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.
歐洲天然氣週二，隨着温和的天氣和充足的庫存緩解了人們對短缺的擔憂，油價延續了跌勢。據彭博社報道，基準期貨價格一度下跌6.4%，至7月下旬以來的最低水平。
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.
發生的事情：報告稱，一些天氣預報員預計，未來兩週英國和歐洲大陸的氣温將高於正常水平，這可能會導致從天然氣庫存中提取取暖的時間推遲。
These might be indications that the area can survive the winter even with dwindling Russian supplies.
這些可能是跡象，表明即使俄羅斯的供應減少，該地區也能挺過冬天。
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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.
作為歐洲基準的荷蘭近月天然氣期貨價格下跌4.7%，至每兆瓦時162歐元。週一，該指數下跌了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.
為什麼它很重要：報告稱，隨着各國增加從挪威進口液化天然氣和管道供應，以應對俄羅斯天然氣流動的損失，整個夏季的儲備一直在以穩定的速度填充。該公司補充稱，週六存儲地點的使用率接近88%，略高於每年這個時候的五年平均水平。
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，俄羅斯能源巨頭Gazprom PJSC(場外交易代碼：OGZPY)將允許匈牙利在必要時推遲支付天然氣付款，因為激增的進口可能會破壞該國緊張的預算。就在幾天前，該公司暫停了對意大利的天然氣輸送，顯然是在奧地利監管方面的爭執。
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.
價格行動：美國天然氣基金LP(NYSE：UNG)今年的收益超過75%，而First Trust Natural Gas ETF(NYSE：FCG)在2022年的收益超過35%。
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