据路透社伦敦8月23日报道，由于日本炎热的天气仍在继续，导致一些买家缺货，在该国需求支撑下，本周，亚洲LNG现货价格保持稳定。

据消息人士称，10月份交付东北亚地区的现货交易价格为每百万英热4.70美元，略低于上周的每百万英热4.80美元。

据亚洲的交易员称，9月份交付的交易价格为每百万英热4.80美元以及每百万英热4.60美元左右，这两笔交易都是由日本东北电力公司购买。

交易员表示，由于天气炎热，来自日本和韩国的需求良好，燃料将用于为空调发电。日本气象局表示，东京过去两周的平均气温为35摄氏度。

交易员称，日本JERA交易了6到8批货物，包括购买科威特外国石油勘探公司(KUFPEC) 澳大利亚惠斯通炼油厂提供的1批货物，以及另外几批货物，以便迅速交货。

一位亚洲的交易员表示：“JERA因为天气炎热而缺货，所以他们不得不购买。”

詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

原文如下：

GLOBAL LNG-Asian prices steady as heat in Japan bolsters demand

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) held steady this week, supported by demand from Japan where sweltering weather continued, catching some buyers short.

Deals for spot October delivery to Northeast Asia LNG-AS were heard at $4.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), slightly below last week’s $4.80 per mmBtu, sources said.

For September delivery, deals were heard at $4.80 per mmBtu and at about $4.60 per mmBtu, both of them purchases made by Tohuku Electric, according to Asian-based traders.

Traders said demand from Japan and Korea was good due to the hot weather, with the fuel used to generate power for air conditioning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said temperatures in Tokyo averaged 35 degrees Celsius in the past two weeks.

Japan’s JERA traded six to eight cargoes including buying one that had been offered by Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) from its Australian Wheatstone plant and a couple more for prompt delivery, traders said.

“They (JERA) were caught short because of the hot weather so they had to buy,” one Asian-based trader said.