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歐洲、中東和非洲地區天然氣市場最新動態:受持續供應風險影響,期貨價格上漲

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-- 週四盤後交易中,歐洲天然氣期貨價格延續漲勢,儘管有外交訊號可能緩和中東地緣政治緊張局勢,但價格仍堅挺。 荷蘭TTF近月合約上漲1.766%,至每兆瓦時42.13歐元(49.63美元);英國NBP期貨上漲1.785%,至每熱量單位105.52便士(1.43美元)。 Trading Economics表示,天然氣價格一度突破每兆瓦時42歐元,但仍接近六週多以來的最低水平,市場在權衡緩和局勢的初步進展與持續存在的供應風險。 新聞報導顯示,美國和伊朗正在進行間接談判,以延長目前為期兩週的停火協議(該協議將於4月22日到期),這可能會為與更廣泛的美以伊衝突相關的談判爭取更多時間。另據報道,黎巴嫩和以色列也在周四達成了停火協議。 然而,霍爾木茲海峽局勢仍不明朗。該海峽是全球能源流通的關鍵咽喉要道,約五分之一的液化天然氣運輸都要經過此地。目前,該水道交通嚴重受阻,美國封鎖了伊朗船隻,而德黑蘭方面則限制了大多數其他船隻的通行。 美國參謀長聯席會議主席丹凱恩將軍在周四的記者會上表示,美國的封鎖僅限於伊朗港口和海岸線,並不包括霍爾木茲海峽本身。他補充說,截至週四上午,美國中央司令部尚未在該地區登船檢查任何船隻,同時指出,美國印太司令部責任區內正在對封鎖實施前離開的船隻採取類似的海上攔截行動。 凱恩表示,已有13艘船掉頭,選擇不通過霍爾木茲海峽,高於本週稍早公佈的6艘。 Trading Economics報道稱,卡達拉斯拉凡液化天然氣(LNG)工廠是全球最大的LNG出口綜合體,即使重啟工作在5月啟動,預計也要到8月才能全面恢復運營,這加劇了供應方面的擔憂。 交易員們也在權衡和平前景的改善與冬季供暖需求下降和再生能源產量增強導致天然氣需求減少之間的關係。歐盟的天然氣庫存仍低於產能的30%,冬季前的補給工作已經開始。 同時,Investing.com引述荷蘭國際集團(ING)的數據報道稱,截至4月10日當週,投資基金將其在TTF的淨多頭頭寸減少了37太瓦時,至271太瓦時。 荷蘭國際集團分析師寫道:“顯然,中東地區的動盪持續的時間越長,來自亞洲的競爭就越激烈,因為買家會尋求替代供應。” 澳新銀行分析師丹尼爾·海恩斯(Daniel Hynes)在周四的報告中表示,儘管供應限制仍然是一個主要問題,但亞洲的LNG價格小幅走低。 亞洲液化天然氣進口量已降至2020年以來的最低水準。海恩斯補充說,截至4月14日,中國液化天然氣進口量的30天移動平均值為10.8萬噸,比去年同期下降32%。

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