-- 週一盤後交易中，美國天然氣期貨價格持續下跌，強勁的供應與淡季疲軟的需求形成鮮明對比。 近月亨利樞紐天然氣合約及連續期貨合約均下跌0.79%，至每百萬英熱單位2.627美元。 根據彭博社報道，週一早盤，受美國總統川普下令封鎖霍爾木茲海峽（此前週末與伊朗的和平談判破裂）引發的能源運輸擔憂加劇的影響，天然氣價格上漲，此前原油價格走高。 午盤時分，隨著基本面因素再次佔據主導，天然氣價格走勢逆轉。由於淡季需求疲軟抵消了地緣政治擔憂，天然氣價格回落至上週創下的17個月低點附近，隨後跌破該低點。 Gelber & Associates週一解釋：「需求方面最大的變化是電力消耗量躍升至335億立方英尺/日，而再生能源需求量則大幅下降至120億立方英尺/日。供應方面，產量保持在高位，為1 102億立方英尺/日，而加拿大進口量已降至50億立方英尺/日。 Barchart引述商品氣象集團（The Commodity Weather Group）的數據稱，美國東部三分之二地區的氣溫高於正常水平，預計將從4月18日開始回落至季節性正常水平，並持續到4月27日。 出口方面，彭博新能源財經（BNEF）表示，液化天然氣原料氣需求強勁，達到199億立方英尺/日，比前一周增長1.5%。
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