-- 周三午盘交易中,美国天然气期货价格变动不大,市场参与者在等待周四即将公布的每周政府库存报告前保持观望。 近月亨利枢纽天然气期货合约以及连续基准价格小幅上涨0.08%,至每百万英热单位2.60美元。 交易员们正密切关注美国能源信息署(EIA)的库存数据,以寻找新的市场方向。尽管近期产量出现短暂下滑,但目前市场仍受需求疲软和供应充足的影响。 据Gelber & Associates的数据,由于东北部和中南部地区的维护工作,美国天然气日产量下滑至1079亿立方英尺,但预计下周将恢复到正常水平。 Aegis Hedging表示,阿巴拉契亚盆地的天然气产量降至2月份冻害以来的最低水平。但产量下降的同时,正值异常温暖的过渡季节,这已将东部天然气南部地区的现货价格推至六个月来的最低点,即每百万英热单位1.79美元。 对大规模储气量增加的预期也限制了价格上涨空间。Gelber & Associates 预测本周储气量将增加 480 亿立方英尺,远高于去年同期的 160 亿立方英尺增幅。“这一对比应该会限制价格上涨空间,并表明储气量将迅速恢复到淡季的较大水平,”该公司表示。 NRG Energy 预测,截至 4 月 10 日当周的储气量将增加 660 亿立方英尺。如果预测得到证实,储气量将比五年平均水平高出 1150 亿立方英尺,比去年同期高出 1130 亿立方英尺。 天气仍然是影响因素。预计下周初一股季末冷空气将提振居民和商业需求,但整体淡季前景仍然表明供暖需求疲软,制冷需求有限。 Aegis Hedging 援引 Criterion 的数据报道称,预测中重新纳入了一些供暖度日数,作为未来 6 至 15 天的展望。 Gelber & Associates指出,液化天然气需求持续提供关键的结构性支撑,原料气流量维持在每日200亿立方英尺左右。 尽管存在一些支撑因素,但整体供需平衡仍然松散。Gelber & Associates表示:“市场可能会对库存趋紧做出积极反应,但仍需要更强劲的天气信号、持续的供应不足,或出口需求的进一步走高,才能突破当前的低价区间。”
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