疫情和供应担忧加剧致油价下跌

    中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社9月26日报道，周五油价小幅下跌，本周跌幅超过2%，原因是全球新冠肺炎病例激增，再加上未来几周石油供应预计将增加。

    布兰特原油期货LCOc1收跌2美分，报每桶41.92美元，美国西德克萨斯中质原油期货CLc1收跌6美分，报每桶40.25美元。布伦特原油价格本周下跌2.9%，西德克萨斯中质原油价格下跌2.1%

    芝加哥价格期货集团（Price Futures Group）高级分析师菲尔·弗林（Phil Flynn）表示:“目前石油市场正面临第二波担忧情绪，这让我们望而却步，严重阻碍行业经济发展。”

    在世界最大的石油消费国美国，中西部地区的感染病例正在上升，而今年春季遭受重创的纽约市正在考虑延长出行限制的期限。当前，美国已有20多万人死于新冠疫情。

    美国的燃料消耗仍然缓慢，截至上周的四周平均汽油需求较上年同期下降了9%。而在世界其他地区，冠状病毒感染人数每天的增长数都在创记录，各地都在实施限制出行的新限制措施。

    在印度，因为疫情阻碍了工业和运输活动，导致需求下降，8月份原油精炼厂的产量较上年同期下降26%，大部分是在4个月内下降的。

    与此同时，更多的原油进入全球市场可能会增加供应并压低价格。能源服务公司贝克休斯(Baker Hughes Co . BKR)称，截至9月25日的一周内，美国石油和天然气钻井平台数量增加了6个，至261个。

    王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

    原文如下：

    Oil falls on mounting COVID-19 cases, supply concerns

    Oil edged lower on Friday, falling more than 2% on the week as COVID-19 cases surged globally and oil supply is set to rise in coming weeks.

    Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $41.92 a barrel, down 2 cents, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 lost 6 cents to $40.25 a barrel.

    Brent dropped 2.9% for the week and WTI sunk 2.1%

    “There is this second wave of fear overhanging the oil market at this point and that’s holding us back,” said Phil Flynn, senior analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.

    In the world’s top oil consumer the United States, infections are rising in the Midwest, while New York City, which was hit hardest in the spring, is considering renewed shutdown mandates. More than 200,000 people have died of the virus in the nation.

    U.S. fuel consumption remains sluggish as the pandemic constrains travel and hampers economic recovery.. The four-week average of gasoline demand last week was 9% below a year earlier.

    In other parts of the world, daily increases of coronavirus infections are hitting records and new restrictions are being put in place to limit travel.

    In India, throughput by crude oil refiners in August fell 26% from a year ago, most in four months, as demand ebbed because the pandemic is hindering industrial and transport activity.

    At the same time, more crude oil entering the global market threatens to beef up supply and push prices lower. The U.S. oil and gas rig count rose by six to 261 in the week to Sept. 25, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co BKR.N said. [RIG/U]