据Oil & Gas Journal网站8月8日消息 8月7日纽约市场轻质低硫原油价格下跌超过2美元/桶。美国原油库存连续第三次出现下滑，此前美国原油库存显示出令分析师感到意外的库存增长，这促使一些人提出供应和需求前景日益暗淡的看法。

美国能源信息管理局（EIA）表示，截至8月2日的一周，商业原油库存（不包括战略石油储备）预计增加239万桶，至4.3893亿桶。

美国原油供应量比每年这个时候的5年平均水平高出2%。在EIA的每周库存报告之前，华尔街日报的调查分析师预计，本周库存将下降280万桶。

美国石油供应的增长结束了连续七周的下跌。

标准普尔全球普氏分析公司的Claudiu Galimberti和Shin Kim表示，布伦特原油价格正努力保持在60美元/桶的水平上。

石油需求增长面临着国际贸易政策负面后果的风险。布伦特10月份的原油价格下跌超过2.70美元/桶，8月7日结算价略高于56美元/桶，收盘价连续第三天低于60美元/桶。

能源价格

纽约商品交易所9月交割的轻质低硫原油8月7日下跌2.54美元，收于51.09美元/桶。10月合约下跌2.56美元，收于51.03美元/桶。

纽约商品交易所9月份的天然气价格下跌近3美分，至2.08美元/每百万英热单位。

9月超低硫柴油价格下跌7美分，至1.75美元/加仑。纽约商品交易所9月重组混合汽油价格下跌近7美分，至1.62美元/加仑。

布伦特原油10月份下跌2.71美元，至56.23美元/桶。11月合约下跌2.60美元，收于55.93美元。

8月7日，8月份的天然气石油合同价格下跌25.50美元，至533.75美元/吨。

8月7日，欧佩克原油平均价格为57.82美元/桶，上涨11美分。

王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Crude benchmarks fall on US oil inventory build

The light, sweet crude oil price fell by more than $2/bbl on the New York market Aug. 7, marking a third consecutive decline after US crude oil inventories showed an inventory build that surprised analysts, prompting some to suggest increasingly dim supply-and-demand outlooks.

The US Energy Information Administration said commercial crude inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased by an estimated 2.39 million bbl to 438.93 million bbl for the week ended Aug. 2.

US crude supplies stand 2% above their 5-year average for this time of year. Analysts surveyed by the Wall Street Journal in advance of EIA’s weekly report inventory report expected inventories would have fallen 2.8 million bbl for the week.

The rise in US oil supplies ended seven consecutive weekly declines.

S&P Global Platts Analytics’ Claudiu Galimberti and Shin Kim said Brent crude oil prices “are struggling to hold on to $60[/bbl] level.”

Oil demand growth is at risk from negative consequences of international trade policies. Brent for October delivery fell by more than $2.70/bbl to settle just above $56/bbl on Aug. 7. Closing marked its third consecutive day under $60/bbl.

Energy prices

Light, sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange for September delivery fell $2.54 to settle at $51.09/bbl on Aug. 7 while the October contract fell $2.56 to $51.03/bbl.

The NYMEX natural gas price for September decreased nearly 3￠ to $2.08/MMbtu.

Ultralow-sulfur diesel for September fell 7￠ to $1.75/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for September dropped nearly 7￠ to a rounded $1.62/gal.

Brent crude for October fell $2.71 to $56.23/bbl. The November contract fell $2.60 to settle at $55.93/bbl.

Gas oil for August declined $25.50 to $533.75/tonne on Aug. 7.

The average for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ basket of crudes was $57.82/bbl on Aug. 7, up 11￠.