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歐洲、中東和非洲地區天然氣市場動態:隨著美國對伊朗實施封鎖,以色列釋放停火訊號,天然氣期貨價格上漲。

-- 週一,美國總統川普宣布對伊朗實施霍爾木茲海峽封鎖後,歐洲天然氣期貨價格飆漲約8%。 荷蘭TTF近月合約上漲7.88%,至每兆瓦時47.07歐元(55.06美元);英國NBP期貨上漲8.08%,至每熱量單位118.55便士(1.59美元)。 川普週日在Truth Social網站上發文稱,美國和伊朗週末在巴基斯坦舉行的會談未能達成協議,理由是雙方在德黑蘭核子計畫問題上存在不可調和的分歧。 作為回應,川普表示,美國海軍將開始封鎖伊朗,阻止船隻進出該國港口。 他還補充說,海軍將搜尋並攔截所有向伊朗支付通行費以確保通過霍爾木茲海峽的商船。 「任何非法支付通行費的人都無法在公海上安全通行,」他說。 週日,美國中央司令部在X網站上發布消息稱,他們將於週一上午10點(美國東部時間)開始封鎖海峽,同時指出,封鎖不會妨礙其他船隻往返非伊朗港口的航行自由。 同時,根據《印度斯坦時報》引述伊朗新聞電視台的報道,伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍表示,這條佔全球液化天然氣運輸量20%的關鍵水道「將永遠無法恢復到以前的狀態,尤其是對美國和以色列而言」。 此外,根據多家媒體報道,以色列總理內塔尼亞胡警告稱,為期兩週的停火協議可能比預期更早結束,這引發了人們對海峽商船航行的新擔憂。 霍爾木茲海峽已連續第七週處於事實上的封閉狀態,但據霍爾木茲海峽監測機構稱,過去24小時內有10艘船隻通過,通行量有所回升。 英國聯合海事資訊中心指出,這一數字較海峽通常的日均138艘船隻通行量大幅下降。該中心也指出,過去48小時內未發生新的船隻攻擊事件。 澳新銀行高級大宗商品策略師丹尼爾海恩斯表示,週末的這些事態發展「將加劇」全球經濟目前面臨的供應中斷問題。 海恩斯指出,數週以來都沒有液化天然氣運輸船通過該海峽,並補充說,這場衝突已將供應前景從「逐步緩解」轉變為「持續緊張」。 雖然大多數中東液化天然氣通常流向亞洲,但這次持續的供應中斷加劇了全球供應競爭,導致歐洲市場價格上漲,尤其是在各國開始為下一個冬季補充庫存之際。 根據歐洲天然氣基礎設施協會(Gas Infrastructure Europe)的數據顯示,歐洲天然氣庫存水準仍偏低,僅為庫存量的29.34%,去年同期為35.11%。 不過,歐盟極端氣象預警系統(Severe-Weather EU)指出,歐洲大部分地區預計今年夏季氣溫將高於往年同期水平,預計在短期內降低供暖天然氣的需求。

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