油价下跌8% 打破连续6周上涨态势

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社6月14日报道 油价周五变动不大，为4月以来首周下跌，因美国感染病例激增，引发对第二波疫情袭击燃料需求的担忧。

其中WTI原油下跌8美分，收于每桶36.26美元，布伦特原油上涨18美分，收于每桶38.73美元。

油价基准指数本周下跌约8%，这是在油价连续六周上涨、4月份以来首次下跌。

由于担心疫情可能远未结束，美国约有6个州报告新感染病例激增，油价反弹势头戛然停止。

瑞穗能源期货主管鲍勃扬格(Bob Yawger)表示:“这最终会导致驾车人数减少，对汽油的需求减少。”

与此同时，因来自沙特伯的廉价原油流入美国，美国原油库存升至创纪录的5.3810亿桶。

油服公司贝克休斯的数据显示，作为未来供应指标的美国原油钻井平台数量本周减少了7台，降至199台。

欧佩克+将原油日供应量削减970万桶，约为疫情前需求的10%，并于上周末同意延长减产期限。

詹晓晶 编译自 路透社

Oil posts worst week since April, snaps 6-week winning streak

Oil was little changed on Friday and headed for a first weekly fall since April as new U.S. coronavirus cases spiked, stoking fears of a second wave of the virus hitting fuel demand.

West Texas Intermediate settled 8 cents lower at $36.26 per barrel, while Brent crude gained 18 cents to settle at $38.73.

The oil benchmarks were heading for weekly declines of around 8%, their first after six weeks of gains that have lifted prices off April lows.

Fears that the coronavirus pandemic may be far from over has brought the rally to a halt, with about half a dozen U.S. states reporting spikes in new infections.

“We definitely have an explosion of cases in areas that were not really affected before,” said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho. “That ultimately leads to less people driving, less demand for gasoline.”

At the same time, U.S. crude oil inventories have risen to a record 538.1 million barrels, as cheap imports from Saudi Arabia flowed into the country.

The number of crude oil drilling rigs in the United States, an indicator of future supply, fell by seven to 199 this week, data from oil services firm Baker Hughes showed.

OPEC+ slashed supplies by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd), about 10% of pre-pandemic demand, and agreed last weekend to extend the reduction.