除此之外,使油价承压的另一大利空是EIA库存大增。数据显示,截至12month16Day and WeekEIAIncrease in crude oil inventory225.6万桶,远超预期值的减少251.5Reduction of 10000 barrels and previous values256.3Ten thousand barrels.
不过,数据还显示,12month16Day and WeekEIAA decrease in gasoline inventory130.9万桶,五周以来首次录得下滑,预期增加103.37Ten thousand barrels, increase in previous value49.70万桶;当周EIA精炼油库存下降242.0万桶,为连续两周下滑,预期减少107.01Ten thousand barrels, previous value decreased76.20万桶。汽油和精炼油库存减少限制了油价跌幅。