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美國天然氣市場最新動態:庫存大幅增加,需求前景疲軟,期貨價格下跌

-- 週五午盤交易中,美國天然氣期貨價格大幅下跌,原因是疲軟的庫存數據和地緣政治風險情緒的緩解蓋過了持續的供應緊張。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣期貨合約及連續合約均下跌3.21%,至每百萬英熱單位2.53美元。 期貨價格早盤進一步走弱,一度跌至每百萬英熱單位2.495美元,創下至少自2024年10月以來的最低水平,也是18個月以來的最低點。 根據Trading Economics的數據顯示,天然氣價格持續承壓,過去四周累計下跌11.81%,過去一年累計下跌17.53%。 美國能源資訊署(EIA)週四發布的最新報告進一步強化了悲觀情緒,數據顯示截至4月17日當週,天然氣庫存增加1,030億立方英尺。這項數據超出預期,也超過了去年同期770億立方英尺的增幅和五年平均增幅640億立方英尺。目前總庫存比季節性正常高約7.1%。 由於春季氣溫溫和抑制了暖氣需求,需求依然疲軟。天氣預報顯示,5月初之前天氣狀況基本上接近正常,短期內對需求復甦的支撐效果有限。 供應方面,美國天然氣產量下降,過去17天下降了約38億立方英尺/日,至1,083億立方英尺/日,創11週新低。然而,液化天然氣原料氣需求依然強勁,4月達到189億立方英尺/日,可望創下月度新高。 NRG能源公司公佈的天然氣產量數據為1,064億立方英尺,低於去年同期水平,而液化天然氣原料氣流量為187億立方英尺/日。 由於中東局勢緊張,地緣政治風險溢價在本週稍早提供了一定的支撐,但這種支撐作用在周五有所減弱。有報導稱,伊朗和美國之間展開了外交接觸,包括在伊斯蘭堡舉行的談判代表會談,重點討論霍爾木茲海峽局勢,這降低了人們對立即中斷供應的擔憂。

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