据Oil & Gas Journal网站7月16日消息 7月15日纽约市场8月和9月轻质低硫原油合约下跌约60美分，收于60美元/桶以下。美国的石油公司开始恢复墨西哥湾在飓风巴里之前关闭的近74%的石油产量。

随着飓风逼近，美国原油价格最近已攀升至60美元/桶以上。7月13日登陆路易斯安那后，飓风迅速降为热带风暴。

7月15日，美国安全与环境执法局（BSEE）报告墨西哥湾石油产量为130万桶/日，比7月14日报告的产量低8万桶/日。

最新的BSEE估计显示，截至7月15日，墨西哥湾当前石油产量的69.08%已关闭，天然气产量的60.58%已关闭（16.84亿立方英尺/日）。

能源价格

7月15日，纽约商品交易所8月份交货的轻质低硫原油价格下跌63美分，至59.58美元/桶。9月份的合同价格下跌62美分，至59.68美元/桶。

纽约商品交易所8月天然气价格下跌4美分，至2.41美元/每百万英热单位。

8月超低硫柴油价格下跌近3美分，至1.95美元/加仑。纽约商品交易所8月重组汽油混合油价格下跌近5美分，至1.93美元/加仑。

布伦特原油9月份下跌24美分，至66.48美元/桶。10月价格下跌42美分，收于65.92美元/桶。

7月15日，8月份的天然气石油合同下跌4.50美元，至每吨600.50美元。

7月15日，欧佩克原油的平均价格为66.79美元/桶，下降了57美分。

王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

NYMEX oil drops below $60/bbl after Hurricane Barry

Light, sweet crude oil contracts for August and September fell about 60￠ to settle below $60/bbl on the New York market July 15 as US oil companies begin restoring some of the nearly 74% of oil production that was shut in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Barry.

US crude prices had climbed above $60/bbl recently with the approach of the hurricane, which was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall in Louisiana on July 13.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement reported 1.3 million b/d of oil production offline in the gulf on July 15, which was 80,000 b/d lower than BSEE reported on July 14.

The latest available BSEE estimate showed 69.08% of current gulf oil production was shut in and 60.58% of the natural gas production, or 1.684 bcfd, as of July 15.

Energy prices

Light, sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange for August delivery decreased 63￠ to $59.58/bbl on July 15 while the September contract dropped 62￠ to $59.68/bbl.

NYMEX natural gas for August decreased 4￠ to a rounded $2.41/MMbtu.

Ultralow-sulfur diesel for August dropped nearly 3￠ to a rounded $1.95/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for August decreased nearly 5￠ to a rounded $1.93/gal.

Brent crude for September fell 24￠ to $66.48/bbl. The October price decreased 42￠ to settle at $65.92/bbl.

The gas oil contract for August fell $4.50 to $600.50/tonne on July 15.

The average for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ basket of crudes was $66.79/bbl on July 15, down 57￠.