據10月12日FX Empire報道，隨著墨西哥灣的關閉和挪威的罷工結束，石油產量恢復，受新冠肺炎疫情影響的低需求狀態再次浮現。美國西德克薩斯中質原油(West Texas Intermediate)和國際基準布倫特(Brent)原油期貨價格周一走低，似乎有可能連續第二個交易日下跌1%。

格林威治時間9點13分，12月WTI原油價格為每桶40.34美元，下跌0.57美元，跌幅1.39%，12月布倫特原油價格為42.33美元，下跌0.52美元，跌幅1.21%。

挪威石油公司上周五與工會官員達成了一項工資協議，結束了為期10天的罷工。這場罷工可能會使挪威本周的石油和天然氣產量減少近25%。

與此同時，颶風“德爾塔”在對美國墨西哥灣近海能源生產造成了15年來最大的打擊后，上周末被降級為后熱帶氣旋。工人們周日回到了生產平臺，道達爾公司正在重啟其位于德克薩斯州亞瑟港的煉油廠，該煉油廠日產量為22.55萬桶。

不過，該公司周日表示，颶風導致電力中斷，該公司不得不關閉其主要餾分油管道，值得注意的是，該管道是美國最大的石油產品管道。

此外，貝克休斯周五公布的數據顯示，美國能源企業上周連續第四周增加石油鉆井平臺數量。隨著上周日Sharara油田的不可抗力解除，該油田所在的歐佩克成員國的石油日產量預計將在周一升至35.5萬桶。

王佳晶 摘譯自 FX Empire

原文如下：

Oil Price Fundamental Daily Forecast – Demand Concerns Return to Forefront as Oil Slips Over 1%

Low coronavirus-related demand moves back to the forefront with the lifting of shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico and the end of the strike in Norway.

U. S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading lower and appear to be headed toward a second consecutive 1% loss on Monday as U.S. producers began restoring output post-Hurricane Delta, and after a labor strike affecting Norwegian production came to an end.

At 09:13 GMT, December WTI crude oil is trading $40.34, down $0.57 or -1.39% and December Brent crude oil is at $42.33, down $0.52 or -1.21%.

Oil Prices Slip after Norway Oil Worker Strike Ends

Oil prices are slipping in anticipation of a boost in crude oil output after oil workers ended their strike in Norway. Norwegian oil firms struck a wage bargain with labor union officials on Friday, ending a 10-day strike that had threatened to cut the country’s oil and gas output by close to 25% this week.

Hurricane Delta Shuts Most US Offshore Oil Output in 15 Years

Hurricane Delta, which dealt the greatest blow to U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy production in 15 years, was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone at the weekend. Workers headed back to production platforms on Sunday, and Total SA was working to restart its 225,500 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas refinery.

Colonial Pipeline, the largest oil products pipeline in the United States, had to shut its main distillate fuel line, however, after the hurricane disrupted power, the company said on Sunday.

In Other Bearish News

U. S. energy firms added oil rigs for a fourth week in a row last week, data from Baker Hughes showed on Friday. Elsewhere, production ina certainmember of OPEC – is expected to rise to 355,000 barrels per day on Monday after force majeure was lifted on the Sharara field from Sunday.