对需求的担忧再次加剧 油价下跌

据10月12日FX Empire报道，随着墨西哥湾的关闭和挪威的罢工结束，石油产量恢复，受新冠肺炎疫情影响的低需求状态再次浮现。美国西德克萨斯中质原油(West Texas Intermediate)和国际基准布伦特(Brent)原油期货价格周一走低，似乎有可能连续第二个交易日下跌1%。

格林威治时间9点13分，12月WTI原油价格为每桶40.34美元，下跌0.57美元，跌幅1.39%，12月布伦特原油价格为42.33美元，下跌0.52美元，跌幅1.21%。

挪威石油公司上周五与工会官员达成了一项工资协议，结束了为期10天的罢工。这场罢工可能会使挪威本周的石油和天然气产量减少近25%。

与此同时，飓风“德尔塔”在对美国墨西哥湾近海能源生产造成了15年来最大的打击后，上周末被降级为后热带气旋。工人们周日回到了生产平台，道达尔公司正在重启其位于德克萨斯州亚瑟港的炼油厂，该炼油厂日产量为22.55万桶。

不过，该公司周日表示，飓风导致电力中断，该公司不得不关闭其主要馏分油管道，值得注意的是，该管道是美国最大的石油产品管道。

此外，贝克休斯周五公布的数据显示，美国能源企业上周连续第四周增加石油钻井平台数量。随着上周日Sharara油田的不可抗力解除，该油田所在的欧佩克成员国的石油日产量预计将在周一升至35.5万桶。

王佳晶 摘译自 FX Empire

原文如下：

Oil Price Fundamental Daily Forecast – Demand Concerns Return to Forefront as Oil Slips Over 1%

Low coronavirus-related demand moves back to the forefront with the lifting of shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico and the end of the strike in Norway.

U. S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading lower and appear to be headed toward a second consecutive 1% loss on Monday as U.S. producers began restoring output post-Hurricane Delta, and after a labor strike affecting Norwegian production came to an end.

At 09:13 GMT, December WTI crude oil is trading $40.34, down $0.57 or -1.39% and December Brent crude oil is at $42.33, down $0.52 or -1.21%.

Oil Prices Slip after Norway Oil Worker Strike Ends

Oil prices are slipping in anticipation of a boost in crude oil output after oil workers ended their strike in Norway. Norwegian oil firms struck a wage bargain with labor union officials on Friday, ending a 10-day strike that had threatened to cut the country’s oil and gas output by close to 25% this week.

Hurricane Delta Shuts Most US Offshore Oil Output in 15 Years

Hurricane Delta, which dealt the greatest blow to U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy production in 15 years, was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone at the weekend. Workers headed back to production platforms on Sunday, and Total SA was working to restart its 225,500 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas refinery.

Colonial Pipeline, the largest oil products pipeline in the United States, had to shut its main distillate fuel line, however, after the hurricane disrupted power, the company said on Sunday.

In Other Bearish News

U. S. energy firms added oil rigs for a fourth week in a row last week, data from Baker Hughes showed on Friday. Elsewhere, production ina certainmember of OPEC – is expected to rise to 355,000 barrels per day on Monday after force majeure was lifted on the Sharara field from Sunday.