据天然气加工网站8月20日消息 亚洲液化天然气现货价格本周下跌，因为欧洲天然气和石油价格下跌，导致两大洲之间的短期燃料供应竞争缓解。
业内消息人士称，10月份交付东北亚的液化天然气平均价格估计约为15.50美元/每百万英热单位，较上周下跌1.55美元。
9月份交付的货物现货价格估计约为15.20美元/每百万英热单位。
由于亚洲新的冠状病毒可能会削弱全球需求，布伦特原油期货价格在亚洲大部分液化天然气合约的价格上都有所下跌，但迄今为止的低点并未触及。
欧洲天然气期货价格下跌，此前俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司上调了对欧洲大陆的供应预估，这至少为欧洲试图从十年低点增加库存提供了短暂的缓解。
“亚洲买家一直在支付更高的价格，将货物赶出欧洲，因此新的价格飙升仍有可能发生，”一位休斯顿交易员表示。
液化天然气主要消费国的温和天气也有助于降低这种燃料的价格压力，这种燃料用于发电冷却。来自Refinitiv Eikon的天气数据显示，未来两周，首尔和东京的气温预计将低于平均水平。
吴恒磊 编译自 天然气加工
原文如下：
Asian LNG spot prices fall as cargo rivalry with Europe eases
Asian spot prices for LNG fell this week as a decline in European gas and oil prices saw competition for short-term fuel supply between the two continents ease.
The average LNG price for October delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at about $15.50 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down $1.55 from the previous week, industry sources said.
Spot prices for cargoes delivered in September are estimated at about $15.20 per mmBtu, they added.
Brent oil futures, over which the majority of Asian LNG contracts are priced against, hit lows not seen since May over concerns that new COVID-19 cases could weakened global demand.
European gas futures prices fell after Russia's Gazprom raised supply estimates to the continent, offering at least a brief relief as Europe tries to increase its inventories from the decade-low levels.
"Buyers in Asia have been paying more, driving cargoes out of Europe, so new price spikes could still happen" a Houston-based trader said.
Milder weather in key consuming countries for LNG has also helped to reduce pressure over prices for the fuel, which is used to generate electricity used for cooling. Temperatures in Seoul and Tokyo are expected to be lower than average over the next two weeks, weather data from Refinitiv Eikon showed.