据彭博社7月20日报道称，因挪威燃料供应回升缓解了供应担忧，欧洲天然气价格下跌，投资者再次变得悲观。
电网数据显示，基准荷兰期货下跌6.2%，挪威供应量周四早些时候回升至4月水平。在主要设施的季节性工程结束后，欧洲最大的天然气供应商北欧国家的出货量最近有所反弹。再加上高于正常水平的燃料库存和相对疲软的工业需求，这增加了市场的供应安全感。
洲际交易所周三公布的数据显示，到上周末，投资基金对荷兰天然气的净空头头寸出现一个多月来的首次增加，这也增加了看跌预期。早在6月初，净空头头寸达到今年高点，但随后许多投资者不得不平仓，原因是挪威的长期停电导致油价在数月相对平静后大幅飙升。
在阿姆斯特丹，欧洲基准的荷兰近月期货价格在上午8时58分下跌3.6%，至每兆瓦时26欧元，英国汇率下跌3.5%。
尽管如此，交易员们仍处于紧张状态，继续对计划外的供应削减、天然气使用量上升和全球燃料竞争的消息做出反应。同时8月挪威将安排更多的季节性天然气设施维护工程。
此外，前所未有的高温继续笼罩着欧洲南部地区，对关键基础设施运营产生影响，并增加了制冷能源需求。对8月份天气的担忧以及酷暑对市场的影响，导致本周早些时候天然气价格上涨。
洪伟立 译自 彭博社
原文如下：
European Gas Falls on Norway Flows With Bearish Mood Picking Up
European natural gas declined as recovering fuel flows from Norway eased supply concerns, with investors becoming more bearish again.
Benchmark Dutch futures fell as much as 6.2% with Norwegian supplies rising back to April levels early on Thursday, according to grid data. Shipments from the Nordic country, Europe’s top gas provider, have rebounded recently after seasonal works ended at major facilities. Coupled with higher-than-normal fuel stockpiles and relatively muted industrial demand, that’s adding to a sense of security in the market.
Adding to signs of bearishness, net short positions by investment funds in Dutch gas increased by the end of last week for the first time in over a month, according to data published Wednesday by the market operator, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Back in early June, net short interest reached this year’s high, but later many investors had to close their positions after extended outages in Norway fueled sharp price spikes following months of relative calm.
Dutch front-month futures, Europe’s benchmark, traded 3.6% lower at €26.00 a megawatt-hour by 8:58 a.m. in Amsterdam. The UK equivalent fell 3.5%.
Still, traders remain on edge, continuing to react to news on unplanned supply curtailments, upticks in gas usage and global competition for the fuel. More seasonal works are scheduled in Norway next month.
In addition, unprecedented heat continues to blanket southern parts of the continent, threatening critical infrastructure and boosting energy needs for cooling. Worries about the impact of the heat wave on the market, together with concerns about the weather in August, caused prices to rise earlier this week.
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