-- 周一盘后交易中，美国天然气期货价格继续下跌，强劲的供应与淡季疲软的需求形成鲜明对比。 近月亨利枢纽天然气合约和连续期货合约均下跌0.79%，至每百万英热单位2.627美元。 据彭博社报道，周一早盘，受美国总统特朗普下令封锁霍尔木兹海峡（此前周末与伊朗的和平谈判破裂）引发的能源运输担忧加剧的影响，天然气价格上涨，此前原油价格走高。 午盘时分，随着基本面因素再次占据主导，天然气价格走势逆转。由于淡季需求疲软抵消了地缘政治担忧，天然气价格回落至上周创下的17个月低点附近，随后跌破该低点。 Gelber & Associates周一解释道：“需求方面最大的变化是电力消耗量跃升至335亿立方英尺/日，而可再生能源需求量则大幅下降至120亿立方英尺/日。供应方面，产量保持在高位，为1102亿立方英尺/日，而加拿大进口量已降至50亿立方英尺/日。这使得总供应量为1152亿立方英尺/日，而总需求量为1040亿立方英尺/日，净供需差扩大至112亿立方英尺/日。” Barchart援引商品气象集团（The Commodity Weather Group）的数据称，美国东部三分之二地区的气温高于正常水平，预计将从4月18日开始回落至季节性正常水平，并持续到4月27日。 出口方面，彭博新能源财经（BNEF）表示，液化天然气原料气需求强劲，达到199亿立方英尺/日，比前一周增长1.5%。
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