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歐洲、中東和非洲地區天然氣最新動態:和平預期提振價格回落,但供應風險限制跌幅

-- 在週五盤後交易中,歐洲天然氣期貨收復了早盤的部分跌幅,但仍低於前一交易日的收盤價,市場對潛在和平協議的樂觀情緒令價格承壓。 荷蘭TTF近月合約下跌5.02%,至每兆瓦時43.86歐元;英國NBP期貨下跌5.63%,至每熱量單位110.19便士。 價格最初走低,原因是與中東衝突相關的外交努力勢頭強勁。彭博社週五的一篇報道也指出,烏克蘭與俄羅斯的首席談判代表認為,與克里姆林宮達成潛在協議的進程取得了進展,並暗示戰爭的解決可能很快就會實現。 然而,隨著交易員重新關注供應基本面,包括補充低庫存的必要性以及正在進行的和平談判前景不明朗,跌幅有所回升。 外交進展仍然是關注的焦點。美國副總統約翰·迪·萬斯計劃於週六在伊斯蘭堡與伊朗對口官員舉行會談,而以色列和黎巴嫩的談判代表將於下週在華盛頓會面,討論解決地區衝突的潛在方案。 供應限制繼續為局勢提供支撐。澳新銀行分析師丹尼爾海恩斯表示,液化天然氣運輸船仍滯留在波斯灣,僵局何時結束尚不明朗。他還補充說,雪佛龍公司位於惠斯通的液化天然氣工廠上個月遭受颶風破壞,目前產能僅50%左右,這加劇了澳大利亞的困境;此外,伊克西斯液化天然氣出口工廠的工人在與運營商日本國際石油開發株式會社(Inpex Corp.)的談判破裂後,正在考慮採取罷工行動。 根據英國聯合海事資訊中心的數據,霍爾木茲海峽監測機構表示,過去24小時內只有7艘船隻通過該海峽,遠低於衝突前每天約138艘的正常水準。 在天然氣儲存方面,歐洲天然氣基礎設施協會(Gas Infrastructure Europe)週五報告稱,歐盟天然氣庫存佔總容量的28.91%,低於一年前的約35%。 歐洲天然氣輸氣系統營運商網路(ENTSO)週四在其發布的《2026年夏季供應展望》中表示,歐盟的基礎設施容量應足以使天然氣庫存水準在11月1日前達到至少80%。該組織指出,自4月初以來持續的天然氣注入是一個積極信號,並補充說,延長補充期可以緩解價格壓力,並降低季末搶購的風險。然而,該組織警告稱,海灣能源基礎設施的受損以及霍爾木茲海峽持續的中斷可能會產生更長期的影響。此外,歐盟能源專員丹·約根森也敦促成員國考慮在註入季早期達到80%的庫存目標,以提高市場的確定性。

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