石油设备网讯 据道琼斯3月20日消息，美国能源信息署（EIA）周三公布数据显示，上周美国原油和包括汽油在内的燃料库存大幅下降。
EIA表示，上周美国原油库存出人意料地大幅下降960万桶，降至4.395亿桶，当前的库存水平比五年同期平均水平低约2%。此前《华尔街日报》组织的分析师们预测上周美国原油库存增加80万桶。
EIA称，上周美国汽油库存下降460万桶，降至2.415亿桶，而此前分析师们预测为下降210万桶。
EIA表示，上周包括取暖油和柴油燃料在内的中间馏份油库存下降410万桶至1.322亿桶，当前的库存水平比五年同期平均水平低约4%。此前分析师们预测库存减少120万桶。
唐绍红 摘译自 道琼斯
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DJ U.S. Inventories of Crude Oil and Fuels Decline Sharply
U.S. inventories of crude oil and fuels, including gasoline fell sharply last week, according to data Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration.
Crude-oil stockpiles unexpectedly decreased by a huge, 9.6 million barrels to 439.5 million barrels, and are now about 2% below the five-year average for this time of year, the EIA said. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had predicted crude stockpiles would rise by 800,000 barrels from the prior week.
Gasoline stockpiles decreased by 4.6 million barrels to 241.5 million barrels, while analysts in the survey were expecting levels to fall 2.1 million barrels from the previous week.
Distillate stocks, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, fell by 4.1 million barrels to 132.2 million barrels, and are now about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year, the EIA said. Earlier in the week, analysts had forecast supplies would decrease by 1.2 million barrels from the previous week.
