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美國天然氣最新動態:受寒冷天氣和產量下降影響,價格上漲。

-- 週一午盤交易中,美國天然氣期貨價格走高,受氣溫下降預期提振,短期需求預期上升,同時產量略為回落。 亨利樞紐天然氣期貨近月合約上漲0.90%,至每百萬英熱單位2.698美元;連續合約上漲1.05%,至每百萬英熱單位2.702美元。 由於週末天氣模型更新增加了需求,期貨價格本週開盤走強,同時美國天然氣乾產量從近期高點回落。 NRG能源公司表示,儘管上週晚些時候日產量略有下降,為價格提供了額外支撐,但產量仍比歷史最高水平低數十億立方英尺。 儘管週末霍爾木茲海峽週邊地緣政治局勢的發展提振了整體能源市場,但《華爾街日報》引述Ritterbusch & Associates的數據報道稱,美國天然氣價格上漲更多是受氣溫下降預期的影響,而非原油價格反彈。 自上週以來,中西部和東北部的氣溫趨勢轉冷,隨著全國需求在4月25日至5月2日的季節性旺季期間走強,市場看跌情緒有所緩解,這可能推動了上週晚些時候和本周初的上漲。 從根本上講,市場仍然受庫存和生產動態的影響。美國能源資訊署(EIA)上週報告稱,庫存增加了590億立方英尺,使庫存比去年同期增長7%,比五年平均高出6%,這進一步強化了淡季整體看跌的市場背景。 然而,Ritterbusch指出,部位已發生更積極的轉變,最新的交易商持倉報告顯示淨空頭部位進一步增加,使市場進入「明確的看漲區域」。該公司補充說,雖然預計即將公佈的EIA數據將擴大庫存過剩,但“鑑於近幾個月天氣模式的波動性,一個高於正常水平的夏季很容易抵消這一過剩。” 在需求方面,液化天然氣出口持續發揮重要的抵銷作用。 NRG表示,儘管國內消費疲軟,但原料氣流量仍保持在約189億立方英尺/日的接近歷史最高水平,這有助於支撐價格並限制下行壓力。

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