风暴再次威胁墨西哥湾产量 油价涨跌互现

据ZEEBIZ网站9月14日消息：周一，石油价格涨跌不一，美国原油价格上涨，因墨西哥湾热带风暴迫使钻井平台关闭，但对燃料供应过剩和需求下降的广泛担忧抑制了油价上涨。

美国西德克萨斯中质原油期货上涨9美分，涨幅0.2%，至每桶37.42美元。布伦特原油下跌3美分，至每桶39.80美元。

这两份合约上周均收于较低水平，连续第二周下跌。

热带风暴“萨利”周日在佛罗里达西部的墨西哥湾增强，有可能成为2级飓风。在飓风劳拉席卷该地区不到一个月的时间里，这场风暴第二次扰乱了石油生产。

通常情况下，石油价格会在停产时上涨，但随着疫情加剧，需求担忧成为首要问题，而全球供应继续增加。

澳新银行研究在一份报告中称，"美国低迷的驾驶季节让市场重新评估了对美国需求的看法。"此外，“由于美国炼油厂目前关闭进行维修，原油需求可能会保持疲软。”

冯娟 摘译自 ZEEBIZ

原文如下：

Oil mixed as storm threatens U.S. gulf production

Oil prices were mixed on Monday with U.S. crude rising as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico forced rigs to shut down, but the gains were kept in check by wider concerns about excess supply and falling demand for fuels.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 9 cents, or 0.2%, at $37.42 a barrel by around 0050 GMT. Brent crude was down 3 cents at $39.80 a barrel.

Both contracts ended last week lower, a second consecutive week of declines.

Tropical Storm Sally gained in strength in the Gulf of Mexico west of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane. The storm is disrupting oil production for the second time in less than a month after hurricane Laura swept through the region.

Typically oil rises when production is shut but with the coronavirus pandemic getting worse demand concerns are to the fore, while global supplies continue to rise.

"A lacklustre driving season in the U.S. has seen the market reassess its view of U.S. demand," ANZ Research said in a note. Also "with U.S. refiners now shutting down for maintenance, crude demand is likely to remain soft."

The U.S. is the world`s biggest oil consumer and producer.

BP Plc and Equinor ASA evacuated staff from some offshore platforms on Sunday after similar moves by Chevron Corp and Murphy Oil Corp the day before.