據普氏能源資訊8月18日新加坡報道 來自美國LPG貨物的穩定流入、伊朗咄咄逼人的讓LPG貨物具有競爭力價格的舉措、中國因經濟不景氣低于預期的LPG需求增長以及日本LPG庫存徘徊在多年來高點是導致亞洲LPG市場供應遠遠超過需求的主要原因，而這個供過于求的局面是最近幾年里從來沒有看到過的。

　　全球著名能源咨詢公司Energy Aspects的全球石油產品分析師安德魯?埃克林在本月發表的一份題為“英雄到狗熊”的研究報告中說，對一個在結構上LPG短缺并經歷全球最強勁需求增長的地區來說，亞洲目前LPG供應泛濫。

　　美國得到超大型液化氣船運費跌至多年低點幫助的大量LPG出口已促使天然氣運輸公司把LPG大量投入位于新加坡海上的浮式儲存設施中。Energy Aspects在報告中說，至少有7艘超大型液化氣船在新加坡海上已停泊數周。

　　這種不穩定供應狀況大幅拉低了LPG價格。冷藏丙烷的價格（CFR日本）7月29日首次跌至創紀錄低的每噸271.5美元，這是普氏能源資訊2006年10月開始發布這個評估以來的最低水平。

　　李峻 編譯

原文如下：

Analysis: For Asian LPG buyers, its an all-you-can-eat buffet

Singapore (Platts)--18 Aug 2016

A steady influx of cargoes from the US, Irans aggressive move to push cargoes at competitive prices, slower-than-expected demand growth in China on the back of a sluggish economy and Japans inventory levels hovering at multi-year highs have all contributed to supply in Asia far outweighing demand, creating a glut not seen in recent years.

For a region that is structurally short of LPG and experiences the strongest demand growth globally, Asia is currently awash with LPG supplies, Andrew Echlin, global oil products analyst at Energy Aspects, wrote in a research report on LPG titled Hero to Zero published this month.

Plentiful US exports, aided by VLGC rates falling to multi-year lows, have prompted gas carriers to put LPG into floating storage off Singapore. Energy Aspects said in the report that at least seven VLGCs were parked off the coast of Singapore, with some anchored for weeks.

The precarious oversupply situation has pulled down prices sharply. The price of refrigerated propane on a CFR Japan basis first plunged to a record low of $271.50/mt on July 29. This was the lowest since Platts started publishing this assessment in October 2006.