Mild Winter Ahead In Europe? Here's What Natural Gas Prices Are Reflecting
Mild Winter Ahead In Europe? Here's What Natural Gas Prices Are Reflecting
European natural gas prices extended their fall on Tuesday as mild weather and abundant stockpiles eased concerns about shortages. The benchmark futures fell as much as 6.4% to the lowest level since late July, according to a report in Bloomberg.
欧洲天然气周二，随着温和的天气和充足的库存缓解了人们对短缺的担忧，油价延续了跌势。据彭博社报道，基准期货价格一度下跌6.4%，至7月下旬以来的最低水平。
What Happened: Some forecasters anticipate higher-than-normal temperatures in the U.K. and continental Europe in the next two weeks, which may lead to a delay in withdrawals from gas inventories for heating, the report said.
发生的事情：报告称，一些天气预报员预计，未来两周英国和欧洲大陆的气温将高于正常水平，这可能会导致从天然气库存中提取取暖的时间推迟。
These might be indications that the area can survive the winter even with dwindling Russian supplies.
这些可能是迹象，表明即使俄罗斯的供应减少，该地区也能挺过冬天。
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The Dutch front-month gas futures, which is a benchmark for Europe, dropped 4.7% to €162 a megawatt-hour. It had declined 10% on Monday.
作为欧洲基准的荷兰近月天然气期货价格下跌4.7%，至每兆瓦时162欧元。周一，该指数下跌了10%。
Why It's Important: Reserves have filled at a stable pace through the summer as countries increased imports of liquefied natural gas and pipeline supplies from Norway to counter the loss of Russian flows, the report said. Storage sites were nearly 88% full on Saturday, just above the five-year average for this time of year, it added.
为什么它很重要：报告称，随着各国增加从挪威进口液化天然气和管道供应，以应对俄罗斯天然气流动的损失，整个夏季的储备一直在以稳定的速度填充。该公司补充称，周六存储地点的使用率接近88%，略高于每年这个时候的五年平均水平。
Interestingly, Russian energy giant Gazprom PJSC (OTC:OGZPY) is set to permit Hungary to delay payments for natural gas if necessary, as surging imports threaten to derail the country's strained budget. The move comes days after the company suspended natural gas deliveries to Italy in an apparent tussle over regulation in Austria.
有趣的是，俄罗斯能源巨头Gazprom PJSC(场外交易代码：OGZPY)将允许匈牙利在必要时推迟支付天然气付款，因为激增的进口可能会破坏该国紧张的预算。就在几天前，该公司暂停了对意大利的天然气输送，显然是在奥地利监管方面的争执。
Price Action: The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE:UNG) has gained over 75% this year while the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (NYSE:FCG) gained over 35% in 2022.
价格行动：美国天然气基金LP(NYSE：UNG)今年的收益超过75%，而First Trust Natural Gas ETF(NYSE：FCG)在2022年的收益超过35%。
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