據5月13日Investing.com報道，分析師預測庫存將上漲500萬桶。在美國石油學會(API)預測原油供應將繼續增加一周后，亞洲市場周三上午油價漲跌互現。

美國石油學會預計，截至5月8日當周，美國原油庫存將增加758萬桶。在沙特阿拉伯宣布在4月初與歐佩克達成的減產協議基礎上，6月份又將日產量削減100萬桶后，WTI期貨價格在上個交易日上漲6.8%。

這一消息促使科威特和阿聯酋承諾進一步減產18萬桶/天。但這一突然的消息令一些投資者質疑進一步減產的動機。

”聯邦銀行礦業和能源經濟學家Vivek Dhar告訴CNBC：“減產承諾意義重大，在宣布的如此突然的情況下，人們無法確定這是一項積極的政策，還是只是對需求疲弱的一種反應?！?/span>

盡管這一庫存增幅小于上周的840萬桶，但API數據令投資者懷疑，隨著存儲空間迅速耗盡，減產是否足以應對不可避免的供應過剩危機。

聯邦銀行的Dhar補充道：“在需求方面，可能有一種觀點認為，就峰值損害點而言，最糟糕的情況可能已經過去。如果我們真的看到第二波疫情浪潮，那將進一步損害需求和定價?！?/span>

隨著WTI 6月合約在5月19日接近到期日，投資者將密切關注這種黑色能源，并希望油價可以避免再次跌入負值區間。

鄒勤 摘譯自 Investing.com

原文如下：

Oil Mixed as API Reports Another Week of Supply Increases

Oil was mixed on Wednesday morning in Asia after the American Petroleum Institute (API) predicted another week of increases in crude oil supply.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated a 7.58-million-barrel increase in U.S. crude oil inventories for the week ending May 8 overnight. Analyst forecasts prepared by Investing.com predicted a 5-million-barrel increase.

WTI futures jumped 6.8% during the last session after Saudi Arabia announced a further 1 million bpd cut to production in June on top of its cuts agreed to with OPEC+ in early April.

The announcement prompted Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to pledge a further 180,000 bpd cut in production.

But the sudden announcement led some investors to question the motives for the further cuts.

“It was so sudden and so significant, it was just seen as: ‘Is this a proactive policy or just a reaction to weak demand?’” Vivek Dhar, Commonwealth Bank’s mining and energy economist, told CNBC.

Although the increase was smaller than last week’s figure of 8.4 million barrels, the API data left investors wondering if the cuts are enough to avoid the inevitable oversupply as storage space rapidly runs out.

Commonwealth Bank’s Dhar added, “On the demand side there’s probably a view that the worst may be behind us, in terms of the peak damage point. If we do see a second wave, that would hurt demand and hurt pricing.”

As the WTI June contract edges closer to its expiry date on May 19, investors will be monitoring the black liquid and hoping to avoid another dip into negative territory.