据道琼斯纽约1月8日消息,政府新发布的猜想数据闪现,美国上调了2013年全年的原油代价预期。
尽管关于一季度和剩余时间的预期有所上调,但由于产满足、需求持续疲弱,原油代价预期仍低于其时油价水平。
根据美国动力部部下动力情报署(EIA)新发布的月度《短期动力展望》,2013年季度与全年的汽油零售代价预期底子与此前持平,但柴油零售代价预期被上调。
该署估季度西得克萨斯中油(WTI)代价为每桶90美元,上一年12月给出的预期为每桶87.67美元。该署还将2013年WTI代价预期从每桶88.38美元上调至每桶89.54美元。
季度布伦特原油代价预期从每桶106美元上调至每桶109美元,2013年的代价预期从103.75美元上调至105.17美元。
原文如下:
EIA Raises Estimates for Crude Prices for 1Q, 2013
NEW YORK--The . raised its estimates for crude-oil prices for all of 2013, according to the latest government forecast.
Even though the forecasts were tweaked higher for the first quarter and the rest of this year, crude prices are still seen as lower than current levels due to abundant global production and demand remaining tepid.
Retail gasoline prices are seen basically flat from previous estimates, according to the latest edition of the monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is released monthly by the . Energy Information Agency. Meanwhile, retail diesel price forecasts were raised and natural gas estimates were mixed.
The new forecasts tweaked estimates higher for both of the worlds oil benchmarks--West Texas Intermediate and Brent. West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, was seen at $90 a barrel in the first quarter, compared to an estimate of $87.67 in last months report. WTIs price outlook for 2013 was elevated to $89.54 from the previous $88.38.
The Brent price outlook jumped to $109 a barrel in the first quarter and $105.17 for 2013, from $106 and $103.75, respectively.
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