????據油價網2021年7月9日報道，美國能源信息署(EIA)在其最新的短期月度展望報告中稱，今年布倫特原油現貨均價料為68.78美元/桶，并大幅調高了其對2021年和2022年的油價預期，預計全球石油需求將繼續復蘇。

????EIA短期能源展望(STEO)對7月份布倫特原油價格的最新預測比6月份預測的每桶65.19美元高出3美元以上。

????然而，需要指出的是，EIA是在7月1日完成了對7月份STEO的預測，也就是說，是在歐佩克+的爭吵使市場陷入直接供應、生產協議的未來和聯盟本身的不確定性之前。

????根據EIA 截止7月1日的估計，今年美國基準WTI原油的平均現貨價格將達到65.85美元/桶，高于6月預期的61.85美元/桶。

????2022年的原油價格預測也被上調。明年布倫特原油現貨均價預計將為66.64美元/桶，高于此前預測的60.49美元，而WTI明年的現貨均價預計將為62.97美元/桶，較6月份預測的56.74美元/桶上漲逾6美元/桶。

????EIA還指出，布倫特-西德克薩斯中質原油價差收窄，因為在6月的大部分時間里，西德克薩斯中質原油價格的漲幅超過了布倫特原油的漲幅，導致布倫特-西德克薩斯中質原油價差在7月1日收窄至0.61美元/桶。

????EIA在報告中說：“由于全球經濟從COVID-19的影響中繼續復蘇，原油價格的持續上漲反映了石油需求的持續增長。 油價上漲也反映了原油供應的持續限制，因為與增長速度更快的需求相比，原油產量仍然相對較低?！?/p>

????李峻 編譯自 油價網

????原文如下：

????EIA Sees Brent Prices Averaging $69 This Year

????Brent Crude spot prices are set to average $68.78 per barrel this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its latest monthly outlook, significantly raising its oil price projections for both 2021 and 2022, expecting continued demand recovery.

????The latest Brent price forecast in EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) for July is more than $3 a barrel higher than the June forecast of $65.19.

????It should be noted, however, that the Administration completed its forecasts for the July STEO on July 1, that is, just before the OPEC+ spat threw markets into uncertainty over immediate supply, the future of the production deal, and the alliance itself.

????According to EIA’s estimates as of July 1, the average spot price of the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, will be $65.85/b this year, up from an average of $61.85/b expected last month.

????For 2022, the price forecasts were also hiked. Brent spot prices are set to average $66.64/b, up from the previous $60.49 forecast, while the WTI spot price next year is expected to average $62.97/b, up by more than $6/b compared to the June forecast of $56.74/b.

????The EIA also noted the narrowing of the Brent-WTI spread, as the increase in WTI prices outpaced the rise in Brent for most of June, resulting in a narrowing of the Brent–WTI spread to as low as $0.61/b on July 1.

????“The persistently increasing crude oil prices reflect continuing increases in petroleum demand as the global economy continues to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. The rising prices also reflect ongoing constraints on crude oil supply as crude oil production remains relatively low compared with the more rapid pace of growing demand,” the EIA said.