據天然氣新聞2021年5月11日報道，盡管美國能源信息署日前預計不斷增加的液化天然氣（LNG）出口和國內天然氣消費將幫助推高亨利中心天然氣現貨價格，然而美國能源信息署5月11日仍下調了其對2021年剩余時間美國天然氣產量的預測。

　　美國能源信息署在5月份的《短期能源展望》(short Energy Outlook)報告和同期發布的夏季電力行業報告中還認為，天然氣價格上漲將抑制美國電力行業的天然氣使用。

　　EIA在報告中將第二季度可供市場直接銷售的美國天然氣產量預測下調了8.10億立方英尺/天至97.51億立方英尺/天，并將第三季度的天然氣產量預測下調了9.90億立方英尺/天至98.13億立方英尺/天。

　　李峻 編譯自 天然氣新聞

　　原文如下：

　　US EIA trims natural gas production forecasts, sees lower gas use for power this summer

　　The US Energy Information Administration May 11 lowered its forecasts for natural gas production for the remainder of 2021, even as it expected growing LNG exports and domestic consumption would help push Henry Hub spot prices higher.

　　In its May Short-Term Energy Outlook and an accompanying report on the summer electricity sector, the agency also cast higher natural gas prices as dampening use of the fuel in the power sector.

　　EIA lowered by 810 MMcf/d to 97.51 Bcf/d its natural gas marketed production estimate for the US in the second quarter and trimmed the Q3 production forecast by 990 MMcf/d to 98.13 Bcf/d.