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Industry Investment Rating - The report did not provide an industry investment rating. Core Viewpoint - The recent strengthening of crude oil is mainly due to concerns about supply constraints, which are boosted by the continuous attacks on Russian oil infrastructure by Ukraine and the potential additional sanctions from the EU and the US. Overall, the market is disturbed by geopolitical factors in the short - term, but there is still pressure from oversupply. The recommended strategy is to wait and see [2][34]. Summary by Directory Chapter 1: Market Review - Crude oil oscillated. SC2511 opened at 485 for the week, reached a high of 493, a low of 471, and closed at 491, with a weekly increase of 4.3 or 0.88% [3]. Chapter 2: Analysis of Price Influencing Factors 2.1 OPEC: OPEC+ Keeps the Stance of Increasing Production - In August, OPEC+ crude oil production averaged 42.4 million barrels per day, an increase of 509,000 barrels per day compared to July. OPEC's crude oil production increased by 478,000 barrels per day to 27.95 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Venezuela, and Iraq increased their production, while Nigeria and Iran decreased theirs [5]. - Non - OPEC countries in the OPEC+ alliance had a production of 14.452 million barrels per day in August 2025, a month - on - month increase of 30,000 barrels per day. Considering the production increase plan in August 2025, the actual production of non - OPEC countries was lower than the target, mainly due to the shortfalls in Mexico, Azerbaijan, and Russia [5]. - OPEC+ core eight countries decided to increase production by an additional 137,000 barrels per day starting from October. The production decision for November will be made at the next meeting on October 5. The actual supply flowing into the market may be much lower than the nominal increase quota [6]. - Kuwait will increase its crude oil production to 2.559 million barrels per day starting from October. The French President's statement about the resumption of UN sanctions on Iran has raised concerns about the stability of crude oil supply [6]. 2.2 Russia: Gradually Implementing Production Cuts, Pay Attention to the Evolution of the Russia - Ukraine Conflict - Russia's crude oil production in 2024 was 516 million tons (about 9.9 million barrels per day). In 2025, the expected production was adjusted to 516 million tons (10.32 million barrels per day). In August 2025, Russia's crude oil production was 9.28 million barrels per day, a month - on - month decrease of 30,000 barrels per day [9]. - In August 2025, Russia's oil and oil product exports decreased by 1% to 7.26 million barrels per day, and export revenue decreased by 6% to about $13.51 billion. As of the week of September 14, Russia's daily average seaborne crude oil exports decreased by 934,000 barrels [9]. - Since August 2025, Ukraine has launched about 27 attacks on Russian refineries, reducing Russia's refining capacity by 11% - 14%. As of September 25, 21 Russian federal subjects had fuel shortages and implemented rationing. Russia will impose a partial ban on diesel exports by the end of the year and extend the current ban on gasoline exports [10]. 2.3 US: Stable Production - As of the week of September 19, 2025, US crude oil production was 13.501 million barrels per day, an increase of 19,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week. As of the week of September 26, 2025, the number of active rigs was 424, an increase of 6 compared to the previous week, and the number of fracturing fleets was 179, an increase of 5 compared to the previous week [11]. - The EIA estimates that from 3Q25 to 2Q26, the average daily global oil inventory build - up will exceed 2 million barrels. It is predicted that the low oil prices at the beginning of 2026 will lead to a decrease in supply from OPEC+ and some non - OPEC producers, and inventory adjustment will occur later in 2026. The average price of Brent crude oil next year is predicted to be $51 per barrel [11]. 2.4 American Production Increase May Dominate Future Supply Increment - The IEA raised the global oil supply growth forecast for 2025 from 2.5 million barrels per day to 2.7 million barrels per day and for 2026 from 1.9 million barrels per day to 2.1 million barrels per day. Non - OPEC+ producers plan to increase production by 1.4 million barrels per day in 2025 and slightly more than 1 million barrels per day next year [18]. 2.5 Inventory: Stable - As of July 2025, OECD commercial inventories were 2.761 billion barrels, an increase of 2.4 million barrels compared to the previous month. Compared with the same period last year, it decreased by 66.5 million barrels [19]. - As of the week of September 19, 2025, the total US crude oil inventory, including strategic reserves, was 820.712 million barrels, a decrease of 380,000 barrels compared to the previous week. The US commercial crude oil inventory decreased by 610,000 barrels, and the gasoline inventory decreased by 1.08 million barrels [19]. 2.6 Consumption: Weakening Marginal Demand - The IEA raised the oil demand growth forecast from 680,000 barrels per day to 740,000 barrels per day and kept the average oil demand growth forecast for 2026 at 700,000 barrels per day [24]. - BP postponed the forecast of the global oil demand peak from 2025 to 2030. In the "current trajectory" scenario, global oil demand is expected to reach 103.4 million barrels per day by 2030 and drop to 83 million barrels per day by 2050 [24]. - As of the week of September 19, 2025, US refinery crude oil processing volume was 16.476 million barrels per day, an increase of 52,000 barrels per day compared to the previous week, and the refinery utilization rate was 93%, a 0.3% decrease compared to the previous week [24]. 2.7 Refined Oil Processing Fee Strengthened Slightly - As of July 25, the US refined oil processing fee was $350 per ton, while the Asian refinery processing fee was $174 per ton. In the week of September 19, the average comprehensive profit of Shandong independent refineries processing imported crude oil was 186 yuan per ton, a decrease of 18 yuan per ton compared to the previous week, and the profit of major refineries was 823 yuan per ton, a decrease of 99 yuan per ton compared to the previous week [26]. 2.8 Refinery Utilization Rate at a Low Level - In July, the US refinery utilization rate was 94.42%, a month - on - month increase of 3.33%, and the European refinery utilization rate was 87.59%, a month - on - month increase of 4.46%. As of the week of September 19, 2025, the US refinery utilization rate was 93%, a 0.3% decrease compared to the previous week [28]. - As of September 25, 2025, the utilization rate of major refineries in China was 80.27%, a decrease of 1.25 percentage points compared to the previous week. As of September 24, 2025, the utilization rate of Shandong local refineries was 58.28%, a 0.45% decrease compared to the previous week [28]. Chapter 3: Market Outlook and Investment Strategy - The recent strengthening of crude oil is mainly due to concerns about supply constraints, which are boosted by the continuous attacks on Russian oil infrastructure by Ukraine and the potential additional sanctions from the EU and the US. Overall, the market is disturbed by geopolitical factors in the short - term, but there is still pressure from oversupply. The recommended strategy is to wait and see [2][34].