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EMEA天然ガス最新情報:ホルムズ海峡リスクと供給懸念で先物価格上昇

-- 欧州天然ガス先物価格は木曜日、小幅上昇した。時間外取引で上昇幅は縮小したものの、ホルムズ海峡を巡る地政学的緊張が引き続き市場心理を支え、プラス圏で取引を終えた。 オランダの期近TTF先物価格は2.29%上昇し、1メガワット時あたり44.55ユーロ(52.14ドル)となった。一方、英国のNBP先物価格は2.31%上昇し、1サーモあたり110.94ペンス(1.50ドル)となった。 トレーディング・エコノミクスによると、オランダの期近TTP先物価格は取引序盤に一時45.85ユーロ/MWh付近まで上昇したが、その後下落した。しかし、4営業日連続の上昇を維持した。 市場は、世界のエネルギー輸送における重要なチョークポイントであるホルムズ海峡の海上安全保障に対する懸念の高まりによって支えられた。ドナルド・トランプ米大統領が、同海域で機雷を敷設する船舶を「撃ち殺せ」と米海軍に命じたと発言したことが背景にある。トランプ大統領はまた、イラン海軍の艦艇が撃沈されたこと、そして米国の掃海艇が海峡の機雷除去作業を行っていると主張した。 しかし、ワシントン・ポスト紙が報じた、国防総省が議会に提出した評価報告書では、ホルムズ海峡から機雷を完全に除去するには少なくとも6ヶ月かかる可能性があると推定されており、供給リスクに対する懸念が依然として根強いことを示している。 供給面では、ガス・インフラストラクチャー・ヨーロッパのデータによると、EUのガス貯蔵量は容量の30.70%にとどまり、前年同期の37%から低下している。これは、冬を前にガス注入シーズンが続いているためだ。EUはまた、エネルギー価格の変動の影響を緩和することを目的とした枠組み案に基づき、ガス貯蔵の充填要件に柔軟性を持たせる方針を示している。 気象予報も、市場の不確実性をさらに高めている。 Atmospheric G2は、欧州の気象予報は依然としてまちまちで、5月上旬まで温暖な気候が続くとするモデルがある一方で、寒気の流入を示唆するモデルもあり、持続的な温暖化の明確な傾向は見られないと指摘した。 ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナルは、ANZリサーチの調査結果を引用し、欧州は最近の価格下落にもかかわらず、季節平均を上回る液化天然ガス(LNG)の輸入を続けていると報じた。同社は、これが南アジアにおけるLNG購入意欲の高まりと、貨物獲得競争の激化につながっていると述べている。

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