1月欧洲液化石油气合约价格走高

据ICIS网站1月6日伦敦报道 欧洲液化石油气（LPG）现货市场情绪因需求改善、供应紧张，加上公司合约价格在大幅上涨的水平上结算，因此受到提振。

Ras Tanura Aramco丙烷合同价格从12月的440美元/吨上涨至1月的565美元/吨，而Bethouia Sonatrach丙烷合同1月的价格为467美元/吨，12月价格为405美元/吨。

在需求不断增长的情况下，价格飙升证实了液化石油气市场的供应紧张。

现货市场丙烷驳船价随着自去年12月初以来观察到的持续供不应求而大大提振，丁烷驳船价则紧随其后。

丙烷和丁烷驳船市场新年伊始都略显紧张，在2019年底的去库存后，库存走低。

在地中海地带，丙烷和丁烷驳船价的增加尤其明显，因为亚洲仍在继续吸引大量材料。

丙烷海运离岸价（FOB）和阿姆斯特丹-鹿特丹-安特卫普（ARA）驳船报价中也出现了类似的峰值，丁烷驳船在海运方面保持坚挺，尽管在ARA地区略有减弱。

与此同时，莱茵河上没有重大后勤问题的报告。1月第一周丁烷大型（3000吨以上）货运市场的活动有限。

市场基本平衡，丁烷值占石脑油的百分比在1月的第一周进一步稳定在89-90%。

中东紧张局势加剧后，上游原油期货价格上涨2.50-3美元/桶，石脑油价格上涨，这在很大程度上支撑了油价的上涨。

丙烷-石脑油价差小幅扩大至73美元/吨，上周原油价格波动影响价差。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

European LPG market sentiment buoyed by tightness, higher January contract price

Market sentiment in the Europe liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) spot market has been buoyed by continued tightness amid improved demand, coupled with company-contracted prices settling at substantially higher levels.

The Ras Tanura Aramco propane contract price increased from $440/tonne in December to $565/tonne in January, while the Bethouia Sonatrach propane contract for January settled at $467/tonne as against $405/tonne in December.

The spike substantiates the tightness in the LPG market amid growing demand.

In the spot space, propane barge values firmed considerably with the continued tightness observed since the start of December last year. Butane barges followed suit.

Both the propane and butane barge markets begin the new year slightly tight, with stocks low after destocking activities at the end of 2019.

Increases for both propane and butane barge values were particularly evident in the Mediterranean belt as Asia still continues to attract a lot of material.

Similar spikes were seen in propane free align="justify">At the same time, no major logistical issues were reported align="justify">The market is largely balanced with butane values as a percentage of naphtha firming further to 89-90% in the first week of January.

The upward pull has been largely supported by naphtha values gaining align="justify">The propane-naphtha spread widened slightly to -$73/tonne, with fluctuating crude values impacting the spread last week.