-- 火曜日の時間外取引で、欧州天然ガス先物価格は8%以上下落した。これは、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領が、米イラン和平協議が数日以内に再開される可能性があると発言したことを受けたもの。 期近のオランダTTF先物価格は8.075%下落し、1メガワット時あたり42.665ユーロ(50.32ドル)となった。一方、英国NBP先物価格は8.28%下落し、1サーモあたり107.12ペンス(1.45ドル)となった。 トランプ大統領はニューヨーク・ポスト紙に対し、「今後2日間で何かが起こる可能性がある」と述べ、パキスタンのイスラマバードで米イラン和平協議の新たなラウンドが開催される可能性を示唆した。 また、火曜日にはワシントンで、レバノンとイスラエルの代表がマルコ・ルビオ米国務長官と会談を行った。 同時に、BBCの報道によると、ホルムズ海峡では封鎖発表にもかかわらず、海上活動が継続されているという。イランと関係のある複数の船舶が、イランの港湾と関係のある船舶を含め、主要航路を横断したと報じられている。 価格の下落と海峡を越える船舶の動きに関する報道は、冬を前に欧州の枯渇した在庫を補充しようとする人々にとって朗報だ。ガス・インフラストラクチャー・ヨーロッパは火曜日、EUの貯蔵量は現在容量の29.54%で、前年同期の35.62%から低下していると報告した。 欧州の大部分で温暖な気候と暖房需要の減少により、より多くの天然ガスが貯蔵庫に流入すると予想される。 さらに、トレーディング・エコノミクスによると、アジアの買い付け意欲が低下したことで、LNG貨物の競争は緩和されている。季節的な需要の軟化と、米・イスラエル・イラン危機における高価格が需要の減少を招いたため、アジアのLNG輸入量は約6年ぶりの低水準に落ち込んでいる。
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