中国石化新闻网讯 据管道&天然气杂志网11月2日报道，美国能源信息署(EIA)周三称，最近一周原油和汽油库存下降，而在库存本已紧张的情况下，炼油厂在取暖季前增加生产活动。
在截至10月28日的当周，原油库存减少310万桶，至4.368亿桶，而路透调查分析师的预期为增加36.7万桶。
分析师仍担心，原油持续减少仍是由于战略库存的释放，而蒸馏产品的库存也没有增加到足够的水平。
上周，炼油厂原油日产量增加了40.6万桶，将全国的整体利用率提高到90.6%。
这总体上略高于季节性平均水平，这反映出炼油商需要向市场提供供应，因为美国东北部等关键地区正在应对进入供暖季节的低库存。
美国海湾地区的炼油产能明显增加，占美国炼油产能的近一半。整体加工能力上升至91.3%。
芝加哥价格期货集团（Price Futures Group）分析师菲尔·弗林（Phil Flynn）表示，墨西哥湾沿岸原油库存大幅下跌，炼油厂产量上涨，这对市场有支撑作用。
包括柴油和取暖油在内的馏分油库存当周增加了42.7万桶，至1.068亿桶，而预期减少56万桶。东北部和新英格兰地区的储量加起来仅为1440万桶，而去年同期为2760万桶。
美国汽油库存下降130万桶。
据EIA称，美国原油日净进口量增加123万桶。
受此消息影响，石油价格小幅上涨。
郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网
原文如下：
EIA: US Crude Stocks Down, Refining Runs Rise
Crude oil and gasoline stocks fell in the most recent week, while refiners ramped up activity ahead of the heating season with inventories already tight, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said>Crude inventories fell by 3.1 million barrels (MMbbl) in the week to Oct. 28 to 436.8 MMbbl, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 367,000-barrel rise.
Analysts remain concerned that the>Refinery crude runs rose by 406,000 barrels per day last week, boosting overall utilization rates nationwide to 90.6%.
That's generally a bit higher than average seasonally, and reflective of refiners' need to supply the market where key regions — such as the U.S. Northeast — are dealing with low inventories headed into heating season.
Refining runs notably increased in the U.S. Gulf, which accounts for nearly half of daily U.S. refining capacity. Overall processing rose to 91.3% of capacity.
"Gulf Coast crude stocks were down big and refinery runs were up which is supportive to the market," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago.
Distillate stockpiles which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 427,000 barrels in the week to 106.8 MMbbl, versus expectations for a 560,000-barrel drop. Stocks in the Northeast and New England combined sit at just 14.4 MMbbl, compared with 27.6 MMbbl at this time a year ago.
U.S. gasoline stocks fell by 1.3 MMbbl.
Net U.S. crude imports rose by 1.23 MMbbl per day, EIA said.
Oil prices were marginally higher on the news.
