據(jù)油價(jià)網(wǎng)5月20日?qǐng)?bào)道，由于預(yù)期美國(guó)的氣溫將很快降溫，美國(guó)天然氣價(jià)格周五下午下跌。

天然氣期貨跌至8.076美元/百萬(wàn)英熱單位 (-2.79%)，因?yàn)槿蝾A(yù)報(bào)系統(tǒng)預(yù)測(cè)下周大平原和美國(guó)東部將出現(xiàn)較冷天氣，下周西部山區(qū)和東海岸也將迎來(lái)較冷天氣。

今天的天然氣價(jià)格仍然是去年這個(gè)時(shí)候的兩倍多，是年初水平的兩倍，是十多年來(lái)的最高水平。

天然氣的供需平衡預(yù)計(jì)將在夏季剩余時(shí)間內(nèi)保持緊張，盡管美國(guó)的產(chǎn)量高于去年同期。 

其他因素還包括，出口的增加推高了價(jià)格，還有美國(guó)部分地區(qū)將面臨低于同期均溫的預(yù)期。推動(dòng)天然氣價(jià)格超過(guò)8美元的因素還有天然氣庫(kù)存比去年同期下降了20%。

預(yù)計(jì)今天的天然氣價(jià)格下跌將是短暫的，然而，EIA預(yù)測(cè)，今年夏天6月至8月期間，輸送到發(fā)電機(jī)的天然氣平均價(jià)格將接近9美元/百萬(wàn)英熱單位。

黎泱 編譯自 油價(jià)網(wǎng)

原文如下：

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall As Colder Weather Approaches

U.S. natural gas prices fell on Friday afternoon on the expectation that temperatures in the United States are set to cool off soon.

Natural gas futures fell to $8.076/MMBtu (-2.79%) as the Global Forecast System predicted that cold weather was in store next week for the Great Plains and the Eastern United States, and the week following in the Mountain West and East Coast.

Today’s natural gas prices are still more than double what they were this time last year, double the levels that it started the year with, and the highest in over a decade.

The supply and demand balance for natural gas is expected to remain tight for the remainder of the summer, although U.S. production is more than it was this time last year. 

Those higher exports have helped to push prices higher, combined with unseasonably warm temperatures in parts of the United States, adding to the call for cooling. Adding to the list of things pushing natural gas prices above the $8 market are nat gas inventories which are 20% below where they were this time last year.

The dip in today’s natural gas prices is expected to be short-lived, however, with the EIA forecasting that natural gas delivered to electric generators will average almost $9 MMBtu this summer between June and August.