国投期货能源日报-20250919

Report Industry Investment Ratings - Crude oil: A clear bearish trend with relatively appropriate investment opportunities (★★★) [1] - Fuel oil: A clear bearish trend with relatively appropriate investment opportunities (★★★) [1] - Low-sulfur fuel oil: A clear bearish trend with relatively appropriate investment opportunities (★★★) [1] - Asphalt: A clear bearish trend with relatively appropriate investment opportunities (★★★) [1] - Liquefied petroleum gas: A clear bearish trend with relatively appropriate investment opportunities (★★★) [1] Core Views - The medium-term bearish trend of crude oil prices remains unchanged, and short-term geopolitical factors have limited impact on price rebounds. It is recommended to continue to focus on the strategy combination of high-level short positions and call options [2] - For fuel oil and low-sulfur fuel oil, the space for further compression of the high-low sulfur spread is limited. It is recommended to focus on the strategy of expanding the high-low sulfur spread on dips [3] - The asphalt futures continue to oscillate within a range, with the bottom support remaining and limited downside space [4] - The short-term price-to-oil ratio of LPG is expected to be strong, with good bottom support on the spot side. Attention should be paid to the peak-season stocking market [5] Summary by Related Catalogs Crude Oil - Overnight international oil prices declined, with the SC11 contract falling 1.87%. Last week, U.S. crude oil inventories decreased by 9.285 million barrels more than expected due to a significant increase in exports, while the increase in middle distillate inventories raised market concerns about demand. The Fed's 25bp interest rate cut did not bring more-than-expected positive news [2] Fuel Oil & Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil - Today, the main crude oil contract declined, and fuel oil futures also fell, with the decline of FU being relatively limited. Since the frequent attacks on Russian refineries, the weekly loading volume of Russian fuel oil has continued to decline, and the continuous increase in the operating rate of Shandong refineries is beneficial to the feed demand for fuel oil. The incremental consumption of marine fuel in the Singapore market is also concentrated in the high-sulfur marine fuel sector [3] - The third batch of low-sulfur fuel oil export quotas is only 700,000 tons, lower than 1 million tons in the third batch last year. Cumulatively, the low-sulfur export quotas in 2025 have increased by 900,000 tons year-on-year. However, considering the still low quota utilization rate, the supply pressure of low-sulfur fuel oil is limited [3] Asphalt - Crude oil continued to correct, and asphalt futures continued to oscillate within a range. Factory and social inventories continued to decline, with the decline slowing down compared to the beginning of the week. As of now this week, the cumulative warehouse receipts in East China warehouses have decreased by 3,050 tons, and 1,330 tons of factory warehouse receipts were cancelled today. The downward pressure on spot prices in East China has eased, and spot prices in South China and Hebei have remained stable [4] LPG - The overseas market remains strong, and the overall sentiment is bullish under strong import demand and rising geopolitical risks. In South China, imports have decreased due to the impact of typhoons. At the same time, the chemical profit margin remains good, and the high operating rate pattern can still be maintained. The short-term price-to-oil ratio is expected to be strong [5]