石油设备网讯 据Oil & Gas Journal网站3月25日休斯顿报道 5月交割的轻质低硫原油略有下降，但3月22日纽约市场仍收于59美元/桶以上。分析师表示，美国和欧洲股市的暴跌加剧了世界经济的担忧。由于担心全球石油需求减少，在一定程度上也影响了油价。
尽管3月22日交易日收盘走低，但截至3月22日的一周，美国轻质低硫原油期货仍连续第三周上涨。
在一份报告显示美国制造业创下21个月来的最低点后，油价随着美国股价的下跌而下跌。3月20日美联储表示今年全年没有加息计划后，美国石油期货也因美元上涨而下跌。
在大多数市场上，石油都是以美元交易的，因此美元走强会使通过其他货币购买原油的买家更便宜。
另外，贝克休斯发布了每周钻机数量报告，显示美国钻机数量连续第五周下降。与一年前的995台钻机数量相比，截至3月22日的一周，钻机数量下降了10台，至1016台（OGJ，2018年3月22日）。
王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal
原文如下：
NYMEX crude oil holds above $59/bbl
Light, sweet crude oil for May delivery declined slightly but settled above $59/bbl on Mar. 22 on the New York market. Analysts said tumbling US and European stock markets added to world economic concerns. This dragged down oil prices on fears about reduced world oil demand.
Despite ending lower for the Mar. 22 trading session, US futures for light, sweet crude still rose for a third consecutive week for the week ended Mar. 22.
Oil prices fell with dropping US stock prices after a report showed US manufacturing hit a 21-month low. US oil futures also fell on a rising US dollar after the US Federal Reserve on Mar. 20 said it has no plans for interest-rate increases throughout this year.
Oil is traded in US dollars on most markets, so a stronger dollar makes oil cheaper for buyers starting with other currencies.
Separately, Baker Hughes released its weekly rig-count report showing US drilling activity fell for a fifth straight week. The rig count fell 10 units to 1,016 rigs working for the week ended Mar. 22 compared with 995 rigs working this time a year ago (OGJ Online, Mar. 22, 2018).
