據(jù)能源世界網(wǎng)6月11日新加坡報道，因為消耗大量天然氣的國家大量消耗以促進經(jīng)濟增長的反彈，以及疫情措施放松則恢復了印度的工業(yè)需求，LNG價格有望進一步上漲。

　　石油和煤炭價格上漲也幫助推高了全球天然氣價格，亞洲LNG現(xiàn)貨價格在短短3個月內翻了一番。

　　本周早些時候高盛(Goldman Sachs)分析師在一份報告中表示，我們認為，這是受亞洲某國強勁發(fā)電需求帶動的亞洲液化天然氣供需緊張推動的。與此同時，韓國的核電維護達到峰值，而受到新冠肺炎打擊的印度液化天然氣需求已企穩(wěn)。

　　5月份該國進口了逾700萬噸液化天然氣，創(chuàng)下當月進口紀錄，受強勁工業(yè)活動的推動，未來兩個月進口將增加。

　　惠譽解決方案公司表示，家庭和企業(yè)之間的燃料轉換（從煤炭）在短暫中斷后似乎恢復了勢頭，現(xiàn)在又有了一個額外的政策推動……主要圍繞增加清潔燃料的使用和脫碳。

　　韓國最新、最大的核反應堆 Shin Kori-4 上個月在火災后關閉，預計這將提振液化天然氣需求。 運營商韓國水電核電公司（Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co ）的一名官員表示，目前尚不清楚該反應堆何時恢復運行。

　　日本最大的城市天然氣供應商東京天然氣公司(Tokyo Gas)首席財務官佐藤弘文(Hirofumi Sato) 4月對路透表示，該公司可能利用液化天然氣油輪提高儲存能力，這可能會增加進口。作為全球最大的液化天然氣進口國，日本的公用事業(yè)在去年冬天面臨一場電力危機，導致液化天然氣價格飆升至創(chuàng)紀錄高位。

　　根據(jù)Refinitiv Eikon的天氣數(shù)據(jù)顯示，未來兩周，東京、首爾和上海的溫度預計將高于平常，這將進一步提振日本、韓國等發(fā)電廠天然氣需求。

　　印度官員本周表示，由于冠狀病毒感染率下降，印度政府放松了限制措施，印度天然氣消費量繼前兩個月下降后，6月份有望恢復。

　　印度最大的天然氣管道運營商GAIL的總裁Manoj Jain表示，如果該國擺脫疫情，作為世界第四大液化天然氣進口國的印度本財年的天然氣消費量可能增長6-8%。

　　惠譽解決方案表示，歐洲的液化天然氣需求也依然強勁，因為進口液化天然氣預計將補充庫存水平。由于俄羅斯-烏克蘭緊張局勢加劇，以及碳市場飆升可能促使電力生產商選擇液化天然氣而非煤炭，歐洲的液化天然氣儲備最近觸及多年低點。貿易商表示，計劃內和計劃外的供應問題困擾著美國、澳大利亞、馬來西亞和印尼的一些工廠，也在支撐價格。

　　這擠掉了巴基斯坦和泰國等對價格敏感的買家的部分需求，這些買家在7月份的貨物招標中只收到了很高的報價。

　　凱投宏觀(Capital Economics)助理大宗商品經(jīng)濟學家基蘭?克蘭西(Kieran Clancy)表示，總體而言，亞洲液化天然氣價格預計今年均價約為7.30美元/百萬英熱單位， 2022年為7.50美元/百萬英熱單位，高于去年的4.2美元/百萬英熱單位。

　　他補充道，液化天然氣未來的需求前景依然光明，因為它被用于填補目前可再生能源無法填補的發(fā)電缺口。

　　郝芬 譯自 能源世界網(wǎng)

　　原文如下：

　　LNG market poised for buoyant recovery with demand growing across Asia

　　Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are poised for more gains as a certain gas-hungry country in Asia guzzles cargoes to feed a rebound in economic growth while the easing of coronavirus-induced restrictions restores industrial demand in India.

　　Higher oil and coal prices have also helped lift global gas prices with spot Asian LNG prices doubling in just three months.

　　"We believe this has been driven by a tightening of Asian LNG balances led by strong generation demand in the southern area of this country at the same time that South Korea reached peak nuclear maintenance, while Covid-hit India LNG demand has stabilized," analysts from Goldman Sachs said in a note earlier this week.

　　this country imported more than 7 million tonnes of LNG in May, a record for that month, and looks set to import more over the next two months driven by strong industrial activity.

　　"Fuel-switching (from coal) across households and businesses appears to have regained momentum after a brief hiatus, and now has an added policy boost ...that is heavily oriented around increasing clean fuels use and decarbonisation," Fitch Solutions said.

　　South Korea's newest and biggest nuclear reactor, Shin Kori-4, shut last month after a fire, which is expected to boost LNG demand. An official at operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co said it was not clear when the reactor would resume operations.

　　Tokyo Gas, Japan's biggest city gas provider, may boost storage capacity using LNG tankers, chief financial officer Hirofumi Sato told Reuters in April, potentially lifting imports. Utilities in Japan, the world's top LNG importer, faced a power crisis last winter which caused LNG prices to spike to record highs.

　　Temperatures in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai are expected to be warmer than usual over the next two weeks, according to Refinitiv Eikon weather data, further boosting gas demand in Japan, South Korea etc. for power generation.

　　India's gas consumption is seen recovering in June after declining in the previous two months, as states ease restrictions in the wake of a drop in coronavirus infections, officials said this week.

　　Gas consumption in the world's fourth largest LNG importer could grow by 6% to 8% in the current fiscal year if the country emerges from the pandemic, Manoj Jain, chairman of GAIL (India), India's biggest gas pipeline operator, said.

　　Europe's LNG demand remains robust too, as imports are expected to refill storage levels which hit multi-year lows recently on pipeline supply concerns stemming from rising Russia-Ukraine tensions and a surging carbon market which may spur power producers to opt for LNG over coal, Fitch Solutions said. Supply issues, both planned and unplanned, plague some plants in the United States, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and are also supporting prices, traders said.

　　That's crowding out some demand from price-sensitive buyers like Pakistan and Thailand, who have received only high offers for tenders seeking cargoes for July.

　　Overall, Asia LNG prices are expected to average about $7.30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in 2021 and $7.50 per mBtu in 2022, up from $4.20 per mBtu last year, said Kieran Clancy, assistant commodities economist at Capital Economics.

　　"The outlook for LNG demand further ahead remains bright, as it is used to plug the gaps in power generation that are not currently able to be met by renewables," he added.

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