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美国天然气进入注入季,库存充足,预计价格走软。

-- 美国能源信息署周二表示,美国天然气库存正以相对稳健的姿态进入4月至10月的注气季。如果未来几个月气候温和、产量稳定,这一趋势将有助于抑制气价上涨。 根据插值周度数据,在注气季开始时,美国本土48州的可用天然气库存估计为18900亿立方英尺。这一水平比去年同期和五年平均水平高出约3%,表明随着注气量的增加,供应有一定的缓冲空间。 目前的库存盈余是在经历了冬季短暂的供需波动后出现的。1月份气温低于往年同期,加上冬季风暴“弗恩”的影响,导致截至1月30日当周的天然气消耗量创下3600亿立方英尺的纪录。随后,库存水平下降至比五年平均水平低5.6%。但这种短缺局面很快得到缓解。 2月和3月较为温和的气候减缓了天然气提取速度,使得库存量在3月中旬回升至平均水平以上,并在4月初达到正常水平以上近5%。 季节性需求动态发挥了关键作用。美国天然气消费通常在冬季达到高峰,因为居民和商业供暖需求上升。1月之后,这一需求急剧下降,2月平均消费量为422亿立方英尺/日,3月为260亿立方英尺/日,低于1月的519亿立方英尺/日。 需求回落已经转化为价格走软。3月份亨利枢纽天然气现货价格平均为每百万英热单位3.04美元,较1月份的7.72美元大幅下降,也低于2月份的3.62美元。 展望未来,美国能源信息署(EIA)表示,高于平均水平的库存和冬季末期疲软的需求可能会限制天然气注入季初期的价格上涨压力,但天气和生产趋势仍将是关键变量。

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