-- 受疲軟的庫存數據和季節性需求疲軟的影響,美國天然氣期貨週五盤後交易延續跌勢。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣期貨合約以及連續合約下跌3.48%,至每百萬英熱單位2.523美元。 據Pinebrooke Energy Advisors稱,天然氣價格在前一交易日下跌11美分後繼續走低。 Gelber & Associates的分析師指出,5月期貨價格急劇逆轉,在短短兩個交易日內抹去了先前連續六個交易日的漲幅。 該公司將此次下跌歸因於美國能源資訊署週四公佈的遠超預期的庫存增幅,這使得市場重新關注春季供需平衡的疲軟局面。 此外,該公司表示,先前受季末降溫預期支撐的價格在數據顯示供應持續超過消費後消退。 「隨著淡季深入,任何不利因素都可能阻礙價格上漲,而最新數據顯示,即使氣溫略有下降,供應仍然超過消費,」該公司週五在一份報告中表示。 美國能源資訊署(EIA)表示,截至4月17日當週,天然氣庫存增加了1,030億立方英尺,超過市場預期,也超過了去年同期的770億立方英尺增幅以及五年平均增幅640億立方英尺。目前,天然氣總庫存比季節性正常高約7.1%。 供應方面,Trading Economics表示,美國天然氣產量略有下降,過去17天每天下降約38億立方英尺,至11週以來的最低點1,083億立方英尺/日。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 Energy 的另一項數據顯示,天然氣產量為 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/天。
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