據道瓊斯1月6日消息，美銀美林表示，在沖擊了兩年來新高之后，受季節性需求萎縮以及供應增加跡象的影響，亞洲LNG 價格將出現下跌。受煤炭價格大幅上漲以及冬季寒冷季節開始的雙重刺激，2016年底亞洲LNG現貨價格達到9.5美元/百萬英熱單位。美銀美林分析師們表示，雖然持續的低溫或在未來三個月時間內支撐LNG價格，但是美國和澳大利亞產量的增長將令2020年前全球天然氣市場出現有史以來最大的LNG新增供應沖擊波。

　　唐紹紅摘譯自道瓊斯

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　　Asias Natural Gas Market Is Cooling Down

　　After hitting a two year high, liquefied natural gas prices in Asia look set to come down as seasonal demand tapers and bearish signals for supply take over, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Spot prices reached $9.50/mmBtu at the end of 2016, driven a surge in coal prices and a cold start to winter. While continued low temperatures may support prices for another three months, BofA analysts say that production growth in the US and Australia is primed to ramp up the amount of natural gas in the market through 2020 in the biggest LNG supply wave ever seen.