據(jù)油價(jià)網(wǎng)7月21日?qǐng)?bào)道，美國(guó)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的天然氣價(jià)格7月21日早些時(shí)候出現(xiàn)下跌，但由于夏季氣溫飆升，以及最新報(bào)告周期內(nèi)天然氣儲(chǔ)存增量小于預(yù)期，天然氣價(jià)格將實(shí)現(xiàn)四周以來(lái)的首次周漲幅。

到美東時(shí)間上午9時(shí)35分，最近期的亨利樞紐中心合約交易價(jià)格下跌1.49%，至每百萬(wàn)英熱單位2.715美元。

EIA周四發(fā)布的《每周天然氣儲(chǔ)存報(bào)告》顯示，7月14日當(dāng)周，儲(chǔ)存天然氣凈增加410億立方英尺。與2018至2022年五年均值的45億立方英尺凈注入數(shù)據(jù)相比，儲(chǔ)存增量較小，也低于分析師預(yù)期的儲(chǔ)存增量44億立方英尺。

較小的儲(chǔ)氣增量和炎熱天氣預(yù)測(cè)使得天然氣期貨價(jià)格在當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間7月20日上漲6%。雖然價(jià)格在7月21日早些時(shí)候有所回落，但仍將實(shí)現(xiàn)7%至8%左右的周漲幅，這將是自6月中旬以來(lái)的最大周漲幅。

根據(jù)大型咨詢機(jī)構(gòu)全球商品洞察提供的數(shù)據(jù)，上周美國(guó)總的天然氣消費(fèi)量較上一周增長(zhǎng)了5.4%。特別是得益于得克薩斯州、西南部和加利福尼亞地區(qū)的高溫天氣，用于發(fā)電的天然氣消費(fèi)量周環(huán)比上漲了8.5%。得克薩斯州的用電需求在本周熱浪中創(chuàng)下了新高。

氣象預(yù)報(bào)顯示，美國(guó)天然氣需求至少在7月26日之前將保持較高水平。

胡耀東 譯自 油價(jià)網(wǎng)

原文如下：

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Set For First Weekly Gain In Four Weeks

The U.S. benchmark natural gas prices fell early on Friday but were set for the first weekly gain in four weeks as summer temperatures soar and injections into gas storage sites were smaller than expected in the latest reporting week.  

As of 9:35 a.m. EDT, the front-month Henry Hub contract traded down by 1.49% at $2.715 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

Working gas in storage saw a net increase of 41 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week to July 14, the EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report showed on Thursday. The net addition to inventories was lower compared with the five-year (2018–2022) average net injections of 45 Bcf and lower than the median estimate of analyst expectations of a 44 Bcf increase in inventories

The smaller gas stocks build and forecasts for hot weather sent natural gas futures jumping by 6% on Thursday. Prices turned lower early on Friday but they were still on course to post a weekly gain, of around 7-8%, which would be the biggest weekly gain since the middle of June.

Last week, total U.S. consumption of natural gas rose by 5.4% (3.9 Bcf/d) compared with the previous report week, according to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights cited by the EIA in its Natural Gas Weekly Update. Natural gas consumed for power generation jumped by 8.5% week over week with above-average temperatures in Texas, the Southwest, and California in particular. In Texas, power demand hit a record amid a heatwave this week.

Weather forecasts suggest that U.S. natural gas demand will be high at least through July 26.