美國(guó)汽油庫(kù)存超出預(yù)期后 油價(jià)下跌

據(jù)阿塞新聞4月8日消息：原油價(jià)格周四下跌，因官方數(shù)據(jù)顯示美國(guó)汽油庫(kù)存大幅增加，引發(fā)市場(chǎng)擔(dān)憂(yōu)全球原油供應(yīng)增加導(dǎo)致需求減弱。

截至格林威治時(shí)間06:48時(shí)，布倫特原油下跌51美分，跌幅0.8%，至每桶62.65美元。美國(guó)油價(jià)下跌53美分，至每桶59.24美元，跌幅0.9%。

美國(guó)能源部周三表示，盡管美國(guó)原油庫(kù)存降幅超過(guò)分析師預(yù)估，但汽油庫(kù)存大幅跳升，也出乎預(yù)期。

上周石油庫(kù)存減少350萬(wàn)桶，至近5.02億桶；汽油庫(kù)存增加400萬(wàn)桶，低于預(yù)期的減少，至2.3億桶，原因是煉油商在夏季駕駛季節(jié)之前提高了產(chǎn)量。

瑞穗證券能源期貨主管Bob Yawger表示:“煉油商可能希望略微降低運(yùn)價(jià)，以避免汽油庫(kù)存突破歷史紀(jì)錄?！?/span>

與此同時(shí)，全球供應(yīng)正在增加，俄羅斯產(chǎn)量較4月初的3月平均水平有所增加。

盡管如此，國(guó)際貨幣基金組織本周早些時(shí)候表示，為打擊COVID-19大流行而投入的大量公共開(kāi)支可能會(huì)使今年全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)率提高到6％，這是自1970年代以來(lái)沒(méi)有達(dá)到的速度。

較高的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)將刺激對(duì)石油及其產(chǎn)品的需求，從而有助于減少庫(kù)存。

“更積極的宏觀(guān)背景也可能吸引更多投資者對(duì)該行業(yè)的進(jìn)一步興趣。”澳新銀行研究中心在一份報(bào)告中表示。該報(bào)告重申了其觀(guān)點(diǎn)，即布倫特原油將在第三季度達(dá)到每桶75美元。

馮娟 摘譯自 阿塞新聞

原文如下：

Oil falls after U.S. gasoline stocks surge against expectations

Crude prices fell on Thursday after official data showed a big increase in U.S. gasoline stocks, sparking concerns about demand weakening in the world’s biggest oil consumer as crude supplies around the world rise, Trend reports with reference to Reuters.

Brent crude fell 51 cents, or 0.8%, to $62.65 a barrel by 0648 GMT. U.S. oil fell 53 cents, or 0.9%, to $59.24 a barrel.

While crude oil stocks in the United States fell more than forecast by analysts, gasoline inventories jumped sharply, also against expectations, the U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday.

Oil inventories dropped by 3.5 million barrels last week to nearly 502 million barrels, and gasoline stocks increased by 4 million barrels, against expectations of a decline, to just over 230 million barrels, as refiners ramped up production before the summer driving season.

“Refiners may want to pull back on the run rate a bit to keep gasoline storage from challenging the all-time record,” said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Securities.

At the same time, supply is rising across the world with Russian output increasing from average March levels in the first few days of April, traders said.

Iran may see some sanctions lifted and add to global supplies, with the United States and other powers holding talks on reviving a nuclear deal that almost stopped Iranian oil from coming to market.

Still, the International Monetary Fund said earlier this week the massive public spending deployed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may increase global growth to 6% this year, a rate not achieved since the 1970s.

Higher economic growth would boost demand for oil and its products, helping to reduce stockpiles.

“A more positive macro backdrop is also likely to attract further investor interest in the sector,” ANZ Research said in a note, reiterating its view that Brent crude will reach $75 a barrel in the third quarter.