據(jù)路透社5月6日?qǐng)?bào)道，隨著需求下滑，美國(guó)原油庫(kù)存增長(zhǎng)，投資者關(guān)注石油供應(yīng)過(guò)剩風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，周三油價(jià)下跌，結(jié)束了連續(xù)多日的漲勢(shì)。

美國(guó)西德克薩斯中質(zhì)原油(WTI)期貨價(jià)格下跌2.1%，至每桶24.05美元。格林威治時(shí)間02：01，下跌14美分，至每桶24.41美元。WTI已經(jīng)結(jié)束了連續(xù)5天的上漲勢(shì)頭。

布倫特原油期貨價(jià)格保持穩(wěn)定，為每桶30.97美元。前一個(gè)交易日，布倫特原油價(jià)格上漲了13.9%，這是六天上漲的一部分。由于布倫特原油合約在過(guò)去連續(xù)上漲過(guò)多，投資者可能不愿增加購(gòu)買量。

布蘭特原油相對(duì)強(qiáng)度指數(shù)周三收于72.93點(diǎn)，這是一項(xiàng)用于跟蹤未來(lái)交易勢(shì)頭的技術(shù)指標(biāo)，表明該指數(shù)在近期上漲后處于超買狀態(tài)。

此前美國(guó)石油協(xié)會(huì)周二公布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，上周美國(guó)原油庫(kù)存增加840萬(wàn)桶，增幅超過(guò)預(yù)期。隨著市場(chǎng)好轉(zhuǎn)，石油生產(chǎn)商在需求緊縮后削減石油供應(yīng)，石油價(jià)格最近有所上漲。但分析師警告稱，市場(chǎng)的再平衡過(guò)程將是曲折的。

澳大利亞國(guó)民銀行(National Australia Bank)大宗商品策略主管拉克蘭表示:“我們正在談?wù)摴┣箨P(guān)系的正常化，但還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走。目前，已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了很多供應(yīng)減少的情況，再加上一些需求上升的早期跡象，意味著庫(kù)存增加的速度正在放緩。當(dāng)油價(jià)開(kāi)始保持漲勢(shì)時(shí)，生產(chǎn)商將重新啟動(dòng)油井生產(chǎn)。”

美國(guó)頁(yè)巖油生產(chǎn)商Diamondback Energy表示，如果WTI油價(jià)維持在每桶30美元以上，將考慮重啟鉆探計(jì)劃，這表明生產(chǎn)商不希望長(zhǎng)期停產(chǎn)。

API報(bào)告稱，全球最大的石油生產(chǎn)國(guó)和消費(fèi)國(guó)美國(guó)的汽油庫(kù)存下降了220萬(wàn)桶，而路透社的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，分析師預(yù)計(jì)汽油庫(kù)存將增加4.3萬(wàn)桶，煉油廠原油庫(kù)存也有所上升。

鄒勤 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

Oil prices fall as rising U.S. inventories reassert supply concerns

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, ending a multi-day streak of gains, as investors focused on oversupply risks after U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected amid a slump in demand caused by restrictions to halt the coronavirus spread.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell as much as 2.1% to $24.05 a barrel and were down 14 cents at $24.41 a barrel at 0201 GMT. WTI has snapped a five-day winning streak.

Brent crude futures were flat at $30.97 a barrel.

Brent prices climbed 13.9% in the previous session, part of a six-day rise. Investors may be hesitant to increase their purchases of Brent as the contract has climbed too much over the past streak.

Brent’s relative strength index, a technical measure used to track the future’s trading momentum, was at 72.93 on Wednesday, indicating it is overbought after the recent gains.

WTI also slipped after a report showed U.S. crude inventories rose 8.4 million barrels last week, more than expected, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute late on Tuesday.

Oil prices had gained recently as European and Asian countries had ended their lockdowns to halt the coronavirus spread and as producers had axed supply after the demand crunch. But analysts cautioned the rebalancing of the market would be choppy.

“We’re talking about normalisation of supply and demand but we’ve got a long way to go,” said Lachlan Shaw, National Australia Bank’s head of commodity strategy.

“There are a lot of supply cuts that have come through. That combined with some early signs of demand lifting has meant the rate of inventory build is slowing.”

But analysts also pointed to comments by U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy saying it would consider reviving drilling plans if WTI held above $30 a barrel as a sign that producers will not want to shut in production for long.

“When (prices) start to hold on to those gains, there’ll be a point where producers start to reverse those well shut-ins,” Shaw said.

Gasoline stocks in the U.S., the world’s biggest producer and consumer of oil, fell by 2.2 million barrels, API reported, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 43,000 barrel increase, and refinery crude runs rose.