讯 据网7月28日路透社报道，美国天然气期货周二上涨2％，因管道出口增加，尽管预计未来两周炎热天气和空调需求将低于先前预期。
在美国东部时间上午7:51（格林威治标准时间1151），8月交割的天然气期货在前一个月的倒数第二天，上涨3.4美分，涨幅2.0％，至每百万英国热量单位1.768美元。
9月期货将上涨约4美分，至每百万英热单位1.83美元，这将是近月的价格。
尽管夏季最热的日子可能已经过去，但气象学家预测，至少到8月中旬，美国48个州的气温将保持高于正常水平。自6月下旬以来，每天的天气都比平常热。
Refinitiv表示，7月美国日均产量为885亿立方英尺，高于6月份的20个月低点870亿立方英尺，但仍远低于11月份的历史最高月度954亿立方英尺/天。
Refinitiv预计，包括出口在内的美国需求将从本周的910亿立方英尺/日下降到下周的899亿立方英尺/日。 这低于Refinitiv周一的预期。
截止到7月，流向美国LNG出口工厂的管道天然气平均为33亿立方英尺/天（利用率为34％），低于6月份的20个月低点41亿立方英尺/天和2月份的创纪录水平87亿立方英尺/天。2019年的利用率约为90％。
同时，由于邻国加拿大及墨西哥的消费者提高了空调的使用率，美国的管道气出口也有所增长。
Refiniiv表示，截止7月目前为止，对加拿大的管道出口日均为24亿立方英尺，高于6月份的23亿立方英尺，但仍低于去年12月份35亿立方英尺的历史月度高点。
本月迄今，对墨西哥的管道日均出口量为56.2亿立方英尺，高于6月份的54.4 亿立方英尺，有望突破3月份创纪录的55.5 亿立方英尺。
郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网
原文如下:
U.S. Gas Rises 2% as Pipeline Exports Increase, Despite Warm Forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures climbed 2% on Tuesday as pipeline exports increase despite forecasts for less hot weather and lower air conditioning demand over the next two weeks than previously expected.
On its second to last day as the front-month, gas futures for August delivery rose 3.4 cents, or 2.0%, to $1.768 per million British thermal units at 7:51 a.m. EDT (1151 GMT).
September futures, which will soon be the front-month, were up about 4 cents to $1.83 per mmBtu.
Even though the hottest days of summer are likely past, meteorologists project temperatures will remain above-normal in the Lower 48 U.S. states through at least mid August. The weather has already been hotter-than-normal every day since late June.
Refinitiv said U.S. production averaged 88.5 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in July, up from a 20-month low of 87.0 bcfd in June but still well below the all-time monthly high of 95.4 bcfd in November.
Refinitiv projected U.S. demand, including exports, will slide from 91.0 bcfd this week to 89.9 bcfd next week. That is lower than Refinitiv's outlook on Monday.
Pipeline gas flowing to U.S. LNG export plants averaged 3.3 bcfd (34% utilization) so far in July, down from a 20-month low of 4.1 bcfd in June and a record 8.7 bcfd in February. Utilization was about 90% in 2019.
U.S. pipeline exports, meanwhile, rose as consumers in neighboring countries cranked up their air conditioners.
Refinitiv said pipeline exports to Canada averaged 2.4 bcfd so far in July, up from 2.3 bcfd in June, but still below the all-time monthly high of 3.5 bcfd in December.
Pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 5.62 bcfd so far this month, up from 5.44 bcfd in June and on track to top the record 5.55 bcfd in March.
