据油价网2023年7月12日报道，EIA报告称，7月7日当周原油库存增加590万桶，导致美国市场原油价格走低。

相比之下，前一周原油库存减少150万桶，但未能对原油价格产生任何有意义的影响。

在汽油方面，这家权威机构估计库存减少，而在中间馏分油方面，报告称库存大幅增加。

7月7日当周，汽油库存仅小幅下降，平均日产量为1010万桶。库存比五年季节性平均水平低7%左右。相比之下，前一周库存减少250万桶，表明需求健康，日产量为1030万桶。

中间馏分油库存在7月7日当周增加480万桶，平均日产量为510万桶。相比之下，前一周库存减少100万桶，平均日产量为490万桶。

与此同时，本周早些时候，欧佩克和国际能源署(IEA)的预测称，石油需求和生产控制正在收紧全球供应，油价开始走高。

另一方面，美国石油协会（API）报告称，7月7日结束当周原油库存增加300多万桶。在此之前，美国库存每周减少了400多万桶原油，但由于其他看涨因素，油价仍然走高。

与此同时，美国最新的通货膨胀报告显示，通货膨胀有所缓解达到年增长率为3%，低于预期的3.1%。

然而，不包括食品和能源价格的通货膨胀年率为4.8%，这仍然高于美联储所希望的水平。

在撰写本文时，布伦特原油的交易价格为每桶80.25美元，西得克萨斯中质原油的交易价格为每桶75.79美元。两者开盘后均有所上涨。

李峻 译自 油价网

原文如下：

Oil Prices Move Down On Large Crude Inventory Build

Crude oil prices moved lower today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory increase of 5.9 million barrels for the week to July 7.

This compared with a modest inventory draw of 1.5 million barrels for the previous week, which failed to move prices in any meaningful way.

In gasoline, the authority estimated an inventory draw and in middle distillates, it reported a sizeable inventory rise.

Gasoline stocks declined only marginally in the week to July 7, with production averaging 10.1 million barrels daily. Stocks are about 7% below the five-year seasonal average

This compared with an inventory draw of 2.5 million barrels for the previous week, suggesting healthy demand, and a production rate of 10.3 million barrels daily.

Middle distillate stocks increased by 4.8 million barrels last week, with production averaging 5.1 million barrels daily.

These figures compared with an inventory draw of 1 million barrels and an average production rate of 4.9 million barrels daily.

Prices, meanwhile, started trending higher earlier this week after forecasts from OPEC and the IEA saying oil demand and production controls were tightening global supply.

Additionally, signs began to emerge that the bigger producer's oil exports volumes are on the decline, too, contributing to oil’s upward trajectory.

On the other hand, the American Petroleum Institute reported a crude oil inventory build of over 3 million barrels for last week. It followed a weekly draw of over 4 million barrels but prices still moved higher thanks to the other bullish factors.

Meanwhile, the latest U.S. inflation report revealed inflation had eased, rising less than expected on an annual basis, at 3%, versus an expected 3.1%.

However, inflation excluding food and energy prices stood at 4.8% on an annual basis, which is still higher than the Fed would have liked.

At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $80.25 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands at $75.79 per barrel. Both were up from opening.