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美國天然氣最新動態:受預期冷氣需求推動,期貨價格上漲

-- 週五盤後交易中,美國天然氣期貨價格走高,受部分地區氣溫預報轉暖,市場預期製冷需求將增強的提振,但不斷上升的庫存繼續限制了漲幅。 亨利樞紐天然氣近月合約和連續合約均上漲1.06%,至每百萬英熱單位2.675美元。 價格受到4月下旬夏季天氣預報的支持。商品天氣集團(Commodity Weather Group)預計,4月22日至26日,美國東南部和中西部地區的氣溫將高於平均水平,Barchart表示,這項變更可能會提振發電廠的冷氣需求。在此之前,NatGasWeather.com預測,隨著冷空氣進入北部地區,暖氣需求將保持溫和,最低氣溫將在華氏20至30度之間。 供應側因素也對價格構成支撐。 Trading Economics表示,過去四天,美國天然氣產量下降了約32億立方英尺/日,至1080億立方英尺/日,創10週新低,其中路易斯安那州和俄亥俄州的產量降幅最為顯著。 同時,該公司表示,出口需求依然強勁。 4月份迄今為止,液化天然氣原料氣平均交付量為189億立方英尺/日,高於3月份的186億立方英尺/日,有助於抵銷國內消費疲軟的影響。 Barchart引述彭博新能源財經(BNEF)的數據稱,截至週五,美國天然氣總需求估計為683億立方英尺/日,年減0.6%。 Rystad表示,其中,工業需求較一個月前下降了39億立方英尺/日,而燃氣發電量則略有下降,符合典型的淡季趨勢。 當天早些時候,受霍爾木茲海峽重新開放的消息影響,天然氣價格出現短暫波動。美國天然氣期貨價格一度跌至每百萬英熱單位2.623美元,隨後反彈。 儘管如此,充足的庫存限制了價格上漲空間。美國能源資訊署(EIA)報告稱,截至4月10日當週,天然氣庫存增加了590億立方英尺,高於預期,也遠高於去年同期增幅和五年平均水平。庫存增幅超出預期反映了溫和的天氣和疲軟的供暖需求。 「支撐價格底部的更多是出口需求,而非國內天氣,」Gelber & Associates表示。 “除非降溫風險顯著擴大,否則市場走勢仍將面臨庫存寬鬆和未來一段時間內天氣預報趨於中性的壓力。”

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