中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯1月4日休斯敦报道,根据普氏能源资讯贸易流量软件cFlow,由于亚洲更高的现货LNG价格刺激装载美国LNG的船只通过巴拿马运河驶向亚洲,多达9船美国LNG货物时下正在运往东北亚地区的世界关键LNG需求中心。
自从去年9月中旬亚洲LNG现货价格达到每百万英国热量单位大约5.5美元以来,由于包括澳大利亚高更液化厂在内的众多液化厂先后出现技术故障,LNG价格出现急剧上升。
3日,普氏能源资讯把JKM 液化天然气亚洲基准价格评估在每百万英国热量单位9.75美元,比2016年4月低至4美元的价格大幅猛增。
在去年12月前,在驶离美国Sabine Pass终端的33船美国LNG货物中只有一船LNG货物驶向东北亚地区。但是,现在,有9艘装满美国LNG货物的船只正在驶向东北亚地区主要需求中心日本、韩国、中国和中国台湾省的所在地。
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原文如下:
Wave of US LNG heads to northeast Asia as prices surge
London (Platts)--4 Jan 2017
As many as nine cargoes of US LNG are currently headed for the world's key LNG demand center in northeast Asia, according to cFlow, Platts trade flow software, as higher spot LNG prices in Asia incentivize the journey for vessels carrying US LNG through the Panama Canal.
Since mid-September when Asian LNG spot prices were around $5.50/MMBtu, prices have risen sharply due to trips at liquefaction plants including Gorgon in Australia.
Platts assessed the JKM LNG Asian benchmark price at $9.75/MMBtu on Tuesday, a considerable jump from as low as $4/MMBtu in April 2016.
Before December, only one US LNG cargo had sailed to northeast Asia out of some 33 sailings from Sabine Pass.
But now nine more vessels are on their way to the region -- home to the major demand centers of Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan.