美国天然气价格创下二十年来二月份最低水平

中国石化新闻网讯 据今日油价2月14日报道，美国能源情报署（EIA）上周五表示，今年冬季天气转暖降低了美国天然气供热需求，随着天然气产量增长持续超过需求增长，美国天然气价格本月暴跌至二十年来的二月份最低水平。

2月10日亨利中心（Henry Hub）基准天然气价格收于每百万英热单位（MMBtu）1.77美元。根据彭博社（Bloomberg）和美国能源情报署编制的弗雷德（FRED）数据显示，这是2001年以来2月份收盘价最低的一天。该价格也是自2016年3月初以来近四年来的最低价格。

今年1月，天然气价格四年来首次跌至每百万英热单位2美元以下。今年冬季，由于二叠纪天然气产量增加，库存高于正常水平，加之今冬迄今天气转暖，供应过剩进一步加剧。

最新一周天然气库存报告显示，截至2月7日，天然气库存较去年同期增加601 Bcf，较5年平均水平增加215 Bcf。

在本周早些时候发布的2月短期能源展望（STEO）中，EIA预计亨利中心价格在2月和3月将保持在2.00美元/MMBtu以下。随着美国天然气产量的下降和天然气发电需求的增加，第二季度价格将上涨。

EIA预测，2020年全年亨利中心天然气现货价格平均为2.21美元/百万英热单位，明年将升至2.53美元/百万英热单位。

贾丽 摘译自 今日油价

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Natural Gas Hits Lowest February Price In Two Decades

Warmer winter weather this year has reduced U.S. natural gas demand for heating, and as production growth continues to exceed demand growth, U.S. natural gas prices slumped this month to their lowest February levels in two decades, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday.

Natural gas prices at the Henry Hub benchmark closed at $1.77 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on Monday, February 10. This was the lowest closing price for a day in February since at least 2001, according to Bloomberg and FRED data compiled by the EIA. The $1.77 per MMBtu price was also the lowest price in any month in nearly four years—since early March 2016.

Natural gas prices dipped to below US$2 per MMBtu this January for the first time in almost four years. This winter season, the glut is further aggravated by higher gas production in the Permian, higher than normal inventories, and warmer weather so far this winter.

The latest Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report showed that as of February 7, working gas in storage stocks were 601 Bcf higher than this time last year and 215 Bcf above the five-year average.

In its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from earlier this week, EIA expects Henry Hub prices will remain below $2.00/MMBtu in February and March. Prices are seen rising in Q2, with lower U.S. natural gas production and higher demand for natural gas-fired power generation.

For full year 2020, EIA forecasts that Henry Hub natural gas spot prices will average $2.21/MMBtu, and then rise to an annual average of $2.53/MMBtu next year.