-- 週二，歐洲天然氣期貨價格下跌，美伊僵局持續兩個月，雙方仍未有進展。 荷蘭TTF天然氣近月合約下跌0.58%，至每兆瓦時44.38歐元（51.91美元）；英國NBP基準天然氣期貨下跌0.23%，至每熱量單位109.54便士（1.48美元）。 據報道，德黑蘭週一公佈了最新方案，其中包括重新開放霍爾木茲海峽，以換取華盛頓解除對伊朗的封鎖。 根據Axios報道，伊朗還要求將有關其核計劃的討論推遲到以後進行。該報道引述了一位美國官員和另外兩名消息人士的話。 根據《紐約時報》報道，美國總統唐納德·川普對這項最新提議持懷疑態度，因為該提議完全迴避了關鍵的核問題。該報道引用了多位了解相關討論情況的人士的話。 霍爾木茲海峽監測機構的數據顯示，這條至關重要的海峽已連續第九週處於事實上的關閉狀態，過去24小時內僅有7艘船隻通過。 澳新銀行高級大宗商品策略師丹尼爾海恩斯表示，買家正越來越多地轉向現貨市場以彌補供應短缺。 海恩斯也指出，與去年同期相比，今年4月迄今抵達歐洲的液化天然氣運輸船數量減少。他引用船舶追蹤數據顯示，液化天然氣運輸量可能年減3%。歐洲正尋求在下一個冬季到來之前補充天然氣儲備。 根據歐洲天然氣基礎設施協會（Gas Infrastructure Europe）的數據顯示，今年歐洲大陸的天然氣儲備量較去年同期下降，僅為總產能的31.75%，去年同期為38.42%。 歐盟極端天氣預報中心（Severe-Weather EU）指出，受罕見的北極冷空氣入侵影響，4月下旬東歐和東南歐氣溫將下降。預計這將增加對取暖天然氣的需求，即使在天然氣提取季結束後也是如此。
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