石油设备网讯 据Oil & Gas Journal网站4月19日休斯顿报道 4月18日，纽约市场的低硫原油价格上涨至64美元/桶，这是基准价格在3天内第二次达到或突破该水平。
6月布伦特原油价格也上涨至略低于72美元/桶，这是3天来的第二次达到该水平。
康涅狄格州斯坦福传统能源市场研究副总裁Gene McGillian对路透社表示：“我认为，很明显，紧缩供应和减少对需求增长的担忧将推动市场达到5个月来的新高。”
贝克休斯在其每周钻机数量报告中称，截止4月18日的一周，美国钻机数量下降了10台，至1012台，由于4月19日（OGJ，2019年4月18日）提前一天发布了每周钻机数量。
比一年前这个时候的1013台下降了1台。
能源价格
5月纽约商品交易所轻质低硫原油合约上涨24美分，4月18日收于64美元/桶。6月份交货价格上涨20美分，收于64.07美元/桶。
纽约商品交易所5月份天然气价格下跌近3美分，至2.49美元/每百万英热单位。
5月份超低硫柴油价格小幅上涨不到1美分，保持在2.07美元/加仑的水平。纽约商品交易所5月份重组汽油混合燃料价格上涨3美分，达到2.07美元/加仑。
布伦特原油6月份上涨35美分，收于71.97美元/桶。7月价格上涨34美分，收于71.43美元/桶。
4月18日，5月份的天然气石油合同价格下跌1.50美元，至每吨635.50美元。
由于4月19日欧佩克办事处休假，因此4月18日欧佩克平均原油价格无法供应。
王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal
原文如下：
NYMEX crude for May settles at $64/bbl
Light sweet crude prices on the New York market gained to settle at $64/bbl on Apr. 18, marking the second time in 3 days that the benchmark has reached or broken above that level.
Brent crude oil for June also rose to settle just under $72/bbl for the second time in 3 days.
“I think it’s pretty clear that tightening supplies and receding fears of demand growth is a boost to the market to these 5-month highs,” Gene McGillian, Tradition Energy vice-president of market research in Stamford, Conn., told Reuters.
The US drilling rig count dropped 10 units to reach 1,012 rigs working for the week ended Apr. 18, Baker Hughes reported in its weekly rig count, releases a day early because of the Good Friday holiday Apr. 19 (OGJ Online, Apr. 18, 2019).
The count was down 1 unit from the 1,013 rigs working at the same time a year ago.
Energy prices
The May contract for light, sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange increased 24¢ to settle at $64 on Apr. 18. The price for June delivery rose 20¢ to settle at $64.07/bbl.
NYMEX natural gas for May dropped nearly 3¢ to a rounded $2.49/MMbtu.
Ultralow-sulfur diesel for May edged up by less than 1¢ to remain at a rounded $2.07/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for May increased 3¢ to settle at $2.07/gal.
Brent crude for June gained 35¢ to settle at $71.97/bbl. The July price increased 34¢ to settle at $71.43/bbl.
The gas oil contract for May decreased $1.50 to $635.50/tonne on Apr. 18.
OPEC’s basket of crudes for Apr. 18 was unavailable because the OPEC offices were closed Apr. 19.
