亞洲LNG現(xiàn)貨價(jià)格因Gorgon重啟推遲而上漲

據(jù)天然氣加工網(wǎng)站7月31日消息 受澳大利亞Gorgon工廠一條生產(chǎn)線在維修工程后延長(zhǎng)關(guān)閉影響，亞洲液化天然氣現(xiàn)貨價(jià)格升至四個(gè)月高位。

9月交付至東北亞的液化天然氣平均價(jià)格估計(jì)為2.70美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位，比上周的水平高出0.25美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位。

大型Gorgon項(xiàng)目2號(hào)生產(chǎn)線的維護(hù)工作于5月23日開(kāi)始，最初計(jì)劃于7月11日重新啟動(dòng)，但一直推遲到9月初。

運(yùn)營(yíng)該工廠的雪佛龍公司發(fā)言人本周表示，在計(jì)劃維護(hù)期間對(duì)兩條生產(chǎn)線丙烷換熱器進(jìn)行例行檢查后，Gorgon正在進(jìn)行維修工作。

路透社價(jià)格評(píng)估數(shù)據(jù)顯示，自3月底以來(lái)，價(jià)格首次升至本周水平。但從季節(jié)性來(lái)看，該價(jià)格仍較往年疲軟，較一年前的水平低約36%。

業(yè)內(nèi)人士稱(chēng)，Gorgon 1號(hào)和3號(hào)液化天然氣生產(chǎn)線繼續(xù)生產(chǎn)液化天然氣，本周其他亞太地區(qū)工廠也有現(xiàn)貨供應(yīng)。

其中一個(gè)來(lái)自達(dá)爾文工廠，澳大利亞的桑托斯能源公司提供8月和9月的貨運(yùn)服務(wù)。

需求繼續(xù)基本低迷，但本周出現(xiàn)了一些買(mǎi)盤(pán)。

兩位業(yè)內(nèi)人士表示，在日本，北海道電力已以2.70美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位的價(jià)格購(gòu)買(mǎi)了一批9月份交貨的貨物。

巴基斯坦液化天然氣有限公司本周表示，該公司已確保液化天然氣的價(jià)格創(chuàng)下歷史新低，在巴基斯坦公司8月底的現(xiàn)貨購(gòu)買(mǎi)招標(biāo)中，阿塞拜疆國(guó)家石油公司出價(jià)為2.20美元/每百萬(wàn)英熱單位。

吳恒磊 編譯自 天然氣加工

原文如下：

GLOBAL LNG-Asian LNG prices rise on delay in Gorgon restart

Asian spot LNG prices rose to a four-month high, supported by an extended shutdown of one of the production lines at Australia's Gorgon plant following maintenance works.

The average LNG price for September delivery into northeast Asia was estimated at around $2.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), $0.25 per mmBtu above last week's level.

The maintenance on Train 2 of the giant Gorgon project began on May 23 and a restart was initially planned on July 11 but has been delayed until early September.

Gorgon is carrying out the repair work after a routine inspection of the train's propane heat exchangers during planned maintenance found weld quality issues, a spokesman for Chevron that operates the plant said this week.

The rise in prices to this week's level has taken place for the first time since late March, Reuters price assessment data showed. But the price is still seasonally weaker than in previous years and around 36% below its level a year ago.

Gorgon LNG Trains 1 and 3 continue producing LNG and there were offers of spot cargoes from other Asia-Pacific plants this week, industry sources said.

One of those came from the Darwin plant, with Australian energy firm Santos offering one August and one September loading cargoes.

Demand continues to be largely sluggish, but some buying took place this week.

In Japan, Hokkaido Electric has bought a cargo for September delivery at around $2.70 per mmBtu, two industry sources said.

Pakistan LNG Ltd said this week it had secured a record low price for an LNG cargo, with SOCAR Trading offering a price of about $2.20 per mmBtu in a spot buy tender by the Pakistani company for a late August cargo.