據今日油價5月19日報道，美國石油協會(API)公布，截至5月14日的一周，美國原油庫存增加了62萬桶，而分析師此前預計的產量將增長166.8萬桶。

　　上周，API報告稱，原油庫存大幅減少253.3萬桶，此前分析師預測為281.7萬桶。根據API的數據，自2020年初以來，原油庫存增加了5000多萬桶。

　　美國東部時間下午1:30，西德克薩斯中質油價格報每桶65.18美元，當日下跌1.64%，這與上周相比變化不大。布倫特原油價格當日下跌至每桶68.41美元，跌幅1.40%。

　　根據美國能源信息署(EIA)的最新數據，盡管本周原油庫存下降，但截至5月7日當周美國原油日產量平均增加10萬桶，至1100萬桶。

　　API報告稱，截至5月14日當周，汽油庫存減少283.7萬桶，部分抵消了上周增加的56.4萬桶。分析師此前預計，本周原油產量將達到88.6萬桶。本周餾分油庫存減少258.1萬桶，上周減少了87.2萬桶。庫欣的庫存本周增加了5.3萬桶。

　　美國東部時間下午4時41分數據公布后，WTI原油價格報每桶65.43美元，布倫特原油價格本周持平，報每桶68.65美元。

　　王佳晶 摘譯自 今日油價

　　原文如下：

　　Crude Oil Inventories See Smaller Than Expected Build

　　The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a build in crude oil inventories of 620,000 barrels for the week ending May 14.

　　Analysts had predicted a build of 1.680 million barrels for the week.

　　In the previous week, the API reported a massive draw in oil inventories of 2.533 million barrels after analysts had predicted a draw of 2.817 million barrels. Since the start of 2020, crude oil inventories have grown by more than 50 million barrels, according to API data.

　　Oil prices were trading down on the day prior to the data release as the market is particularly jittery when it was suggested that “important news” would be released on Wednesday regarding the Iranian nuclear deal, the resolution of which could result in more Iranian oil barrels hitting the market. A clarification was later made by Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s envoy to the JCPOA talks, saying that it was still “too early for a breakthrough”.

　　At 1:30 p.m. EDT, WTI was trading at $65.18, or 1.64% down on the day not much changed since this time last week. Brent crude traded down at $68.41 per barrel or 1.40% down on the day.

　　While crude oil inventories fell this week, U.S. oil production was up 100,000 bpd at 11 million bpd on average for the week ending May 7, according to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration.

　　The API reported a draw in gasoline inventories of 2.837 million barrels for the week ending May 14—partially offsetting the previous week's 5.640-million-barrel build. Analysts had expected a 886,000 barrel draw for the week.

　　Distillate stocks saw a decrease in inventories this week of 2.581 million barrels for the week, after last week's 872,000-barrel decrease.

　　Cushing inventories rose this week by 53,000 barrels.

　　Post data release, at 4:41 p.m. EDT, the WTI benchmark was trading at $65.43 while Brent crude was trading at $68.65 per barrel—flat on the week.