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米国天然ガス最新情報:LNGプラントのメンテナンスによる供給ガス流量の減速を受け、先物価格が軟化

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-- 火曜日の時間外取引で、米国の天然ガス価格は下落幅を拡大した。液化天然ガス(LNG)輸出ターミナルへの供給ガス量が3カ月ぶりの低水準に落ち込み、既に供給過剰状態にある市場に供給が滞留したことが背景にある。 ヘンリーハブの期近限月契約と継続限月契約はともに3.00%下落し、100万BTUあたり2.781ドルとなった。 BNEFのデータによると、米国メキシコ湾岸のLNG輸出施設への供給ガス量は177億立方フィートに減少し、1月下旬以来の低水準となった。これは、キャメロン、カルカシューパス、コーパスクリスティの各LNG施設における季節的なメンテナンスによる生産減速が原因だと、イージス・ヘッジングは述べている。 米国の天然ガス価格は、供給過剰と閑散期需要の低迷が重なり、下落圧力にさらされている。 4月17日には、在庫水準の高さを背景に価格が1年半ぶりの安値に下落し、市場の供給過剰状態が浮き彫りになった。 4月24日時点の在庫は、過去5年間の季節平均を7.7%上回っており、供給過剰への懸念が強まっている。 同時に、LNG原料ガスの需要は緩和しており、国内システムにガスが滞留し、価格へのさらなる下押し圧力となっている。 こうした弱さにもかかわらず、生産量は依然として比較的高い水準にある。BNEFの推計では、生産量は1日あたり1107億立方フィート(Bcf/d)で、前年同期比約3.4%増となっている。Trading Economicsによると、価格下落を受けて既に一部の生産者が減産を開始しているにもかかわらず、この水準を維持している。 全体として、在庫の高水準、堅調な生産量、そして輸出の低迷が相まって、国内市場に引き続き重圧を与えている。

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