6月日本LNG现货价格开始回升

据7月9日Offshore Energy消息：继5月创纪录下跌后，日本液化天然气现货价格显示出小幅回升迹象。

根据日本经济产业省公布的数据，6月运往日本的现货液化天然气平均合约价格为3.80美元/百万英热。

与5月创纪录的低点相比有所上升，当时合约价格达到2.20美元/百万英热。

但与去年同期相比仍有所下降，当时合约价格为5.5美元/百万英热。

日本经济产业省数据显示，基于抵货的现货价格也从上月2.6美元/百万英热上涨至3.80美元/百万英热，但远低于2019年6月的7.5美元/百万英热。

该数据只包括日本公用事业公司和其他进口商购买的现货液化天然气。不包括与特定价格指数挂钩的货运交易，比如美国亨利枢纽价格。

冯娟 摘译自 Offshore Energy

原文如下：

Japan’s spot LNG prices start to pick up

Japanese spot LNG cargo prices are showing signs of slight recovery following a record drop in May.

The effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic have weighed down on Japan’s spot LNG prices pushing them to record lows in previous months.

The average contract price for spot LNG cargoes shipped to Japan in June stood at $3.80/mmBtu, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

This is a rise compared to a record low in May when the contracted price reached $2.20 per mmBtu.

But its still represents a decline when compared to the same month a year ago when the contracted price was $5.5/mmBtu.

METI’s data shows the arrival-based spot price was also at $3.80/mmBtu rising from last month’s $2.60/mmBtu but substantially down from $7.50/mmBtu recorded in June 2019.

The ministry surveys only spot LNG cargoes purchased by Japanese utilities and other importers.

It excludes cargo deals linked to a particular price index such as the US Henry Hub.