Natural Gas Prices Surge As Arctic Blast Freezes US: 3 Stocks On The Move
Natural Gas Prices Surge As Arctic Blast Freezes US: 3 Stocks On The Move
The next two days will see a deluge of rain and snow over the Northwest. The heaviest moisture will target the northern California coast and Oregon today. The NWC highlighted an isolated threat of flash flooding in these areas.An arctic air blast across the U.S. is driving up heating demand and creating volatile conditions in energy markets.
一股北極冷空氣席捲美國，導致取暖需求增加，並在能源市場造成波動的局面。
What Happened: Natural gas futures bounced back Thursday morning, with February contracts climbing by over 2% to $3.71 per million British units.
發生了什麼：天然氣期貨在星期四早上反彈，2月合約上漲超過2%，達每百萬英熱單位3.71美元。
According to the National Weather Center (NWC), "Periods of locally heavy coastal rains and higher elevation snow continue for much of the northwestern U.S."
根據國家氣象中心（NWC）的說法，"局部地區的強降雨和高海拔的降雪在美國西北部的許多地方持續存在。"
The next two days will see a deluge of rain and snow over the Northwest. The heaviest moisture will target the northern California coast and Oregon today. The NWC highlighted an isolated threat of flash flooding in these areas.
接下來的兩天，將在西北部出現大雨和降雪。 今天，最強的降水將集中在北加州海岸和俄勒岡州。NWC強調了這些地區局部閃洪的風險。
"Accumulating snow is possible over the highest elevations of the Cascades, Sierra and Northern Rockies," the NWC added, noting that snow showers will continue in the Northern and Central Rockies, while rain and snow showers expand across the Northwest on Friday.
NWC補充道："在喀斯喀特山脈、內華達山脈和北洛基山脈的最高海拔地區可能出現積雪，"並指出北部和中部洛基山脈的降雪將持續，同時星期五降雨和降雪將擴展到西北地區。
The Great Lakes region is bracing for heavy snowfall, with isolated areas expecting accumulations of up to one foot. Snowfall of six to 12 inches is also forecast for parts of the Central Appalachians by Friday.
五大湖地區正在爲大雪做準備，部分地區預計積雪達到一英尺。中阿巴拉契亞地區的部分地區也預測到星期五會有6到12英寸的降雪。
Why It Matters: Winter weather is driving much of the action, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports continue to fuel demand as Natural Gas Intel reported.
爲什麼這很重要：冬季天氣驅動了許多行動，液化天然氣（LNG）出口繼續推動需求，正如天然氣英特爾所報道的。
Natural gas-related stocks posted notable gains by mid-morning Thursday, reflecting optimism about rising demand and cold-driven volatility in the market.
與天然氣相關的股票在星期四中午前錄得顯著增長，反映出對需求上升和寒冷驅動下市場波動的樂觀情緒。
U.S. natural gas prices — as tracked by the United States Natural Gas Fund LP (NYSE:UNG) — have risen by 15% over the past month.
美國天然氣價格——根據美國天然氣基金LP（紐交所：UNG）的追蹤——在過去一個月上漲了15%。
Pipeline giant ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE) soared 1.57%, trading at $102.28, while Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE:KMI), a major natural gas transporter, advanced 2% to $27.94.
管道巨頭歐尼克(萬歐卡)（紐交所：OKE）漲幅爲1.57%，交易價格爲102.28美元，而大型天然氣交通公司Kinder Morgan Inc.（紐交所：KMI）上漲了2%，至27.94美元。
Shares of NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL) rose 1.2% to $5.05. It was buoyed by expectations of increased activity in the natural gas infrastructure sector.
NGL Energy Partners LP（紐交所：NGL）的股票上漲了1.2%，達5.05美元。受市場對天然氣基礎設施板塊活動增加的預期提振。
What's Next: Traders are anxiously awaiting Friday's U.S. Energy Information Administration storage report.
接下來：交易者們焦急地等待週五的美國能源信息署庫存報告。
Withdrawal estimates for the week ended Dec. 27 range from 77 to 159 billion cubic feet, with an average expectation of 127 Bcf.
截至12月27日的一週的提取估計範圍爲77億至1590億立方英尺，平均預期爲127億立方英尺。
If realized, the 127 Bcf draw would erase much of the 166 Bcf surplus left after last week's 93 Bcf withdrawal. For comparison, last year's pull for the same period was just 35 Bcf, while the five-year average is 104 Bcf.
如果實現，127億立方英尺的提取將消除上週93億立方英尺提取後留下的大部分166億立方英尺的盈餘。相比之下，去年同期的提取僅爲35億立方英尺，而五年的平均值爲104億立方英尺。
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