据普氏能源资讯 亚洲原油期货周三上午交易时段走高，而美国原油库存的减少也支撑了油价的上涨。
新加坡时间上午11点（格林威治时间03:00），二月份ICE布伦特原油期货价格较周三结算价60.47美元/桶上涨32美分（0.47%），而纽约商品交易所一月份轻质低硫原油合约价格上涨23美分/桶（0.45%）至51.40美元/桶。
此外，分析师表示，尽管美国原油库存低于预期，但库存的下降也帮助油价维持支撑。
澳新银行分析师表示，尽管低于预期，但美国原油库存的下降也帮助维持了市场情绪。
美国能源信息管理局周三公布的数据显示，截至12月7日当周，美国原油库存下降了121万桶，至4.4195亿桶。
普氏能源周一调查的分析预计，同期将下降218万桶，而美国石油研究所的报告显示，将下降1018万桶。
上周，美国原油出口下滑，但仍保持强劲，因此可能推动库存继续走低。EIA数据显示，上周出口平均为227万桶/日，低于上周创纪录的320万桶/日。
在周一发布的备受关注的月度石油市场报告中，欧佩克的全面遵守仍将使欧佩克在2019年第一季度的原油需求比预期高出约50万桶/日，而第二季度的原油需求则高出40万桶/日。
根据6个独立的二手资料提供的产量平均显示，欧佩克15个成员国在十月份平均每日产量为3298万桶。
欧佩克表示，预计2019年第一季度欧佩克原油日产量为3167万桶，第二季度为3177万桶。
截至格林威治时间03:00点，美元指数上涨0.06%，至97.09。
王磊 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Crude oil futures were higher during mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday while a draw reported in US crude inventories also supported the price rise.
February ICE Brent crude futures were up 32 cents/b (0.47%) from Wednesday's settle at $60.47/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract was 23 cents/b (0.45%) higher at $51.40/b.
Moreover a draw reported in the US crude inventories although lower than expected also helped prices remain supported, analysts said.
"A draw down in US crude inventories helped support sentiment, although it was less than expected," ANZ analysts said.
US crude stocks fell 1.21 million barrels to 441.95 million barrels for the week ended December 7, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration Analysts surveyed Monday by S&P Global Platts had been expecting a larger, 2.18 million barrel decline for the same period, while reports from the American Petroleum Institute had reported a draw of 10.18 million barrels.
US crude exports slipped last week, but remained robust and thus likely helped drive stocks lower. Exports averaged 2.27 million b/d last week, down from a record 3.2 million b/d the week prior, EIA data showed.
In its closely watched Monthly Oil Market Report out Monday, full compliance from OPEC would still leave the bloc some 500,000 b/d above expected demand for its crude for the first quarter of 2019 and 400,000 b/d above the call for the second quarter.
OPEC's 15 members pumped 32.98 million b/d in October, according to an average of the six independent secondary sources used by the group to monitor output.
The forecasted call As of 0300 GMT, the US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 97.09.
