中国石化新闻网讯 据天然气加工新闻网5月26日报道，周五上午，荷兰未来一个月的天然气批发价格跌至两年来的最低水平，这可能会让过去一年一直在支付高昂能源账单的消费者和一些企业松一口气。

截至格林尼治标准时间7时29分，作为欧洲天然气市场基准的荷兰天然气6月价格降至每兆瓦时24.90欧元（27.41美元），为2021年5月27日以来的最低水平。

2022年8月，在欧洲能源危机和天然气管道供应减少的情况下，该合约价达到了约340欧元/兆瓦时的峰值。

去年，这场危机导致天然气和电力价格飙升，给消费者和一些企业带来高昂的能源账单，并导致一些行业减产。

欧洲天然气批发价格今年一直在下跌，由于冬季天气温和，降低天然气消费措施的实行，以及天然气储存水平和供应状况良好。

澳新银行(ANZ)分析师表示，在气候温和、液化天然气供应充足的情况下，欧洲成功避免了严重的天然气短缺。

他们表示，2022年8月至2023年3月期间，欧洲的天然气消费量比前五年同期的平均水平低17%。

尽管澳新银行分析师估计，欧洲将在能源供应没有任何重大中断的情况下度过下一个冬天，但他们也发出了警告。

他们表示，“我们估计，如果需求不能在目前基础上再减少15%，德国和整个地区明年冬天可能会出现天然气短缺”。

据贸易商称，周四有关欧洲最大经济体德国经济陷入衰退的消息，也加剧了天然气价格的进一步下跌。

能源批发价格下跌通常需要几个月时间才能转化为更低的能源账单。

自年初以来，英国天然气批发基准价格几乎下降50%，使该国能源市场监管机构Ofgem能够从7月起将家庭能源账单上限降低近40%。

然而，大多数英国家庭的价格下降幅度将在17%左右，因为自10月份以来，他们一直受到政府限价的保护，将能源成本年均保持在2500英镑(3155美元)，以帮助缓解生活成本的紧缩。

郝芬 译自 天然气加工新闻网

原文如下：

Dutch benchmark wholesale gas falls to two-year low

The Dutch wholesale natural gas price for the month ahead fell to a two-year low on Friday morning, which could offer some relief to consumers and some businesses who have been paying high energy bills over the past year.

The Dutch June gas price, a benchmark for the European gas market, fell to 24.90 euros ($27.41) per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0729 GMT, the lowest since May 27, 2021.

The contract reached a peak of around 340 euros/MWh in August 2022 amid the European energy crisis and as Russian gas pipeline supplies dwindled.

The crisis caused gas and power prices to spike last year, burdening consumers and some businesses with very high energy bills and causing some industries to curtail production.

European wholesale gas prices have been falling this year because of a milder-than-normal winter, gas consumption reduction measures and healthy gas storage levels and supplies.

Analysts at ANZ said Europe has managed to escape severe shortages in gas amid mild temperatures and plentiful liquefied natural gas supply.

European gas consumption between August 2022 and March 2023 was 17% lower than the average of the same period over the previous five years, they said.

Although they estimate that Europe will get through another winter without any significant disruptions to energy supply, the ANZ analysts added a note of caution.

"We estimate Germany, and the broader region, could experience gas shortages next winter if demand is not reduced by another 15%," they said.

News on Thursday that Germany's economy, Europe's largest, slipped into recession also added to a further slump in natural gas prices, traders said.

Declines in wholesale energy prices often take a few months to translate into lower retail energy bills.

Benchmark wholesale British gas prices have almost halved since the beginning of the year, enabling the country’s energy market regulator Ofgem to lower its cap on household energy bills by almost 40% from July.

However, the price drop for most British households will be around 17% as they have been protected by a government guarantee since October to keep the average annual cost of energy at 2,500 pounds ($3,155) a year to help with a cost-of-living squeeze.