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美國天然氣最新動態:受強勁的庫存數據和美伊潛在談判的影響,期貨價格下跌逾2%。

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-- 週五,受強勁的庫存數據以及有關伊朗與美國和平談判取得進展的報道影響,美國天然氣期貨價格下跌近3%。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣期貨合約及連續合約均下跌2.54%,至每百萬英熱單位2.69美元。根據Trading Economics的數據顯示,基準天然氣期貨本週累計下跌5.32%。 此前,美國能源資訊署(EIA)週四發布的《每週天然氣庫存報告》顯示,截至4月17日當週,天然氣庫存增加1030億立方英尺,超出預期,總庫存達到20630億立方英尺。 這一數字高於先前960億立方英尺的預期,也遠高於前一周的590億立方英尺和去年同期的880億立方英尺(數據來自Investing.com)。 美國天然氣庫存目前為1,420億立方英尺(Bcf),比去年同期高出7%;比五年同期平均高出1,370億立方英尺,同樣高出7%。這樣的庫存成長對市場而言非常不利。 據Pinebrook Energy Advisors稱,本週的天然氣注入量是“有史以來同期最高”,他們將此歸因於近幾週受天氣影響需求下降。 然而,近幾日天氣預報卻發生了逆轉。根據美國國家氣象局預測,5月1日至7日期間,美國近一半地區的氣溫將低於正常。 在地緣政治方面,據路透社援引三位巴基斯坦官員的消息報道,伊朗外長賽義德·阿巴斯·阿拉格奇正在前往巴基斯坦伊斯蘭堡的途中,美國後勤和安全團隊已部署到位,為下一輪和平談判做準備。 雖然雙方至今尚未發表任何聲明,但這標誌著衝突局勢在經歷了數日不斷加劇的不確定性之後,出現了重大降級。

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