然气期货下跌0.23%,至每热量单位109.54便士(1.48美元)。 据报道,德黑兰周一公布了最新方案,其中包括重新开放霍尔木兹海峡,以换取华盛顿解除对伊朗的封锁。 据Axios报道,伊朗还要求将有关其核计划的讨论推迟到以后进行。该报道援引了一位美国官员和另外两名消息人士的话。 据《纽约时报》报道,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普对这项最新提议持怀疑态度,因为该提议完全回避了关键的核问题。该报道援引了多位了解相关讨论情况的人士的话。 霍尔木兹海峡监测机构的数据显示,这条至关重要的海峡已连续第九周处于事实上的关闭状态,过去24小时内仅有7艘船只通过。 澳新银行高级大宗商品策略师丹尼尔·海恩斯表示,买家正越来越多地转向现货市场以弥补供应短缺。 海恩斯还指出,与去年同期相比,今年4月迄今为止抵达欧洲的液化天然气运输船数量有所减少。他援引船舶追踪数据显示,液化天然气运输量可能同比下降3%。欧洲正寻求在下一个冬季到来之前补充天然气储备。 据欧洲天然气基础设施协会(Gas Infrastructure Europe)的数据显示,今年欧洲大陆的天然气储备量较去年同期有所下降,仅为总产能的31.75%,而去年同期为38.42%。 欧盟极端天气预报中心(Severe-Weather EU)指出,受罕见的北极冷空气入侵影响,4月下旬东欧和东南欧气温将有所下降。预计这将增加取暖天然气的需求,即使在天然气提取季结束后也是如此。

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