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1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Short - term crude oil prices are expected to remain in a high - level oscillatory pattern, with Brent and WTI hovering in the range of $68 - 69 per barrel, and SC being relatively stronger due to warehouse receipt support [5]. - Supply tightening supports oil prices as Russian exports are blocked, US production declines, and OPEC+ continues to cut production, offsetting some demand concerns [5]. - There are differences in demand resilience. Strong US gasoline consumption offsets the weakness of distillates, but the weakening of Asian import demand limits the upside space [5]. - Macro - level pressure has not been lifted. Market sentiment is cautious ahead of the Fed's interest - rate decision, and the expectation of strategic petroleum reserve release and the risk of economic recession still put pressure on long - term prices [5]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Daily Market Summary 3.1.1 Crude Oil Futures Market Data Change Analysis - On September 17, 2025, the domestic SC crude oil main contract rose slightly by 1.07% to 499.3 yuan per barrel, while WTI and Brent prices remained stable. The SC - Brent and SC - WTI spreads strengthened by $0.92 per barrel to $1.78 and $5.72 per barrel respectively, and the Brent - WTI spread remained stable at $3.94 per barrel [2]. - SC warehouse receipt inventory decreased significantly by 320,000 barrels to 5.401 million barrels, and fuel oil warehouse receipts increased by 25,600 tons [3]. 3.1.2 Analysis of Industrial Chain Supply - Demand and Inventory Changes - Supply side: Russian crude oil exports decreased due to drone attacks on Baltic ports by Ukraine. US shale oil production contracted marginally, and EIA data showed a week - on - week decline of 394,000 barrels per day in the week's put - into - production crude oil volume, along with a 3.111 million - barrel decrease in imports, leading to an unexpected drawdown of 9.285 million barrels in US commercial crude oil inventories. Personnel adjustments at Venezuela's state - owned oil company may bring uncertainty to its crude oil export stability [4]. - Demand side: The US refinery utilization rate dropped to 93.3% (expected 94.5%), but the derived data of crude oil demand significantly rebounded to 20.5 million barrels per day. Gasoline inventories decreased by 2.347 million barrels, indicating strong terminal consumption, while distillate inventories increased by 4.046 million barrels, showing weak industrial demand. Japan's crude oil imports in August decreased by 2.5% year - on - year [4]. - Inventory side: US Cushing inventories continued to decline by 296,000 barrels, and strategic reserve inventories slightly decreased by 10,000 barrels. Global crude oil visible inventories tightened overall, but the differentiation of refined oil inventories may limit refineries' restocking motivation [4]. 3.2 Industrial Chain Price Monitoring 3.2.1 Crude Oil - Futures prices: SC rose by 1.07% to 499.3 yuan per barrel, WTI decreased by 1.98% to $63.27 per barrel, and Brent decreased by 0.85% to $67.91 per barrel [7]. - Spot prices: OPEC's basket price remained unchanged, while prices of other types of crude oil such as Oman, Victory, etc. had different changes [7]. - Spreads: SC - Brent, SC - WTI, and Brent - WTI spreads all increased, with increases of 153.76%, 43.74%, and 17.77% respectively [7]. - Other assets: The US dollar index rose by 0.35%, the S&P 500 decreased by 0.10%, the DAX index rose by 0.13%, and the RMB exchange rate decreased by 0.15% [7]. - Inventory,开工: US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 2.19%, Cushing inventories decreased by 1.24%, and the US refinery weekly utilization rate decreased by 1.69% [7]. 3.2.2 Fuel Oil - Futures prices: FU rose by 1.29% to 2,831 yuan per ton, LU rose by 1.89% to 3,459 yuan per ton, and NYMEX fuel oil decreased by 1.87% [8]. - Spot prices: Prices of various types of fuel oil in different regions had different changes [8]. - Spreads: The Chinese high - low sulfur spread increased by 4.67%, and other spreads also had corresponding changes [8]. - Inventory: Singapore's fuel oil inventories decreased by 3.18%, and US distillate inventories had different degrees of increase or decrease [8]. 3.3 Industry Dynamics and Interpretation 3.3.1 Supply - Venezuela appointed a new trade vice - president for its state - owned oil company on September 17, 2025, which may affect its crude oil export policy [9]. - US EIA data showed a decrease in put - into - production crude oil volume and imports in the week ending September 12, and Russian weekly crude oil exports decreased significantly due to drone attacks [10]. - Japan's crude oil and LNG imports in August decreased year - on - year [10]. 3.3.2 Demand - US EIA data showed a decrease in distillate fuel production - derived demand, refinery equipment utilization rate, and refined oil and gasoline production in the week ending September 12 [11]. 3.3.3 Inventory - US EIA data showed a significant drawdown in crude oil inventories in the week ending September 12, along with changes in other types of inventories such as strategic reserves, Cushing inventories, and refined oil inventories [12]. - On September 17, 2025, the warehouse receipts of medium - sulfur crude oil futures on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange decreased by 320,000 barrels, and fuel oil warehouse receipts increased by 25,640 tons [12]. 3.3.4 Market Information - The expected Fed interest - rate decision upper limit is 4.25% (previous value 4.50%), and the lower limit is 4.00% (previous value 4.25%) [14]. - US President Trump had a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Modi to ease tensions between the two economies [14]. 3.4 Industrial Chain Data Charts The report provides 21 data charts, including the prices and spreads of WTI and Brent first - line contracts, US crude oil weekly production, OPEC crude oil production, etc., with data sources from WIND, EIA, iFinD, etc. [15][17][19]