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米国天然ガス最新情報:中東紛争の新たな激化を受け、先物価格が2%上昇

-- 米イラン和平交渉の決裂を受け、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領がイランに対する海上封鎖を発表したことを受け、月曜日の米国天然ガス先物価格は2%以上上昇した。 ヘンリーハブの期近天然ガス先物契約と継続契約は、いずれも2.04%上昇し、100万BTUあたり2.70ドルで取引された。 トランプ大統領は日曜日にTruth Socialへの投稿で、米海軍がイランの港への船舶の出入りを阻止することで、イランに対する封鎖を開始すると述べた。 米中央軍は日曜日にXへの投稿で、月曜日の午前10時(東部時間)に封鎖を開始すると発表した。ただし、イラン以外の港との間を航行する他の船舶の航行の自由は妨げないとしている。 これらの動きはすべて、米国の天然ガスおよびLNG輸出を含む世界のエネルギー市場に新たな不確実性をもたらしている。 国内では、NRGエナジーによると、先週の天然ガス総生産量は横ばいで、1日平均1,073億立方フィートだった一方、カナダからの輸入量は1日あたり60億立方フィート減少し、50億立方フィートとなった。 全国的に気温が上昇したため、天然ガス需要は先週、1日あたり900億立方フィートから750億立方フィートへと急激に減少した。 国立気象局によると、4月20日から26日にかけて国内のほとんどの地域で平年を上回る気温が予想されており、気象予報は引き続き弱気な見通しとなっている。これは国内の天然ガス需要をさらに押し下げる要因となるだろう。

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