據道瓊斯12月7日消息，分析師們預計美國政府周三將公布的數據將顯示上周美國天然氣庫存降幅低于歷史同期平均水平。

　　據《華爾街日報》調查的15位分析師和經紀人平均預測美國能源信息署（EIA）預計報告截止12月2日當周美國天然氣庫存減少420億立方英尺。

　　分析師們對于上周美國天然氣庫存的中位數估計是下降440億立方英尺，估計范圍從下降530億立方英尺至下降320億立方英尺。

　　去年同期美國天然氣庫存下降690億立方英尺，過去五年同期的平均水平是下降610億立方英尺。

　　唐紹紅摘譯自道瓊斯

　　原文如下：

　　Analysts See 42 Billion-Cubic Feet Drain From U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories

　　By Stephanie Yang

　　Analysts expect government data scheduled for release Wednesday to show natural-gas stockpiles shrank by less than the average for this time of year.

　　The U.S. Energy Information Administration is expected to report that storage levels fell by 42 billion cubic feet of gas during the week ended Dec. 2, according to the average forecast of 15 analysts and brokers surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.

　　For the Dec. 2 week, the median estimate is for a decline of 44 bcf. Estimates range from a decrease of 53 bcf to a decrease of 32 bcf.

　　The estimate compares with 69 bcf drawn from storage in the same week last year and a five-year average withdrawal of 61 bcf for that week.