Xinda Securities·2025-07-20 11:58Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Positive" [1] Core Viewpoints - Oil prices experienced a slight decline due to concerns over increased gasoline inventories in the U.S. and OPEC+ production increases, with Brent and WTI prices at $69.28 and $66.05 per barrel respectively as of July 18, 2025 [2][7] - The oil and petrochemical sector showed a positive performance, with the sector rising by 1.13% compared to the 1.09% increase in the CSI 300 index [8][11] - The oil and gas extraction sector has seen a significant increase of 162.26% since 2022, while the refining and trading sector has risen by 28.99% [11] Oil Price Review - As of July 18, 2025, Brent crude futures settled at $69.28 per barrel, down $1.08 (-1.53%) from the previous week, while WTI crude futures settled at $66.05 per barrel, down $2.40 (-3.51%) [23] - The Urals crude price remained stable at $65.49 per barrel, while ESPO crude increased by $0.55 (+0.85%) to $64.96 per barrel [23] Offshore Drilling Services - The number of global offshore self-elevating drilling platforms was 384, a decrease of 1 from the previous week, while the number of floating drilling platforms remained at 134 [30] U.S. Oil Supply - U.S. crude oil production was 13.375 million barrels per day, a decrease of 10,000 barrels from the previous week [43] - The number of active drilling rigs in the U.S. was 422, down by 2 rigs [43] - The number of hydraulic fracturing fleets in the U.S. was 174, down by 6 fleets [43] U.S. Oil Demand - U.S. refinery crude processing was 16.849 million barrels per day, down by 157,000 barrels from the previous week, with a refinery utilization rate of 93.90%, down 0.8 percentage points [56] U.S. Oil Inventory - Total U.S. crude oil inventory was 825 million barrels, a decrease of 4.159 million barrels (-0.50%) from the previous week [68] - Strategic oil inventory was 403 million barrels, down by 300,000 barrels (-0.07%) [68] - Commercial crude oil inventory was 422 million barrels, down by 3.859 million barrels (-0.91%) [68] Related Companies - Key companies in the sector include China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), and China National Petroleum Corporation (PetroChina) [2]