亚洲天然气市场正在降温

　　据道琼斯1月6日消息，美银美林表示，在冲击了两年来新高之后，受季节性需求萎缩以及供应增加迹象的影响，亚洲LNG 价格将出现下跌。受煤炭价格大幅上涨以及冬季寒冷季节开始的双重刺激，2016年底亚洲LNG现货价格达到9.5美元/百万英热单位。美银美林分析师们表示，虽然持续的低温或在未来三个月时间内支撑LNG价格，但是美国和澳大利亚产量的增长将令2020年前全球天然气市场出现有史以来最大的LNG新增供应冲击波。

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　　Asias Natural Gas Market Is Cooling Down

　　After hitting a two year high, liquefied natural gas prices in Asia look set to come down as seasonal demand tapers and bearish signals for supply take over, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Spot prices reached $9.50/mmBtu at the end of 2016, driven a surge in coal prices and a cold start to winter. While continued low temperatures may support prices for another three months, BofA analysts say that production growth in the US and Australia is primed to ramp up the amount of natural gas in the market through 2020 in the biggest LNG supply wave ever seen.