据彭博社8月23日华盛顿报道，位于得克萨斯州西部靠近二叠纪盆地生产活动的瓦哈中心的天然气现货价格于8月15日收于1.55美元/MMBtu，为2019年3月以来的最高价格。这一价格上涨与两条Bcfd海湾海岸快速管道(GCX)准备投入使用的时间一致。GCX将在得克萨斯州西部和新墨西哥州东南部的二叠纪地区提供急需的额外天然气输送管道的能力。

最近几个月，该地区有限的天然气管道输送能力使价格保持在非常低或负值的水平。2019年前八个月(截至8月19日)，瓦哈现货价格平均仅为0.65美元/MMBtu。瓦哈现货价格一直低于全国天然气基准价格亨利枢纽现货价格。然而，最近几天，这一差价明显下降，瓦哈现货价格上周四收于每百万桶0.59美元，低于亨利枢纽现货价格，为3月中旬以来的每日最低差价。相比之下，今年3月至6月，这一差额平均值保持在2美元/百万英热单位至3美元/百万英热单位之间。

德克萨斯州西部和新墨西哥州东南部的二叠纪盆地近年来天然气产量大幅增加。二叠纪盆地生产的天然气主要是伴生天然气，这是作为原油生产的副产品生产的天然气。2019年初，该地区的原油接收能力有所扩大。该地区的生产商可能会在有限程度上排放或燃烧天然气，但这些活动受德克萨斯州铁路委员会的监管。

孙子舒 编译自 彭博社

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Permian basin prices up as Gulf Coast Express Pipeline nears completion

Natural gas spot prices at the Waha hub in western Texas, located near Permian basin production activities, closed at $1.55/MMBtu on August 15, the highest price since March 2019. This price increase coincides with the 2 Bcfd Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) preparing to enter service. GCX will provide much-needed additional natural gas take-away pipeline capacity in the Permian region of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

Limited natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity in the region has kept prices very low or negative in recent months. In the first eight months of 2019 (through August 19), the Waha spot price averaged just $0.65/MMBtu. The Waha spot price has been consistently lower than the Henry Hub spot price, the national benchmark price for natural gas. However, in recent days, that differential has significantly decreased, with Waha spot prices closing $0.59/MMBtu lower than the Henry Hub spot price last Thursday, the lowest daily differential since mid-March. In comparison, this differential averaged between $2 and $3/MMBtu between March and June of this year.

The Permian Basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico has seen large increases in natural gas production in recent years. Natural gas produced in the Permian Basin is largely associated natural gas, which is natural gas produced as a byproduct of crude oil production. Crude oil take-away capacity in the region expanded in early 2019. Producers in the region may vent or flare natural gas to a limited extent, but these activities are subject to regulation by the Texas Railroad Commission.