Natural Gas Prices Spike As 'Bone-Chilling' Arctic Blast Approaches
Natural Gas Prices Spike As 'Bone-Chilling' Arctic Blast Approaches
U.S. natural gas futures are pulling back Tuesday after reaching a 52-week high on Monday. Trading remains volatile with an Arctic blast forecast to hit the nation in January.
美國天然氣期貨在週一達到52周高點後，週二出現回落。隨着預計一股北極寒流將在一月襲擊全國，交易仍然波動不定。
The Details: On Sunday, AccuWeather meteorologists released an extended forecast predicting cold Arctic air over much of the U.S. with a potential pattern of snow and ice storms through the first half of January.
詳細信息：週日，AccuWeather氣象學家發佈了擴展預測，預測美國大部分地區將出現寒冷的北極空氣，並可能在一月上半月出現雪和冰暴風雪的模式。
The forecast even pointed to the possibility of the "coldest January since 2011 for the U.S. as a whole," according to AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Expert Paul Pastelok.
根據AccuWeather首席長期專家保羅·帕斯特洛克的說法，預測甚至指出美國整體可能會迎來「自2011年以來最冷的一月」。
John Kilduff, founding partner of Again Capital, told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that disruptions in natural gas production called "freeze offs" are a possibility.
Again Capital的創始合夥人約翰·基爾達夫在接受CNBC"街頭談話"採訪時表示，天然氣生產中的中斷被稱爲"凍結關閉"是有可能的。
"We are talking [about] bone-chilling polar vortex weather, which has caused this spike in natural gas this morning," Kilduff said on Monday.
"我們正在討論引發這種天然氣今晨激增的極度寒冷的極地渦旋天氣，"基爾達夫在週一表示。
Traders reacted to the chilling forecast, sending natural gas February futures about 15% higher during Monday's session. Prices are retreating Tuesday, but remain 10% higher over the past five days.
交易者對這一寒冷預測做出反應，使得天然氣2月份期貨在週一交易期間上漲約15%。但是，週二價格回落，但在過去五天中仍上漲了10%。
Natural gas futures are trading about 6% lower Tuesday at $3.70/MMBtu.
週二天然氣期貨交易價格約爲$3.70/MMBtu，較前一日下降約6%。
The ongoing war in Ukraine and potential reduction in Russian gas flows to Europe is also driving increased demand for U.S. liquid natural gas exports and putting upward pressure on domestic prices.
烏克蘭持續戰爭以及俄羅斯向歐洲天然氣流量的潛在減少，也在推動美國液體天然氣出口的需求增加，並對國內價格形成上行壓力。
The United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSE:UNL) which tracks the average of 12 months of natural gas futures contracts is up 6.6% in December and the United States Natural Gas Fund ETF (NYSE:UNG), tracking the near-month natural gas futures contract price, is up more than 18% over the same period.
美國12個月天然氣基金可交易ETF（紐交所：UNL）追蹤12個月天然氣期貨合約的平均水平，在12月份上漲了6.6%，而美國天然氣基金可交易ETF（紐交所：UNG）追蹤近月天然氣期貨合約價格，在同一時期上漲超過18%。
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