美国原油库存意外上涨 压低油价

据今日油价4月21日报道，美国石油协会(API)公布，截至4月16日当周，原油库存增加43.6万桶。分析师此前预计，库存将减少286万桶。

此前一周，API报告原油库存减少了360.8万桶，此前分析师预计库存将减少了288.9万桶。

在数据公布的前一天，全球最大的石油进口国之一印度的新冠肺炎感染人数上升，引发了市场对需求的担忧，油价下跌。

美国东部时间下午12:33，西德克萨斯中质原油价格为每桶62.29美元，当日下跌1.72%，但较上周同期每桶上涨了2美元以上。布伦特原油当日价格下跌至每桶66.33美元，跌幅1.07%。

根据美国能源信息署(EIA)的最新数据，本周原油库存增加，截至4月9日当周美国石油产量反弹至1100万桶/天。EIA预测美国5月份石油产量将小幅增加，要知道，自去年10月以来，石油产量一直在窄幅区间内波动。

API报告称，截至4月16日当周，汽油库存减少161.7万桶，此前一周为556.5万桶。分析师此前预计，石油产量将达到65万桶。上周馏分油库存减少3006万桶，截至4月16日当周，库存增加65.5万桶。此外，库欣库存下降128.6万桶。

库存数据公布后，美国东部时间下午4点37分，WTI价格报每桶62.29美元，布伦特原油价格报每桶66.33美元。

王佳晶 摘译自 今日油价

原文如下：

Surprise Crude Build Pushes Oil Prices Down

The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a build in crude oil inventories of 436,000 barrels for the week ending April 16.

Analysts had predicted a draw of 2.860 million barrels for the week.

In the previous week, the API reported a draw in oil inventories of 3.608 million barrels after analysts had predicted a draw of 2.889-million barrels.

Oil prices were trading down on the day prior to the data release on demand fears, sparked by a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections in one of the world’s largest oil importer, India.

At 12:33 p.m. EDT, WTI traded at $62.29, or 1.72% lower on the day but more than $2 per barrel higher than this time last week. Brent crude traded down at $66.33 per barrel or 1.07% down on the day.

With crude oil inventories rising this week, U.S. oil production rebounded to 11.0 million bpd during the week ending April 9, according to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration. Even though the EIA’s prognosis is for a modest increase in U.S. production in May, oil production has hovered in a rather tight band since October of last year.

The API reported a draw in gasoline inventories of 1.617 million barrels for the week ending April 16—after the previous week's 5.565 million barrel build. Analysts had expected a 650,000 barrel build for the week.

Distillate stocks saw an increase in inventories this week of 655,000 barrels for the week, after last week's 3.006-million-barrel decrease.

Cushing inventory figures fell by 1.286 million barrels.

Post data release, at 4:37 p.m. EDT, the WTI benchmark was trading at $62.29, while Brent crude was trading at $66.33 per barrel.