亚洲LNG现货价格因交易惨淡而下滑计数器

据管道&天然气杂志网12月29日伦敦路透社报道，由于圣诞节假期交易惨淡，亚洲液化天然气(LNG)截止12月29日当周现货价格下滑。

2月交付至东北亚（LNG-AS）的LNG的均价估计为每百万英国热量单位5.10美元，较前一周每百万英热单位下跌0.35美元。

一位液化天然气贸易商称，从技术上讲（价格下跌）是因为需求减少，而且很多人正在度假。需求仅来自几个买家。

一位消息人士称，印度古吉拉特邦石油公司(GSPC)即将在1月下旬发运货物。招标将于12月30日结束。该消息人士补充道，哥伦比亚的卡拉马里液化天然气进口项目也发布了一小批货物的采购招标。该项目计划购买2.5万立方米的液化天然气，于1月6日至15日交付，招标已于12月27日结束。

Sempra液化天然气公司当周表示，在供应方面，美国卡梅隆工厂已开始在其2号生产线工厂生产液化天然四通气，并补充道该生产线将于2020年第一季度开始商业运营。

然而，几位贸易商称，过去两周一月和二月的全球市场货源供应有限，补充称卖方可能更愿意早些时候同意多数货的交易，并预计价格将继续下跌。

亚洲价格也对俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的一项新协议的压力所导致的欧洲天然气价格下跌做出了反应，以确保在当前交易于12月31日到期之后，俄罗斯天然气向欧洲的运输将继续。

作为液化天然气抵达欧洲的基准，荷兰前月合约在过去一周下跌了近50美分，上周五降至每百万英热单位4.17美元左右。

2月份运往西北欧的货物的价格比荷兰天然气的价格低40％以上。

郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网

原文如下：

Global LNG: Asian Prices fall amid low liquidity

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) slipped this week amid thin trading due to Christmas holidays.

The average LNG price振动电机 for February delivery into northeast Asia was estimated at around $5.10 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), $0.35/mmbtu down from last week.

"Technically (prices fall) because there is less demand and lots of people are on holidays," one LNG trader said.Demand came only from a couple of buyers.

India's Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) is in the market for a late January cargo. The tender will close on Dec. 30, one source said.

Colombia's Calamari LNG import project also issued a buy tender for a small cargo, the source added. The project is looking to buy 25,000 cubic metres of LNG for delivery between Jan. 6-15 in a tender that closed on Dec. 27.

On the supply side, Cameron plant in the United States has started producing LNG at its Train 2 facility, Sempra LNG said this week, adding commercial operations on the train will start in the first quarter 2020.

However, the availability of cargoes on the global market was seen limited for January and February supply over the past two weeks, several traders said, adding sellers likely preferred to agree deals for most cargoes earlier, expecting prices to keep falling.

Asian prices also reacted to a drop in European gas prices that were pressured by a new deal between Russia and Ukraine ensuring that the transit of Russian gas to Europe will continue after the current deal expires on Dec. 31.

The Dutch front-month contract, a benchmark for LNG arriving to Europe, has dropped by almost 50 cents in the past week to around $4.17/mmBtu on Friday.

Cargoes for delivery into northwest Europe in February have been priced at a more than a 40 cent discount to the Dutchgas price.