原油基准价格连续第三个交易日上涨

中国石化新闻网讯 据Oil & Gas Journal网站5月17日休斯顿报道 5月16日纽约和伦敦市场原油基准价格连续第三个交易日上涨。6月合约收于62.80美元/桶以上，7月合约收于63美元/桶以上，轻质低硫原油创下3周来最大单日涨幅。

分析人士将油价上涨归因于紧张局势加剧以及可能扰乱中东特别是霍尔木兹海峡石油运输的威胁行动。

5月12日，包括两艘沙特船只在内的四艘商船在阿曼湾遭到破坏。两天后，武装无人机袭击了沙特的一条管道和两个泵站。

另外，欧佩克表示，4月份其原油产量略高于3000万桶/日，仅比上月略有下降。原油产量主要在沙特阿拉伯和安哥拉下降。二级消息人士告诉欧佩克，伊拉克、尼日利亚和利比亚的石油产量增加。

能源价格

6月纽约商品交易所原油上涨85美分，5月16日收于62.87美元/桶，7月合约上涨82美分，收于63.06美元/桶。

纽约商品交易所6月份天然气价格上涨近4美分，收于2.64美元/每百万英热单位。

6月超低硫柴油价格上涨超过3美分，至2.12美元/加仑，纽约商品交易所6月重组汽油混合燃料价格上涨近5美分，至2.06美元/加仑。

布伦特原油7月份上涨85美分，至72.62美元/桶。8月价格上涨80美分，收于71.70美元/桶。

六月天然气合约价格5月16日上涨14.75美元，至665.25美元/吨。

5月16日，欧佩克原油平均价格为72.61美元/桶，上涨了1.35美元。

王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Oil benchmarks gain for third session

Crude oil benchmarks gained on markets in New York and London for a third consecutive trading session May 16 with light, sweet crude marking its biggest single-session gain in 3 weeks as the June contract closed above $62.80/bbl and the July contract closed above $63/bbl.

Analysts attributed gains in oil future prices to heightened tensions and threatening actions that could disrupt oil shipments across the Middle East, particularly the Hormuz Strait.

Four commercial ships, including two Saudi vessels, were sabotaged on May 12 in the Gulf of Oman. Two days later, armed drones attacked a Saudi pipeline and two pumping stations.

Separately, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said its crude oil production was slightly above 30 million b/d in April, down only marginally from the previous month. Crude oil production decreased mostly in Saudi Arabia, and Angola. Production increased in Iraq, Nigeria, and Libya, secondary sources told OPEC.

Energy prices

Crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange for June gained 85¢ to settle at $62.87/bbl on May 16 while the July contract climbed 82¢ to settle at $63.06/bbl.

NYMEX natural gas for June was up nearly 4¢ to settle at $2.64/MMbtu.

Ultralow-sulfur diesel for June increased more than 3¢ to a rounded $2.12/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for June gained nearly 5¢ to $2.06/gal.

Brent crude for July gained 85¢ to $72.62/bbl. The August price increased 80¢ to settle at $71.70/bbl.

The gas oil contract for June climbed $14.75 to $665.25/tonne on May 16.

The average for OPEC’s basket of crudes was $72.61/bbl on May 16, up $1.35.