分析师预计上周美国天然气库存下降1450亿立方英尺

　　据道琼斯1月11日消息，分析师们预计美国政府周四即将发布的数据将显示上周美国天然气库存下降幅度将小于历史同期平均水平。

　　据《华尔街日报》对14位分析师、经纪商和交易员的调查平均预测显示，美国能源信息署预计报告截至1月6日当周美国天然气库存减少1453.6亿立方英尺。

　　对于截至1月6日当周，中位数的估计是减少1445亿立方英尺，估计范围为减少1840亿立方英尺至减少1250亿立方英尺。

　　去年同期美国天然气库存减少1520亿立方英尺，而过去五年同期平均水平的减少1680亿立方英尺。

　　庞晓华摘译自道琼斯

　　原文如下：

　　Analysts Expect 145 Billion-Cubic Feet Drain From U.S. Natural Gas Inventories

　　By Alison Sider

　　Analysts expect government data scheduled for release Thursday to show natural-gas stockpiles shrank by less than the average for this time of year.

　　The U.S. Energy Information Administration is expected to report storage levels shrank by 145.36 billion cubic feet of gas during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the average forecast of 14 analysts, brokers and traders surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.

　　For the Jan. 6 week, the median estimate is for a decrease of 144.5 bcf. Estimates range from a decrease of 184 bcf to a decrease of 125 bcf.

　　The estimate for Jan. 6 compares with 152 bcf drained from storage in the same week last year and a five-year average drain of 168 bcf for that week.