-- 週四午盤交易中,受庫存增幅超出預期以及天氣預報更新支撐,美國天然氣期貨價格走高。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣期貨合約及連續基準價格均上漲0.92%,至每百萬英熱單位2.634美元。 美國能源資訊署(EIA)報告稱,截至4月10日當週,地下天然氣庫存連續第三週增加,增加590億立方英尺,達到19700億立方英尺。根據Investing.com的數據,這一增幅超過了市場預期的550億立方英尺。 EIA表示,庫存比去年同期高出1,260億立方英尺,比五年平均18,620億立方英尺高出1,080億立方英尺,但仍在五年歷史區間內。 關於價格,NRG能源公司表示:“總體而言,自1月初觸底以來,短期市場已找到新的底部。” NRG表示,近期天氣預報顯示,南部和東部地區將出現顯著的高溫異常,預計週末前將會有冷鋒過境。隨後,平原地區氣溫將短暫回升,東北部地區氣溫將下降。展望後半段,氣溫將逐漸回落,全國大部分地區,尤其是中部地區,將面臨降溫風險。 Aegis Hedging公司表示,基本面方面,近幾週來,消費疲軟抵消了產量下降的影響。 該公司引述標普數據稱:“儘管過去兩週產量可能較低,但總消費量更低。” 該公司表示:“總消費量(電力、可再生能源和工業需求)已連續一周左右低於每日700億立方英尺。” Aegis表示,美國本土48州大部分地區的天然氣產量有所下降,但受德州產量成長的支撐,乾氣產量仍接近每日1,035億立方英尺。 關於出口,Aegis 指出,Corpus Christi LNG 第三階段 6 號生產線可能在 5 月開始輸送天然氣,而 Golden Pass LNG 預計下週將達到每天約 4.5 億立方英尺的產量,這表明其吞吐量穩定性正在提高。
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