-- 週三,歐洲天然氣期貨價格下跌,市場對未來幾天可能舉行的第二輪美伊會談的樂觀情緒持續升溫,雙方希望透過外交途徑解決持續的軍事衝突。 荷蘭TTF近月合約下跌1.69%,至每兆瓦時42.63歐元(50.24美元);英國NBP期貨下跌1.84%,至每熱量單位106.75便士(1.43美元)。 美國總統川普週二在接受福克斯新聞採訪時表示,他認為這場戰爭“即將結束”,並補充說,德黑蘭“非常渴望”達成協議。 當天早些時候,川普告訴《紐約郵報》,第二輪美伊和平談判「可能在未來兩天內」在巴基斯坦首都舉行。 同時,美國中央司令部司令布拉德·庫珀海軍上將表示,對伊朗的海上封鎖現已全面生效,美軍已“完全切斷了伊朗的海上貿易”,他指出,海上貿易佔伊朗國際貿易的90%。 據霍爾木茲海峽監測機構稱,霍爾木茲海峽的交通流量大幅增加,過去24小時內有17艘船隻通過該海峽。 澳新銀行高級大宗商品策略師丹尼爾·海恩斯表示,在中東局勢動盪期間,亞洲液化天然氣買家曾一度成為歐洲的主要競爭對手,但如今他們的進口量已降至2020年以來的最低水平。 海恩斯指出,印度天然氣公司和印度石油公司尚未就4月和5月的現貨天然氣採購進行任何招標,而中國3月的天然氣進口量也出現了類似的下降。 根據歐洲天然氣基礎設施協會(Gas Infrastructure Europe)的數據顯示,這些發展對歐洲市場來說是個好兆頭,因為歐洲市場正以顯著下降的庫存進入天然氣補給季,目前庫存僅為產能的29.55%,而去年同期為35.62%。 此外,天氣預報也轉為悲觀,根據歐盟極端天氣預報中心(Severe Weather EU)的數據顯示,預計歐洲大部分地區夏季氣溫將高於往年平均值。
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