据天然气加工网站9月7日报道 亚洲液化天然气价格本周飙升至20美元/百万英热单位，因为欧洲的供应限制为亚洲买家带来了竞争。
业内人士称，10月份交付至东北亚的液化天然气平均价格估计约为19.90美元/百万英热单位，较上周上涨2.70美元。
一位新加坡液化天然气交易商表示：“由于俄罗斯供应的头条新闻影响到天然气价格，目前价格主要由欧洲驱动，在这里产生了溢出效应。”
一位消息人士表示，过去几个月，由于俄罗斯和澳大利亚的长期设施维护，供应紧张，亚洲价格上涨，但情况正在改善。
不过，交易员补充称，买家大多选择观望，等待价格下跌。
例如巴基斯坦液化天然气公司只购买了其寻求的五批货物中的两批。巴基斯坦国家石油公司10月份交货的投标目前没有收到任何报价。
交易员表示，买家不再在现货市场买入，而是转向长期合约卖家寻求额外交易量。
部分货物的需求仍然强劲。
消息人士称，约旦国家电力公司（NEPCO）正在寻求10月份交货的货物。土耳其天然气分销商BOTAS可能已购买了9月至3月期间寻求交货的30批货物中的20批。
日本关西电气10月中旬购买了一批货物，价格约为19.50美元/百万英热单位。GNL Chile可能在10月购买了一批货物。
一位消息人士称，印度天然气公司发布了一份互换投标书，寻求在11月7日至13日期间将货物交付至达博尔终端，并提供了9月6日至15日期间从Sabine Pass装货的货物。
分析师和交易员表示，不断飙升的液化天然气价格促使亚洲和中东地区的公用事业公司燃烧比平时更多的高硫燃料油，以满足夏季日益增长的电力需求。
王磊 摘译自 天然气加工
原文如下：
LNG prices soar as Asian buyers compete for cargoes
Asian LNG prices soared towards $20 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this week as supply constraints in Europe provided competition for Asian buyers.
The average LNG price for October delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at about $19.90 per metric million British thermal units (mmBtu), up $2.70 from the previous week, industry sources said.
"Prices now are mostly Europe-driven, as headline news about Russian supply affects gas prices there, it's having a spillover effect here," a Singapore-based LNG trader said.
Asian prices have been boosted by tight supply over the past few months due to prolonged maintenance in Russia and Australia, but the situation is improving, align="justify"> Still, buyers are mostly choosing to remain in the sidelines, waiting for prices to drop, traders added.
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Demand from some parts was still robust.
Jordan's National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) is seeking a cargo for delivery in October, while Turkey's natural gas distributor BOTAS may have bought 20 of the 30 cargoes it had sought for delivery over September to March, sources said.
Japan's Kansai Electric bought a cargo for mid-October delivery at about $19.50 per mmBtu while GNL Chile likely purchased a cargo for October, they added.
Gail (India) issued a swap tender seeking a cargo for delivery into Dabhol terminal over Nov. 7 to 13 and has offered a cargo for loading from Sabine Pass over Sept. 6 to 15, align="justify"> Surging LNG prices are prompting utilities across Asia and the Middle East to burn more high-sulphur fuel oil than usual to meet increased power demand during summer, analysts and traders said.