美国原油库存激增 石油价格下跌

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社5月23日报道，由于美国原油库存激增，引发经济担忧，造成油价下跌。

由于美国原油库存激增，以及炼油厂的需求疲软，周四油价下跌，延续了前一个交易日的下跌（原油期货在22日已经下跌了约2%）。

据路透社报道，国际布伦特原油期货价格在格林威治标准时间06:52，收于70.36美元/桶，较上一次收盘下跌63美分/桶，跌幅为0.9%。

美国西德克萨斯中级原油期货价格下跌51美分/桶，跌幅为0.8%，报60.91美元/桶。

王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Oil slips 1% as U.S. stockpiles surge, economic concerns grow

Oil prices dropped by around 1% on Thursday, extending falls from the previous session amid surging U.S. crude inventories and weak demand from refineries.

Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $70.36 per barrel at 0652 GMT, down 63 cents, or 0.9%, from their last close.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down by 51 cents, or 0.8%, at $60.91 per barrel.

Crude futures already fell by around 2% the previous day.