石油设备网讯 据国民报4月17日报道称，受中国经济稳步增长和美国原油库存下降的推动，布伦特原油周三升至每桶72美元以上，触及2019年高点，这一现象出乎预期，并表明需求强劲，而全球供应依然紧张。
截至格林威治标准时间11:30，国际基准布伦特原油期货价格上涨34美分，涨幅 0.47％，至每桶72.06美元，盘中一度触及每桶 72.27美元的高点。
美国西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI）期货价格为每桶64.38美元，上涨33美分，涨幅0.52％，略低于上周创下的2019年高点64.79美元。
官方数据显示，第一季度，中国经济增长6.4％，超出了进一步放缓的预期，并在中美贸易协定似乎也即将达成之际，缓和了全球市场。
作为全球第二大原油消费国，中国三月份炼油产能同比增长3.2％，至每日1249万桶。
SPI资产管理公司交易部主管斯蒂芬.英纳斯表示，“今天的中国数据显示，随着全球经济增长和风险情绪改善，价格将继续走高，需求方面得到了实质性的推动。”
徐蕾 摘译自 国民报
原文如下：
Brent crude hits 2019 high above $72
Brent oil hit a 2019 high above $72 a barrel on Wednesday, propelled by steady economic growth in China and a fall in US crude stocks which defied expectations and signalled firm demand, while global supply remained tight.
International benchmark Brent crude futures were up 34 cents, or 0.47 per cent, at $72.06 by 11.30 GMT, having hit an intraday peak of $72.27.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $64.38 per barrel, up 33 cents or 0.52 per cent and just shy of a 2019 high of $64.79 hit last week.
China's economy grew by 6.4 per cent in the first quarter, official data showed, defying expectations for a further slowdown and assuaging global markets as a US-China trade deal also appears near.
Refinery throughput in China - the world's second-largest crude user - rose 3.2 per cent in March from a year earlier to 12.49 million barrels per day (bpd).
"The demand side of the equation got a substantial fillip via today's China data suggesting prices will continue to move higher on improving global growth and risk sentiment," said Stephen Innes, head of trading at SPI Asset Management.
