受冬季库存担忧影响 美国天然气期货价格攀升

　　中国石化新闻网讯 据世界石油网站10月15日报道 美国天然气期货价格上涨，此前冬季熔炉和发电厂燃料库存增长低于预期，加剧了对进入需求高峰期充足供应的担忧。

　　今年，天然气价格已经翻了一番多，像芝加哥这样严重依赖燃料为住宅供暖的主要城市，冬季需求高峰季节还有几周。周四期货价格上涨近7%，此前政府对地下储存的重要辅助物资的统计显示，随着增加库存的时间越来越短，价格涨幅低于预期。

　　随着北半球冬季的临近，天然气、电力和煤炭供应缺口不断扩大，迫使一些制造商闲置工厂，全球能源价格正在飙升。在世界上一些最大的经济体，疫情后的经济反弹可能面临危险，因为前所未有的压力迫使政府和监管机构做出艰难选择，是否将能源输送分流到重要行业。

　　在当天早些时候上涨近7%后，11月交付的天然气周四收盘上涨1.7%，至5.687美元/百万英热单位。

　　周四备受关注的美国天然气库存报告显示，上周库存供应仅增长810亿立方英尺，远低于彭博社估计的930亿中位数。与此同时，EIA在另一份报告中表示，美国房主今年冬天面临2007-2008年以来最高的账单。

　　价格期货集团高级市场分析师菲尔·弗林表示：“这对希望低价的人来说是令人失望的，因为他们希望我们能够通过三位数的库存来降低价格，但事实并非如此。”

　　王磊 摘译自 世界石油

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　　U.S. natural gas futures climb on winter inventory concerns

　　U.S. natural gas futures climbed after winter stockpiles of the furnace and power-plant fuel expanded less than expected, heightening concerns about adequate supplies going into the peak-demand season.

　　Gas prices have already more than doubled this year and the peak, winter demand season is still weeks away in major cities like Chicago that rely heavily on the fuel for residential heating. The futures pushed almost 7% higher on Thursday after a government tally of crucial auxiliary supplies stored underground showed a weaker-than-expected increase with time running out to boost inventories. The gain was tempered late in the session by bearish midday weather forecasts.

　　Energy prices are soaring worldwide as the approach of winter in the northern hemisphere exposes widening supply deficits in gas, power and coal that have forced some manufacturers to idle factories. Post-pandemic economic rebounds may be in jeopardy in some of the world's biggest economies as the unprecedented pressures force governments and regulators to make hard choices about whether to triage energy deliveries to essential sectors.

　　After rallying nearly 7% earlier in the day, gas for November delivery closed Thursday 1.7% higher at $5.687 per million British thermal units.

　　The widely watched U.S. gas inventory report on Thursday showed that supplies held in storage grew by just 81 billion cubic feet last week, far less tan the 93 billion median of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Meanwhile, in a separate report the Energy Information Administration warned that U.S. householders this winter are facing the highest bills since 2007-2008.

　　“This is disappointing for people who want low prices because the hope was that we could put together triple-digit injections to cool off prices and that’s not happening,’’ said Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group.