據《能源年》網5月20日倫敦報道，周四上午，亞洲油價上漲，但仍處于三周以來的低點，盡管美國增加了燃料供應。不過，投資者仍對亞洲部分地區新冠肺炎病例激增感到擔憂。

　　截至美國東部時間13:09(格林威治標準時間上午5:09)，布倫特原油期貨上漲0.30%至66.86美元，西德克薩斯中質油期貨上漲0.40%至63.61美元。

　　據美國能源情報署(EIA)周三發布的美國原油供應數據顯示，截至5月14日的當周，美國原油供應增加了132.1萬桶。Investing.com的預測增加162.3萬桶，而前一周的報告則是減少42.7萬桶。

　　根據美國石油學會(American Petroleum Institute)前一天發布的原油供應數據顯示，增加了62萬桶，好于預期。

　　在需求方面，盡管由于美國和歐洲部分地區經濟從新冠疫情中持續復蘇，今年石油價格上漲了30%左右，但亞洲部分地區新冠疫情病例的重新出現仍然給市場蒙上陰影。根據約翰·霍普金斯大學(Johns Hopkins University)的數據顯示，截至5月20日，印度的新冠病例超過2,500萬例。

　　ING Economics在一份報告中表示，亞洲部分地區新冠肺炎病例的再次出現，短期內對市場的支撐作用不大。

　　郝芬 譯自 《能源年》

　　原文如下：

　　Build in US crude supplies clouds outlook for oil

　　Oil was up Thursday morning in Asia but remained a three-week low even if the US increased its fuel supplies. However, investors remain concerned about the spike of Covid-19 cases in parts of Asia.

　　Brent oil futures were up 0.30% to $66.86 by 13:09 AM ET (5:09 AM GMT) and WTI futures gained 0.40% to $63.61.

　　US crude oil supply data from the US Energy Information Administration, released on Wednesday, showed a build of 1.321 million barrels for the week ending May 14. Forecasts prepared by Investing.com had predicted a 1.623-million-barrel build, while a 427,000-barrel draw was reported during the previous week.

　　Crude oil supply data from the American Petroleum Institute released the day before showed a better-than-expected build of 620,000 barrels.

　　On the demand front, although oil is up about 30% this year due to the continuous economic recovery from Covid-19 in the US and parts of Europe, a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in parts of Asia remains to overshadow the market. In India, the number of Covid-19 cases topped 25 million as of May 20, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

　　“A resurgence in Covid-19 cases across parts of Asia is doing little to support the market in the near term,” ING Economics said in a note.