???? 據管道&天然氣雜志網2月26日里約熱內盧路透社報道，本周亞洲液化天然氣（LNG）價格本周下跌，該地區取暖需求減少，而且預計美國出口將在得克薩斯風暴后恢復正常。

????據業內消息人士稱，4月份交付到東北亞地區的液化天然氣均價估計約為5.6美元/百萬英熱單位，較前一周下降約80美分。

????根據Refinitiv Eikon的天氣數據顯示，未來兩周，東京、上海和首爾的氣溫預計將高于平均水平，從而降低供暖需求。

????據Kpler咨詢公司稱，最糟糕的情況發生在本月德克薩斯州深陷冰凍之后，關閉了油井和管道，但該行業仍在復蘇。

????Kpler資深大宗商品分析師里德·蘭森（Reid L'Anson）周三在接受采訪時表示，我們看到情況正慢慢恢復正常，但我認為在天然氣市場和液化天然氣方面至少還需要幾天時間。

????L'Anson稱，仍有24艘船在美國墨西哥灣沿岸等待裝載液化天然氣，而在正常天氣條件下，這一數字不超過4-5艘。

????美國最大的液化天然氣出口國切尼爾能源公司（Cheniere Energy Inc.）表示，中國已成為全球最大的消費國，超過日本，并將繼續推高需求。

????荷蘭皇家殼牌(Royal Dutch Shell)在其年度液化天然氣市場展望中表示，預計到2040年，在亞洲的引領下，全球LNG需求幾乎將翻一番。

????據貿易消息人士稱，來自美國的液化天然氣買家預計將取消4月份將裝運的不超過5批貨物。

????郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

????原文如下：

????Asian LNG Prices Fall on Lower Heating Demand

????Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week, with less demand for heating in the region and expectations that exports out of the United States will normalize after the Texas storm.

????The average LNG price for April delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at about $5.60 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down about 80 cents from the previous week, industry sources said.

????Temperatures in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul are expected to be higher than average over the next two weeks, weather data from Refinitiv Eikon showed, reducing heating demand.

????The worst is seen behind after a deep freeze in Texas shut wells and pipelines this month, but the industry is yet recovering, according to Kpler consultancy firm.

????"We're slowly seeing things return to normal, but I think it will take a few more days at least when it comes to gas markets and LNG," Kpler senior commodity analyst Reid L'Anson said in an interview on Wednesday.

????Two dozen vessels were still on the U.S. Gulf Coast waiting to load LNG, compared with no more than four or five under normal weather conditions, L'Anson said.

????The largest U.S. LNG exporter, Cheniere Energy Inc, said China has become the world's largest consumer, ahead of Japan, and is set to continue to drive up demand.

????Global demand expected to almost double by 2040 led by Asia, Royal Dutch Shell said in its annual LNG market outlook.

????Buyers of LNG from the United States are expected to cancel no more than five cargoes for loading in April, trade sources said.