中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2023年2月2日报道，路透社援引Refinitiv Eikon公布的数据称，由于天气寒冷，美国国内需求增加，1月份美国液化天然气(LNG)出口同比下降5%。
Refinitiv Eikon公布的数据显示，今年1月份，美国出口商发运了95批液化天然气货物，共计684万吨，其中欧洲占68%，亚洲占23%。相比之下，美国去年12月的液化天然气出口为722万吨，其中79%销往欧洲。
欧洲继续吸引着美国出口的大部分液化天然气，因为亚洲的需求仍然疲软。最近几周，欧洲基准液化天然气价格和亚洲液化天然气现货价格均有所下降，原因是亚洲的液化天然气库存水平适中，需求不温不火。
在美国，液化天然气出口量的下降意味着国内天然气供应量的增加。根据NatGasWeather.com公布的数据，在当前的寒流期间，美国的天然气需求预计至少到本周末将会很高。
NatGasWeather.com周三表示：“由于寒冷空气席卷美国北部和中部，本周美国全国液化天然气需求将强劲到非常强劲，但2月5日至13日的天气数据将继续变暖，由于美国南部和东部气温远高于正常水平，预计全国需求将轻微到非常轻微。”
液化天然气出口下降，从而增加了国内天然气供应，再加上国内生产强劲，使美国基准天然气价格最近几天跌至20个月低点。
自由港液化天然气出口设施的重启可能会给美国天然气价格带来一些支撑，但该设施推迟恢复出口活动对美国天然气价格不利。
李峻 编译自 油价网
原文如下：
U.S. LNG Exports Drop As Domestic Demand Climbs
Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) out of the United States dropped by 5% in January compared to December amid higher U.S. demand in colder weather, according to data from Refinitiv Eikon cited by Reuters.
U.S. exporters sent out 95 cargoes with 6.84 million tons of LNG>Europe continues to attract most of the U.S. exports of LNG as demand in Asia is still weak. Both the European benchmark prices and spot Asian LNG prices have dropped in recent weeks amid a comfortable level of inventories and tepid demand in Asia.
In the U.S., lower LNG exports mean higher volumes of gas available domestically. During the current cold snap, gas demand in the United States is projected to be high to very high by the end of the week at least, according to NatGasWeather.com.
“While this week will bring strong to very strong national demand as frigid air sweeps across the northern and central US , the weather data keeps trending warmer for Feb 5-13 and where light to very light national demand is expected as the southern and eastern US warm well above normal,” NatGasWeather.com said>Lower LNG exports and thus higher availability of gas for domestic use, coupled with strong domestic production, have sent the U.S. benchmark natural gas prices to a 20-month low in recent days.
The restart of the Freeport LNG export facility could lend some support to U.S. natural gas prices, but the delays in the resumption of export activity at the plant have been bearish for U.S. natural gas prices.