据路透社12月2日报道，美国能源信息署(EIA)周三表示，美国原油库存上周小幅下降，而汽油和馏分油库存飙升，因需求疲弱导致炼油商生产放缓。
截至11月27日这一周内，美国原油库存减少67.9万桶，远低于分析师预期的减少240万桶。
不过，燃料库存大幅增加，汽油库存跳增350万桶，而馏分油库存增加320万桶。
休斯顿利波能源咨询公司总裁Andrew Lipow表示"随着炼油商柴油产量增加与汽油需求进入季节性放缓期，未来几个月这一趋势可能会持续。"
EIA称，上周炼油厂原油日加工量下降25.1万桶，利用率下降0.5个百分点，为总产能的78.2%。
馏分油(包括柴油和民用燃料油)的增加令一些交易员感到意外，他们指出，这些库存最近几周一直在稳步下降。
能源数据提供商ClipperData大宗商品研究主管Matt Smith在谈到11月26日的感恩节假期时表示，"假日周的需求大幅下降，导致汽油和馏分油库存强劲增长，令报告整体呈现利空走势。"
上周，因新冠肺炎感染病例不断增加，促使美国地方政府再次实施封锁，以阻止病毒传播，燃料需求再次下降。
过去四周的成品油供应同比下降9%，汽油需求下降10%。而成品油供应是衡量燃料需求的一个重要指标。
数据公布后，油价继续上涨。美国东部时间下午1点44分，美国原油期货上涨90美分，涨幅2%，至每桶45.45美元，布伦特原油期货上涨94美分，至每桶48.36美元。
与此同时，原油产量每天增加10万桶，至1110万桶/天。美国的产量仍低于2019年接近1300万桶/天的峰值，但随着钻机数量的增加，产量正在稳步上升。(RIG/U)
沈彦 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
U.S. crude inventories dip, fuel stocks build amid weak demand: EIA
U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell modestly last week, while gasoline and distillate inventories surged as refiners slowed production amid weakening demand, the Energy Information Administration said Crude inventories fell by 679,000 barrels in the week to Nov. 27, much less than analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.4 million-barrel drop.
However, fuel inventories rose sharply, with gasoline stocks jumping by 3.5 million barrels, and distillate inventories rising by 3.2 million barrels.
“This trend is likely to continue over the next couple of months as refiners increase diesel production and gasoline demand goes into its seasonally slow period,” said Andrew Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates in Houston.
Refinery crude runs fell by 251,000 barrels per day last week, while the utilization rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 78.2% of total capacity, the EIA said.
The build in distillates, which include diesel and heating oil, surprised some traders, who noted that those stocks have been steadily declining in recent weeks.
“A significant drop in implied demand over the holiday week has resulted in solid builds to both gasoline and distillate inventories, tilting the report bearish Fuel demand declined Product supplied over the last four weeks, a proxy for fuel demand, was down 9% from the year-ago period, while gasoline demand fell 10%.
Oil prices extended gains after the data. By 1:44 p.m. ET (1844 GMT), U.S. crude futures were up 90 cents, or 2%, at $45.45 a barrel, while Brent rose 94 cents to $48.36 a barrel.
Crude production, meanwhile, rose 100,000 bpd to 11.1 million bpd. U.S. output remains below 2019’s peak of nearly 13 million bpd but has been steadily rising as rig counts increase. [RIG/U]
