石油设备网讯 据Oil & Gas Journal网站5月22日休斯顿报道 5月21日，轻质低硫原油价格小幅下跌，纽约市场合同价格继续徘徊在63美元/桶，而布伦特原油价格温和上涨，7月合同价格稳定在72美元/桶以上。
盛宝银行奥勒汉森表示，尽管中东局势持续紧张，以及欧佩克和包括俄罗斯在内的其他国家可能延长减产，但油价仍在窄幅内继续交易。
汉森表示，对全球经济的担忧，加上美元走强，使油价保持在平稳、温和的区间。在全球大多数市场上，石油都是以美元交易的，因此美元走强会使使用其他货币的买家更为昂贵。
汉森表示：“由于全球经济的潜在负面影响，对石油需求增长放缓的担忧继续蔓延。”
美国能源信息管理局计划于5月22日发布每周的石油和产品库存报告。
能源价格
6月纽约商品交易所原油价格下跌11美分，5月21日收于62.99美元/桶。7月合约下跌8美分，收于63.13美元/桶。
纽约商品交易所6月份天然气价格下跌6美分，收于2.61美元/每百万英热单位。
6月份超低硫柴油价格小幅上涨不到1美分，至2.08美元/加仑。纽约商品交易所6月份重组汽油混合燃料价格也小幅上涨近1美分，至2.02美元/加仑。
布伦特原油7月份上涨21美分，至72.18美元/桶。8月价格上涨15美分，收于71.31美元/桶。
5月21日，6月份的天然气石油合同下跌6.50美元，至每吨645美元。
5月21日，欧佩克原油平均价格为71.71美元/桶，下降76美分。
王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal
原文如下：
NYMEX oil price hovers at $63/bbl
Light, sweet crude oil prices fell slightly May 21 as the contract continues to hover at $63/bbl on the New York market while Brent crude oil prices gained modestly with the July contract settling above $72/bbl.
Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank said oil prices continue trading within a tight range despite ongoing Middle East tensions and the possibility of extended production cuts by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and others, including Russia.
Hansen said concerns about the negative impact on the global economy combined with a strong US dollar to keep light, sweet oil prices rangebound. Oil is traded in US dollars on most markets worldwide, so a stronger dollar makes oil more expensive for buyers using other currency.
“Concerns about slowing [oil] demand growth due to the negative impact on the global economy continues to spread,” Hansen said.
The US Energy Information Administration was scheduled May 22 to realize its weekly oil and products inventory report.
Energy prices
Crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange for June fell 11¢ to settle at $62.99/bbl on May 21 while the July contract decreased 8¢ to settle at $63.13/bbl.
NYMEX natural gas for June dropped 6¢ to settle at $2.61/MMbtu.
Ultralow-sulfur diesel for June edged up less than 1¢ to a rounded $2.08/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for June also edged up nearly 1¢ to a rounded $2.02/gal.
Brent crude for July climbed 21¢ to $72.18/bbl. The August price increased 15¢ to settle at $71.31/bbl.
The gas oil contract for June fell $6.50 to $645/tonne on May 21.
The average for OPEC’s basket of crudes was $71.71/bbl on May 21, down 76¢.
