據天然氣加工網站7月31日消息 受澳大利亞Gorgon工廠一條生產線在維修工程后延長關閉影響，亞洲液化天然氣現貨價格升至四個月高位。

9月交付至東北亞的液化天然氣平均價格估計為2.70美元/每百萬英熱單位，比上周的水平高出0.25美元/每百萬英熱單位。

大型Gorgon項目2號生產線的維護工作于5月23日開始，最初計劃于7月11日重新啟動，但一直推遲到9月初。

運營該工廠的雪佛龍公司發言人本周表示，在計劃維護期間對兩條生產線丙烷換熱器進行例行檢查后，Gorgon正在進行維修工作。

路透社價格評估數據顯示，自3月底以來，價格首次升至本周水平。但從季節性來看，該價格仍較往年疲軟，較一年前的水平低約36%。

業內人士稱，Gorgon 1號和3號液化天然氣生產線繼續生產液化天然氣，本周其他亞太地區工廠也有現貨供應。

其中一個來自達爾文工廠，澳大利亞的桑托斯能源公司提供8月和9月的貨運服務。

需求繼續基本低迷，但本周出現了一些買盤。

兩位業內人士表示，在日本，北海道電力已以2.70美元/每百萬英熱單位的價格購買了一批9月份交貨的貨物。

巴基斯坦液化天然氣有限公司本周表示，該公司已確保液化天然氣的價格創下歷史新低，在巴基斯坦公司8月底的現貨購買招標中，阿塞拜疆國家石油公司出價為2.20美元/每百萬英熱單位。

吳恒磊 編譯自 天然氣加工

原文如下：

GLOBAL LNG-Asian LNG prices rise on delay in Gorgon restart

Asian spot LNG prices rose to a four-month high, supported by an extended shutdown of one of the production lines at Australia's Gorgon plant following maintenance works.

The average LNG price for September delivery into northeast Asia was estimated at around $2.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), $0.25 per mmBtu above last week's level.

The maintenance on Train 2 of the giant Gorgon project began on May 23 and a restart was initially planned on July 11 but has been delayed until early September.

Gorgon is carrying out the repair work after a routine inspection of the train's propane heat exchangers during planned maintenance found weld quality issues, a spokesman for Chevron that operates the plant said this week.

The rise in prices to this week's level has taken place for the first time since late March, Reuters price assessment data showed. But the price is still seasonally weaker than in previous years and around 36% below its level a year ago.

Gorgon LNG Trains 1 and 3 continue producing LNG and there were offers of spot cargoes from other Asia-Pacific plants this week, industry sources said.

One of those came from the Darwin plant, with Australian energy firm Santos offering one August and one September loading cargoes.

Demand continues to be largely sluggish, but some buying took place this week.

In Japan, Hokkaido Electric has bought a cargo for September delivery at around $2.70 per mmBtu, two industry sources said.

Pakistan LNG Ltd said this week it had secured a record low price for an LNG cargo, with SOCAR Trading offering a price of about $2.20 per mmBtu in a spot buy tender by the Pakistani company for a late August cargo.