光大期货能化商品日报-20250826

1. Report Industry Investment Ratings - Crude Oil: Oscillating with an upward bias [1] - Fuel Oil: Oscillating with an upward bias [2] - Asphalt: Oscillating [2] - Polyester: Oscillating with an upward bias [4] - Rubber: Oscillating with an upward bias [4] - Methanol: Oscillating [6] - Polyolefins: Oscillating in a narrow range [7] - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Oscillating with a downward bias [7] 2. Core Views of the Report - The instability of Russian energy facilities has increased, and the progress of the peace agreement lacks a clear timeline. The market has re - priced geopolitical risks, leading to an oscillating rebound in oil prices [1]. - The sanctions on Iran by the US have affected the arrival and delivery of fuel oil cargoes. The Asian low - sulfur fuel oil market structure has weakened, and the high - sulfur fuel oil supply pressure persists. The FU contract is subject to significant sentiment fluctuations and is expected to oscillate with an upward bias [2]. - In August, the actual demand for asphalt was lower than expected. In September, the demand is expected to increase, and the production of asphalt will remain stable. The price will depend on the actual demand [2]. - The improvement in demand expectations has brought positive support to the polyester chain. Short - term supply contractions due to unexpected maintenance of PX and TA, along with the slow recovery of pessimistic sentiment in the crude oil market, have led to a slight price rebound, and there is still room for further increase. The high operating load of ethylene glycol and the reduction of port inventory are beneficial to its price [4]. - The 13th typhoon has affected the supply of natural rubber, and the raw material prices are relatively firm. The export of tires has increased, providing support for demand. The short - term rubber price is expected to oscillate with an upward bias. The planned maintenance of butadiene rubber production facilities will improve the fundamentals, and the butadiene price will oscillate with an upward bias [4][6] - The domestic methanol supply is at a phased low due to multiple device overhauls, and the supply will gradually recover. The short - term arrival of overseas methanol will remain high, but it will decrease in the long term. The methanol price is expected to oscillate [6]. - The production of polyolefins will remain high, and the demand is gradually warming up. The fundamentals are not highly contradictory, and the price will oscillate in a narrow range [7]. - The domestic demand for PVC is gradually recovering, but exports will be weakened by India's anti - dumping policy. The price is expected to oscillate with a downward bias [7]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Research Views - Crude Oil: On Monday, oil prices continued to rise. Trump threatened sanctions on Russia and India. The Novoshakhtinsk refinery in Russia caught fire, and the Friendship Pipeline was attacked. India's crude oil imports in July decreased. The instability of Russian energy facilities and geopolitical risks have led to an oscillating rebound in oil prices [1] - Fuel Oil: On Monday, the fuel oil futures prices rose. US sanctions on Iran and the ample supply of arbitrage cargoes have affected the market. The low - sulfur fuel oil market structure has weakened, and the high - sulfur fuel oil supply pressure persists. The FU contract is subject to sentiment fluctuations and is expected to oscillate with an upward bias [2] - Asphalt: On Monday, the asphalt futures price rose. In August, the demand was lower than expected, but it is expected to increase in September. The production of asphalt will be stable, and the price depends on the actual demand [2] - Polyester: On Monday, the polyester futures prices showed mixed trends. The demand improvement and supply contractions due to unexpected maintenance have brought positive support. The price of PX and TA is expected to rise further, and the ethylene glycol price is also supported [4] - Rubber: On Monday, the rubber futures prices rose. The typhoon has affected the supply, and the tire export has increased, supporting the demand. The short - term rubber price is expected to oscillate with an upward bias, and the butadiene price will also oscillate with an upward bias [4][6] - Methanol: On Monday, the methanol spot prices showed differences. The domestic supply is at a phased low and will gradually recover. The short - term arrival of overseas methanol will remain high but decrease in the long term. The methanol price is expected to oscillate [6] - Polyolefins: On Monday, the polyolefin spot prices showed differences. The production will remain high, and the demand is gradually warming up. The price will oscillate in a narrow range [7] - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): On Monday, the PVC market prices increased. The domestic demand is gradually recovering, but exports will be weakened. The price is expected to oscillate with a downward bias [7] 3.2 Daily Data Monitoring - The report provides the basis price data of various energy - chemical products on August 26, 2025, including spot prices, futures prices, basis, basis rate, and their changes [8] 3.3 Market News - Norway's Equinor discovered additional oil and gas resources near the Troll oil field in the North Sea, with an estimated total resource volume of 100,000 - 1.1 million cubic meters, equivalent to 600,000 - 6.9 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent [11] - Nigeria's NNPC stated that almost all pipeline theft has been eliminated through the coordination of defense and intelligence agencies [11] 3.4 Chart Analysis - 4.1 Main Contract Prices: The report presents the closing price charts of main contracts for various energy - chemical products from 2021 to 2025, including crude oil, fuel oil, asphalt, etc [13][15][17] - 4.2 Main Contract Basis: The report shows the basis charts of main contracts for various energy - chemical products from 2021 to 2025, including crude oil, fuel oil, etc [27][29][33] - 4.3 Inter - period Contract Spreads: The report provides the spread charts of different contracts for various energy - chemical products, such as fuel oil, asphalt, etc [40][42][45] - 4.4 Inter - variety Spreads: The report shows the spread and ratio charts between different varieties, such as crude oil internal and external spreads, fuel oil high - low sulfur spreads, etc [58][60][63] - 4.5 Production Profits: The report presents the production profit charts of various energy - chemical products, such as ethylene - made ethylene glycol, PP, etc [66][67][69] 3.5 Research Team Member Introduction - The research team includes members such as Zhong Meiyan, Du Bingqin, Di Yilin, and Peng Haibo, each with rich experience and professional titles in the energy - chemical research field [72][73][74]