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美国天然气市场最新动态:库存大幅增加,需求前景疲软,期货价格下跌

-- 周五午盘交易中,美国天然气期货价格大幅下跌,原因是疲软的库存数据和地缘政治风险情绪的缓解盖过了持续的供应紧张局面。 近月亨利枢纽天然气期货合约和连续合约均下跌3.21%,至每百万英热单位2.53美元。 期货价格早盘进一步走弱,一度跌至每百万英热单位2.495美元,创下至少自2024年10月以来的最低水平,也是18个月以来的最低点。 据Trading Economics的数据显示,天然气价格持续承压,过去四周累计下跌11.81%,过去一年累计下跌17.53%。 美国能源信息署(EIA)周四发布的最新报告进一步强化了悲观情绪,数据显示截至4月17日当周,天然气库存增加1030亿立方英尺。这一数据超出预期,也超过了去年同期770亿立方英尺的增幅和五年平均增幅640亿立方英尺。目前总库存比季节性正常水平高出约7.1%。 由于春季气温温和抑制了供暖需求,需求依然疲软。天气预报显示,5月初之前天气状况基本接近正常,短期内对需求复苏的支撑作用有限。 供应方面,美国天然气产量有所下降,过去17天下降了约38亿立方英尺/日,至1083亿立方英尺/日,创11周新低。然而,液化天然气原料气需求依然强劲,4月份达到189亿立方英尺/日,有望创下月度新高。 NRG能源公司公布的天然气产量数据为1064亿立方英尺,低于去年同期水平,而液化天然气原料气流量为187亿立方英尺/日。 由于中东局势紧张,地缘政治风险溢价在本周早些时候提供了一定的支撑,但这种支撑作用在周五有所减弱。有报道称,伊朗和美国之间展开了外交接触,包括在伊斯兰堡举行的谈判代表会谈,重点讨论霍尔木兹海峡局势,这降低了人们对立即中断供应的担忧。

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