-- 在週一午盤交易中，美國天然氣期貨價格上漲，主要原因是地緣政治緊張局勢升級以及關鍵液化天然氣（LNG）市場供應中斷提振了全球價格預期。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣期貨合約和連續合約均上漲2.54%，至每百萬英熱單位2.59美元。 據Trading Economics稱，受庫存上升和溫和天氣的影響，美國天然氣期貨價格維持在18個月低點附近。 Trading Economics表示，截至4月24日當週，美國天然氣庫存水準較季節性平均高出8%，高於前一週的7%。同時，美國能源資訊署（EIA）報告稱，截至4月17日當週，美國天然氣新增庫存1030億立方英尺，高於預期、去年同期的770億立方英尺增幅以及五年平均水平640億立方英尺。 據NRG能源公司稱，由於產量和需求基本保持穩定，美國天然氣價格近期承壓，亨利樞紐天然氣期貨近月合約上週下跌，遠期合約也隨之走低。 NRG能源公司表示，美國天然氣供應基本面穩定，產量接近1,065億立方英尺/日，需求約1,020億立方英尺/日，而受天氣影響的供暖需求則出現波動，液化天然氣原料氣供應減少。 NRG能源公司補充道，從加拿大進口的天然氣量從前一周的55億立方英尺/日降至47億立方英尺/日。 預計本週溫和的天氣將抑制天然氣需求。 Pinebrook能源顧問公司在一份每日報告中指出：“溫和的天氣持續抑制整體需求，只有北部市場仍有少量供暖負荷，全國範圍內的早期製冷需求也有限。” 根據NatGasWeather預測，未來幾天，隨著天氣系統的移動，落基山脈和北部平原地區的氣溫預計將從溫和轉為涼爽，並伴隨陣雨，最高氣溫在華氏50至60度之間。 NatGasWeather表示，除德州氣溫將達到華氏90度以上外，美國其他地區預計氣溫宜人至溫暖，最高氣溫將在60至80華氏度之間。預計本週晚些時候，冷空氣將蔓延至中西部、俄亥俄河谷和東北部地區，並延伸至德克薩斯州和南部，最高氣溫普遍在60至70華氏度之間，局部地區可達80華氏度。 NatGasWeather預測，未來七天整體天然氣需求預計為中等水準。 同時，據報道，中東方面伊朗提議，如果美國解除經濟和軍事壓力並同意結束敵對行動，同時推遲對其核計劃的討論，伊朗將放寬對霍爾木茲海峽過境的限制。
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