据今日油价8月25日报道，美国石油协会(API)周二报告称，截至8月20日的一周，原油库存减少了162.2万桶，根据API数据，2021年迄今为止的原油总产量超过了5800万桶。而分析师此前预计当周库存将减少236.7万桶。
在前一周，API报告石油库存减少113万桶，低于分析师预测的125.9万桶。
随着市场对需求的担忧开始缓解，油价周一开始上涨，周二继续上涨，停止了此前连续7天下跌的势头。
周二下午，WTI价格在数据发布前上涨了3%以上。美国东部时间下午3点20分，WTI报每桶67.75美元，本周累计上涨逾1美元。布伦特原油价格当天上涨3.58%，达到每桶71.21美元。
尽管美国原油库存继续下滑，但美国原油产量连续第二周上升至1140万桶，本周增加了10万桶/天。
此外，API报告称，截至8月20日当周，汽油库存减少98.5万桶，而前一周较少了119.79万桶。馏分油库存本周减少24.5万桶，而上周增加了50.2万桶。库欣库存继上周减少173.5万桶后，本周又减少了48.5万桶。
王佳晶 摘译自 今日油价
原文如下：
Disappointing Crude Draw Threatens Shaky Oil Rally
The American Petroleum Institute (API) align="justify"> Analysts had expected a loss of 2.367 million barrels for the week.
In the previous week, the API reported a draw in oil inventories of 1.13 million barrels—a loss smaller than the 1.259 million barrel draw that analysts had predicted.
Oil prices began to rise align="justify"> WTI gained more than 3% align="justify"> At 3:20 p.m. EST, WTI was trading at $67.75 a more than $1 gain align="justify"> While U.S. crude oil stocks continue their decline, U.S. oil production rose for the second week in a row to 11.4 million bpd—an increase of 100,000 bpd for the week.
The API reported a draw in gasoline inventories of 985,000 barrels for the week ending August 20—compared to the previous week's 1.1979-million-barrel draw.
Distillate stocks saw a decrease in inventories this week of 245,000 barrels for the week, compared to last week's 502,000-barrel increase.
Cushing inventories fell this week by 485,000 barrels, after last week's 1.735-million-barrel decrease.
