9月日本LNG现货进口价格上涨32%

据10月14日Kallanish Energy报道，日本9月份进口的液化天然气(LNG)现货价格较上月大涨32.35%，显露出冬季供暖季节前需求复苏的迹象。

该国经济、贸易和工业部(METI)的最新数据显示，基于合约的平均现货价格为4.5美元/百万英热。而8月份的平均价格为3.40美元/百万英热。

然而，这个价格仍低于去年同期水平。2019年9月，现货价格平均为5.40美元/百万英热。

经济产业省的数据还显示，到货价格从八月份的2.6美元/百万英热上升到上个月的3.4美元/百万英热，上涨了30.7%。

这些价格不包括与Henry Hub和JKM等地区指数挂钩的现货交易，主要是日本公用事业公司和其他进口商购买的现货液化天然气。

王佳晶 摘译自 Kallanish Energy

原文如下：

Japan’s spot LNG import prices up 32% in September

Japanese spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have surged 32.35% month-on-month in September, supporting signs of demand recovery ahead of the winter heating season.

Latest data from the country’s ministry of economy, trade and industry (METI) shows that the average contract-based spot price was at $4.50 per million British thermal units (MmBtu). In August, the price averaged $3.40/MmBtu.

However, prices remain below levels recorded last year. In September 2019, contracted spot prices were traded at an average of $5.40/MmBtu, Kallanish Energy reports.

METI data also shows that the arrival-based price was up 30.7% from $2.6/MmBtu in August, to $3.4/MmBtu last month.

These prices exclude spot transactions linked to regional indexes such as the Henry Hub and the JKM. They reflect spot LNG cargoes purchased by Japanese utilities and other importers.