据普氏能源资讯网12月20日新加坡报道，亚洲原油期货周四上午交易时段走低，尽管有报道称美国原油库存持平，但其它地区的供应担忧加剧，加之经济前景不佳，继续对价格构成下行压力。
新加坡时间上午11:00(格林威治时间0300)，洲际交易所2月布伦特原油期货价格较周三结算价每桶56.62美元下跌62美分(1.08%)，纽约商品交易所2月轻质原油期货价格下跌75美分(1.56%)，至每桶47.42美元。
美国能源情报署周三公布的数据显示，由于出口活动持续强劲，成品油需求强劲，美国原油供应连续第三周下降。
EIA数据显示，截至12月14日当周，美国原油库存下降49.7万桶，至4.4146亿桶。标普全球普氏能源资讯周一调查的分析师预计，同期美国石油库存下降300万桶。
EIA数据显示，上周美国汽油库存增加177万桶，至2.301亿桶，馏分油库存减少424万桶。
不过，分析师表示，对全球供应增加和经济增长疲弱的担忧加剧，压低了油价。
“石油对全球经济失去了信心，导致油价出现两年来最大幅度的下跌，引发了人们对即将到来的经济衰退的担忧。”价格期货组分析师菲尔·弗林在一份报告中表示。
孔丽炜 摘译自普氏能源资讯网
原文如下：
Crude oil futures down despite US stock draw Crude oil futures were lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Thursday despite a draw reported in US crude stocks, as growing supply concerns elsewhere coupled with poor economic outlook continued to exert downward pressure At 11:00 am Singapore time (0300 GMT), ICE February Brent crude futures were down 62 cents/b (1.08%) from Wednesday's settle at $56.62/b, while the new front-month NYMEX February light sweet crude contract moved 75 cents/b (1.56%) lower at $47.42/b.
US crude supply declined for a third consecutive week amid continued strong export activity and robust refined product demand, US Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
For the week ended December 14, US crude stocks were down 497,000 barrels to 441.46 million barrels, EIA data showed. Analysts surveyed Monday by S&P Global Platts were looking for stocks to have declined by 3 million barrels for the same period.
Product inventory levels were mixed with the US gasoline inventories increasing by 1.77 million barrels to 230.1 million barrels, and US distillate inventories declining by 4.24 million barrels last week, EIA data showed.
Growing concerns "Oil has lost confidence in the global economy causing
