據7月9日Rigzone報道，因美國原油庫存增加引發市場對供應的新擔憂，且全球感染病例繼續激增，紐約市場原油價格穩定在每桶41美元附近。

政府數據顯示，上周美國庫存意外增加，關鍵存儲中心庫欣的庫存自5月初以來首次增加。本月油價一直在窄幅波動。

油價在4月份從跌破零的暴跌中反彈后，正努力擴大漲勢，但不斷上升的病例可能會阻礙需求復蘇。一些人預測，石油消費將是一個長期的復蘇過程，渣打銀行(Standard Chartered Plc)估計，明年的石油消費將僅處于2017年的水平，這意味著疫情將破壞四年來的增長。

美國能源信息署周三公布，上周美國原油庫存增加565萬桶，庫欣庫存增加220萬桶。不過，汽油供應出現3月以來最大降幅，其中東海岸降幅最大，表明更多的人開始出行。

新加坡華僑銀行的經濟學家Howie Lee表示:“就應對需求中斷而言，我們還沒有走出困境，美國原油庫存升至接近紀錄高位令人擔憂。”

紐約商品交易所8月份交割的西德克薩斯中質原油截至上午7:50下跌8美分，至每桶40.82美元。歐洲期貨交易所9月份交割的布倫特原油期貨價格基本持平，為每桶43.25美元，前一交易日上漲0.5%。布倫特3個月期合約的期貨溢價為59美分，即期價格低于遠期合約。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Rigzone

原文如下：

Oil Stuck with Gains Capped by Rising Stockpiles

Oil was anchored near $41 a barrel in New York with swelling U.S. crude stockpiles raising fresh concerns about supply, while coronavirus cases continued to surge across the world.

Stockpiles at the key storage hub of Cushing expanded for the first time since early May as nationwide inventories unexpectedly rose last week, according to government data. Oil has traded within a tight range this month and is poised to end the week little changed.

Oil is struggling to extend its rally after rebounding from a plunge below zero in April amid concerns rising virus cases may derail the demand recovery. Some are predicting a long recovery from the outbreak, with Standard Chartered Plc estimating oil consumption next year will only be at 2017 levels, meaning the pandemic would have destroyed four years of growth.

U.S. crude stockpiles rose by 5.65 million barrels last week, while Cushing inventories increased by 2.2 million, the Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday. However, gasoline supplies declined by the most since March, led by the East Coast, suggesting that more people are hitting the road.

“We are not out of the woods yet in terms of how we are coping with demand disruptions from the coronavirus,” said Howie Lee, an economist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. in Singapore. The increase in U.S. crude stockpiles to near record highs is concerning, he added.

West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 8 cents to $40.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 7:50 a.m. London time after rising 0.7% on Wednesday

Brent for September settlement was little changed at $43.25 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange after adding 0.5% in the previous session

Brent’s three-month timespread was 59 cents in contango, where prompt prices are cheaper than later-dated contracts