據7月20日彭博社報道稱，由于美國原油庫存下降，市場對需求的持續擔憂被消除，石油價格趨于穩定。

西得克薩斯中質原油價格在周三下跌0.5%后，交易價格超過每桶75美元。官方數據顯示，美國全國庫存下降，俄克拉何馬州庫欣的庫存下降幅度為2021年10月以來最大。然而，對主要精煉產品（汽油、蒸餾物和噴氣燃料）的需求連續第二周下降，緩和了這一局面。

繼上周暴跌之后，美元最近的復蘇加劇了石油的看空情緒，以美元計價的大宗商品對大多數買家來說更加昂貴。本周，原油價格窄幅波動，今年以來仍在小幅下跌，自6月下旬以來，由于市場最終可能有收緊的跡象，原油價格大幅上漲。

盛寶資本市場私人有限公司駐新加坡市場策略師Charu Chanana表示，由于美元走強，本周早些時候的漲幅被逆轉，而庫存報告的影響有限。

洪偉立 譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

Oil steadies as drop in US stockpiles offsets demand concerns

Oil steadied as persistent demand concerns and dollar strength were offset by declines in crude stockpiles in the US.

West Texas Intermediate traded above $75 a barrel, after declining by 0.5 per cent on Wednesday. Nationwide inventories fell with stockpiles at the Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub shrinking by the most since October 2021, according to official data. However, that was tempered by a second weekly drop in demand for the main refined products: gasoline, distillates and jet fuel.

The recent revival in the US dollar, following a slump last week, added to the bearishness for oil, with commodities priced in the currency more expensive for most buyers. Crude has traded in a narrow range this week, and is still marginally down this year, after making a sharp break higher since late June on signs the market may finally be tightening.

Gains earlier this week were reversed because of dollar strength, while the inventory report had a limited impact, said Charu Chanana, a market strategist for Saxo Capital Markets Pte. in Singapore.