據管道&天然氣雜志網4月19日路透社報道，周二，美國天然氣期貨價格下跌10%，這是一次技術性調整，得益于對寒潮的預期導致價格在上一交易日飆升至13年來的峰值后，天氣前景略微轉暖。

截至美國東部時間上午10:57（格林威治標準時間14:57），即月天然氣期貨價格下跌10%，至每百萬英熱單位7.033美元，周一創下2008年9月以來的最高水平。

數據提供商Refinitiv的分析師John Abeln表示，這主要是一個動量問題，是對過去一周價格大幅上漲的修正……市場基本面無法支撐如此高的價格。并補充道，過去12個小時的天氣發生了變化，兩周的天氣預報將有所轉暖。

據數據提供商Refinitiv估計，未來兩周美國本土48個州將有130個采暖度日數(HDD)，低于昨日預測的156個，但略高于30年同期126個的正常水平。

HDD用于估計家庭和企業供暖的需求，測量每天平均溫度低于65華氏度(18攝氏度)的度數。

與此同時，根據Refinitiv的數據顯示，美國本土48個州的天然氣日均產量從3月份的937立方英尺上升到4月份的945億立方英尺，但低于去年12月份963立方英尺的月度紀錄。

Abeln表示，生產水平無疑是近期至中期的重點……盡管產量反彈是確定無疑的，但反彈的速度仍是非常未知的，未來幾個月市場將真正關注這一點。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

原文如下：

US Natgas Futures Beat Sharp Retreat, Shed 10%

U.S. natural gas futures fell 10% on Tuesday, in a technical correction aided by a shift to a slightly warmer weather outlook after expectations of a cold snap sent prices soaring to an over 13-year peak in the last session.

Front-month gas futures slipped 10% to $7.033 per million British thermal units as of 10:57 a.m. EDT (1457 GMT), having scaled a peak since September 2008 on Monday.

"It's mostly an issue of momentum and a correction to the huge run-up in prices over the past week... Prices that high are not supported by the market fundamentals," said John Abeln, an analyst with data provider Refinitiv,

There has been a shift in the weather over the past 12 hours, with the 2-week forecasts shifting somewhat warmer, Abeln added.

Data provider Refinitiv estimated 130 heating degree days (HDDs) over the next two weeks in the Lower 48 U.S. states, slipping from yesterday's outlook of 156 HDDs, though slightly higher than the 30-year norm of 126 HDDs for this time of year.

HDDs, used to estimate demand to heat homes and businesses, measure the number of degrees a day's average temperature is below 65 Fahrenheit (18 Celsius).

Meanwhile, data from Refinitiv showed average gas output in the U.S. Lower 48 states rose to 94.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) so far in April from 93.7 Bcf/d in March, down from December's monthly record of 96.3 Bcf/d.

"Production levels are definitely the key focus in the near to medium term... While a production rebound is assured, the speed of that rebound is very much unknown, and the markets will really be watching that in the months to come," Abeln said.