據9月10日Offshore Energy消息：在6月和7月略有改善后，8月日本液化天然氣現貨價格再次下跌。

來自經濟、貿易和工業部的數據顯示，8月基于合同的價格為3.4美元/百萬英熱。相比之下，7月為4.2美元/百萬英熱，6月為3.8美元/百萬英熱。

與2019年同期價格5.3美元/百萬英熱相比，基于合同的價格下降了35.9%。

到達價格也從7月的4.1美元/百萬英熱下降到8月的2.6美元/百萬英熱。降幅為36.7％。

與2019年8月抵達日本的5.5美元/百萬英熱的現貨液化天然氣價格相比，價格下降了一半以上。

經濟產業省只調查了日本公用事業公司和其他進口商購買的現貨液化天然氣。不包括與特定價格指數掛鉤的貨運交易，如美國Henry Hub和JKM。

馮娟 摘譯自 Offshore Energy

原文如下：

Japan’s spot LNG prices drop after brief uptick

Prices of spot LNG cargoes contracted or delivered into Japan during the month of August dipped again after a slight improvement in June and July.

Data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry shows that the contract-based price in August was at $3.4 per mmBtu. This compares to $4.2 per mmBtu in July and $3.8 per mmBtu in June.

When compared to the corresponding month in 2019, when the price was $5.3 per mmBtu, the contract-based price dropped 35.9 per cent.

The arrival-based price also dropped from $4.1 per mmBtu in July, to $2.6 per mmBtu in August 2020. This was a 36.7 per cent drop.

When compared to $5.5 per mmBtu price of spot LNG arriving into Japan in Augst 2019, the price more than halved.

The ministry surveys only spot LNG cargoes purchased by Japanese utilities and other importers.

It excludes cargo deals linked to a particular price index such as the US Henry Hub and the JKM.