多方面利好消息助推油价上涨

    中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社1月20日报道，原油库存减少，美元走软以及美国即将推出大规模刺激计划的预期，提振了燃料需求，油价周三上涨。

    美国西德克萨斯中质原油(WTI)期货价格上涨41美分，涨幅为0.77%，至每桶53.39美元，周二上涨1.2%。布伦特原油期货价格上涨37美分，至每桶56.27美元，涨幅为0.66%，周二上涨2.1%。

    美国刚接受提名的财政部长耶伦(Janet Yellen)周二敦促国会在抗击新冠肺炎疫情上"采取重大行动"，这增强了市场对美国政府进行大规模支出来提振经济的希望。

    澳大利亚国家银行大宗商品研究主管Lachlan Shaw表示："当然，市场乐观将支持美国经济增长和需求改善。"

    OANDA高级市场分析师杰弗里?哈雷(Jeffrey Halley)表示，耶伦讲话后美元指数的下跌也帮助了油价反弹。

    交易商将密切关注美国石油学会(American Petroleum Institute)和美国能源信息署（EIA）公布的美国石油库存数据。

    DailyFX策略师Margaret Yang表示："市场预期美国商业原油库存将连续第六周下降，这支撑了油价。"

    路透社调查分析师表示，截至1月15日的一周内，原油库存预计减少30万桶，但汽油库存预计增加300万桶，馏分油库存(包括柴油、取暖油和航空燃油)预计增加80万桶。

    然而，就总体而言，市场仍对近期石油需求感到担忧，因为国际能源署(IEA)将第一季度石油消费预期下调了58万桶/天，原因是全球多地为阻止新冠肺炎感染飙升而采取了严格的封锁措施。

    王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

    原文如下：

    Oil rise on hopes of U.S. stimulus, crude stocks drawdown

    Oil prices rose on Wednesday, building on solid gains overnight, thanks to a combination of a weaker dollar and expectations the incoming U.S. administration will deliver massive stimulus spending that would lift fuel demand and draw down crude stocks.

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 41 cents, or 0.77%, to $53.39 a barrel at 0750 GMT, building on a 1.2% rise on Tuesday.

    Brent crude futures rose 37 cents, or 0.66%, to $56.27 a barrel, adding to a 2.1% gain on Tuesday.

    U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on pandemic relief spending, reinforcing hopes of massive spending to boost growth.

    “Certainly the expectation is that will support better growth and better demand in the U.S.,” said National Australia Bank’s head of commodity research, Lachlan Shaw.

    A fall in the dollar index following Yellen’s remarks also helped oil to rally, said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.

    Traders will be watching out for U.S. crude and products inventory data due from the American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday and from the Energy Information Administration on Friday.

    “Markets are anticipating U.S. commercial crude inventories to fall for six weeks in a roll, underpinning oil prices,” said DailyFX strategist Margaret Yang.

    Six analysts polled by Reuters estimated, on average, that crude stocks fell by 300,000 barrels in the week to Jan. 15, but expect gasoline stockpiles rose by 3.0 million barrels. Distillate inventories, which include diesel, heating oil and jet fuel, were seen up by 800,000 bbl.

    On the whole, however, the market remains concerned about near-term oil demand as the International Energy Agency cut its outlook for first-quarter oil consumption by 580,000 barrels per day, due to tight lockdowns and border closures to stop soaring COVID-19 infections.