美国石油库存下降 油价回升

据路透社9月2日报道，油价周三升至每桶46美元，这是连续第三天上涨，受美国原油库存下降的数据支撑，且调查显示制造业走强提升了市场对从冠状病毒疫情中复苏的希望。

美国石油学会(API)称，美国原油库存减少640万桶，降幅超过预期。世界各地的制造业调查数据显示，8月份制造业活动扩张，尽管前景仍然不稳定。

格林尼治标准时间09：11，全球基准布伦特原油LCOc1上涨37美分，至每桶45.95美元，涨幅为0.8%，只是连续第三天上涨。美国西德克萨斯中质原油价格上涨34美分，至每桶43.10美元，涨幅为0.8%。

石油经纪商PVM斯蒂芬?布伦诺克(Stephen Brennock)表示:“市场参与者目前正受益于一波乐观情绪，尽管这种情绪随时可能崩溃。”

美国原油库存预计将减少190万桶。美国能源信息署(Energy Information Administration)将于格林尼治标准时间14：30发布官方数据，人们将仔细查看这些数据是否与API的数据吻合。

经纪商OANDA分析师杰弗里?哈雷(Jeffrey Halley)表示，EIA数据可能会带来一些短期波动，但不太可能提供足够的动力，推动油价突破近期的交易区间。

油价已从4月触及的历史低点反弹，当时布兰特原油跌至每桶16美元下方的21年来低点，美国原油价格也跌至负值，幸好欧佩克+创纪录的减产支撑了油价。

路透社周二调查发现，随着需求部分复苏，且欧佩克+ 8月份将日产量提高约100万桶，产油国已开始向市场恢复部分原油的供应。

王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Oil rises to $46 on U.S. inventory drop, economy hopes

Oil rose to $46 a barrel on Wednesday, gaining for a third day, supported by a report that U.S. crude inventories fell and as surveys showing stronger manufacturing raised hopes of a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. crude stocks fell by 6.4 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said, more than forecast.

Manufacturing surveys around the world showed expanding activity in August, although the outlook remains shaky.

Brent crude LCOc1, the global benchmark, was up 37 cents, or 0.8%, to $45.95 a barrel as of 0911 GMT, climbing for a third day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 rose 34 cents, or 0.8%, to $43.10.

“Market players are currently riding a wave of optimism, though it could come crashing down at any moment,” said Stephen Brennock of oil broker PVM.

U.S. crude inventories were forecast to fall by 1.9 million barrels.

The U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration issues its official figures at 1430 GMT, which will be scrutinised to see if they confirm the API’s numbers.

The EIA figures “may provide some short-term volatility but are unlikely to provide enough impetus to break oil out of its recent trading ranges,” said Jeffrey Halley, analyst at broker OANDA.

Oil has recovered from historic lows hit in April, when Brent slumped to a 21-year low below $16 and U.S. crude went negative.

A record supply cut by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, a grouping known as OPEC+, has helped support prices.

The producers have begun to return some crude to the market as demand partially recovers and OPEC in August raised output by about 1 million barrels per day (bpd), a Reuters survey found on Tuesday.