据世界石油网站10月21日报道 由于对全球经济增长的担忧，油价从高位下跌，创下8月份以来的最大跌幅。
纽约期货周四下跌高达3.2%，本周达到2014年以来的最高点。技术指标显示，自本月早些时候以来，油价将回落。与此同时，由于冠状病毒病例不断上升，东欧和俄罗斯再次出现封锁，这威胁到支撑大宗商品和能源市场的全球经济复苏。
Oanda Corp高级市场分析师埃德·莫亚表示，冬季全球经济可能陷入停滞，这使乐观的经济前景变得更加复杂。他说：“有一点失去了动力，这才是全球经济真正的痛苦。”
由于煤炭和天然气短缺导致原油消费量增加，石油一直保持2014年以来的最高水平，供应日益枯竭。沙特阿拉伯表示，欧佩克+提供的任何额外石油都无助于遏制不断飙升的天然气成本，预计如果北半球的冬天比正常寒冷，需求可能会增加60万桶/日。
Energy Aspects公司在本周的一份报告中表示，石油市场正在收紧，但欧佩克+的额外供应和美国战略石油储备的释放都无法满足日益增长的需求。
西德克萨斯中质原油的14天相对强弱指数自10月初以来一直高于70美元，表明该商品已供不应求。
价格：
纽约时间下午12:04，西德克萨斯中质原油12月交割价格下跌2.07美元，至每桶81.35美元；
布伦特12月结算价下跌1.96美元，至每桶83.86美元。
王磊 摘译自 世界石油
原文如下：
Oil prices see steepest drop since August align="justify"> Oil slid by the most since August, falling from overbought territory amid concerns around global economic growth.
Futures in New York declined as much as 3.2% align="justify"> The possibility of a winter with economic lockdowns worldwide complicates the bullish economic outlook, said Ed Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda Corp. “There’s been a little bit of loss of momentum and that’s the real pain of the global economy.”
Oil has held at highest levels since 2014 with supplies depleting as coal and natural gas shortages drive greater crude consumption. Saudi Arabia said any extra oil from OPEC+ would do little to tame the surging cost of gas, predicting demand may rise as much as 600,000 barrels a day if the northern hemisphere’s winter is colder than normal.
The oil market is tightening but neither additional supply from OPEC+ nor a U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve release will meet the growing demand for sweet grades, Energy Aspects Ltd. said in a note this week.
West Texas Intermediate crude’s 14-day Relative Strength Index has been above 70 since early October, signaling the commodity is overbought.
Prices:
West Texas Intermediate for December delivery fell $2.07 to $81.35 a barrel at 12:04 p.m. in New York
Brent for December settlement dropped $1.96 to $83.86 a barrel
