欧佩克举行减产谈判之前油价走高

据CNBC网站4月8日消息，周三油价稳定在32美元/桶附近，原因是人们希望欧佩克成员国和联合生产国周四的会议会引发减产，以支撑因疫情影响而暴跌的油价。

欧佩克与包括俄罗斯在内的盟友将于周四举行视频会议，预计比3月份的会议更成功，3月份的会议以延长供应削减的失败和沙特阿拉伯与俄罗斯之间的价格战而告终。

“即将到来的非同寻常的生产国会议是市场前景的唯一希望，”雷斯塔能源公司的Bjornar Tonhaugen说。“没有人想在欧佩克++可能带来的‘积极惊喜’之前做空。”

布伦特原油上涨9美分，至每桶31.93美元，周二下跌3.6%。美国西德克萨斯中质原油上涨78美分，涨幅3.3%，至每桶24.42美元。

由于疫情影响和供应过剩导致需求下滑，原油价格在2020年暴跌。3月30日，布伦特原油价格跌至21.65美元，为2002年以来的最低点。

尽管欧佩克消息人士说，减产协议取决于美国的参与，但外界仍对华盛顿是否会做出贡献表示怀疑。

美国能源部周二表示，在没有政府行动的情况下，美国产出已经在下降。

美国能源信息管理局(EIA)周二称，美国原油产量预计将下降47万桶/日，2020年需求将下降约130万桶/日。

行业组织美国石油协会(American Petroleum Institute)表示，美国原油库存激增1,190万桶，这是供应过剩的一个迹象。

冯娟 摘译自 CNBC

原文如下：

Oil moves higher ahead of OPEC-led talks on output cuts

Oil steadied near $32 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by hopes that a meeting between OPEC members and allied producers on Thursday will trigger output cuts to shore up prices that have collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Thursday’s videoconference meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia is expected to be more successful than their gathering in March, which ended in a failure to extend supply cuts and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

“The coming extraordinary producing-countries meeting is the only hope on the horizon for the market,” said Bjornar Tonhaugen of Rystad Energy. “Nobody wants to go short ahead of what could be a ‘positive surprise’ by OPEC++.”

Brent crude gained 9 cents to trade at $31.93 per barrel, after falling 3.6% on Tuesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 78 cents, or 3.3%, to trade at $24.42 per barrel.

Crude has collapsed in 2020 because of a slide in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak and excess supply. Brent dropped to $21.65, its lowest since 2002, on March 30.

While OPEC sources have said a deal to cut production is conditional on the participation of the United States, doubts remain as to whether Washington will contribute.

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday U.S. output was already declining, without government action.

U.S. crude production is expected to slump by 470,000 bpd and demand is set to drop by about 1.3 million bpd in 2020, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.

In a sign of excess supply, the American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, said U.S. crude inventories jumped by 11.9 million barrels.