美国原油期货价格史上首次跌入负值
<p>本周一，美国原油期货---西得克萨斯中间基原油<span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="mask">mask</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 20, 2020. [<span word="Photo">Photo</span>/<span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>]</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p>美国原油期货价格史无前例地跌至负值。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p>这意味着，由于担心5月份原油存储能力可能耗尽，石油生产商正在付钱给买家以抛出手中的存货。</p><p><span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lockdowns">lockdowns</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p>由于全球各地都在采取封锁措施，让人们居家不外出，石油需求几乎已经枯竭。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="tankers">tankers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>.</p><p>因此，石油公司不得不通过租用油轮来储存过剩的供应量，这迫使美国原油期货价格跌至负值。</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oversupply">oversupply</span>, <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="WTI">WTI</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cushing">Cushing</span>, <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 72% <span word="full">full</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10.</p><p>由于供应过剩，西得克萨斯中间基原油的储罐即将被填满。美国能源信息署上周表示，截至4月10日，位于俄克拉何马州库欣的美国石油管网核心存储基地存储空间已占用大约72%。</p>
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