Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints of the Report - The crude oil market is in a supply surplus situation, but the price has dropped significantly since October. Recently, with the upcoming new round of economic and trade consultations between China and the United States and the change in the US attitude towards Russia, the crude oil price is expected to continue to rebound at a low level. Attention should be paid to the progress of China - US trade negotiations and Russia - Ukraine peace talks [1] Summary by Related Catalogs Market Analysis - On October 5, OPEC+ eight countries decided to further increase production by 137,000 barrels per day in November, which will intensify the crude oil supply pressure in the fourth quarter. The peak season for crude oil demand has ended. EIA data shows that the inventory of US crude oil has increased more than expected, and the inventory of refined oil has decreased more than expected. The overall oil inventory has increased. US refineries have entered the autumn maintenance season, and the refinery operating rate has decreased by 6.7 percentage points. Russia has extended the export ban on diesel and gasoline until the end of the year, but its crude oil export volume remains high [1] - The end of the consumption peak season, weak US non - farm payrolls data, and uncertainties in China - US trade have worried the market about crude oil demand. OPEC+ is accelerating production increases, the crude oil export in the Iraqi Kurdistan region has restarted, and exports in the Middle East have increased [1] Futures and Spot Market Conditions - Today, the main contract 2512 of crude oil futures rose 4.05% to 459.7 yuan per ton, with a minimum price of 445.8 yuan per ton and a maximum price of 463.7 yuan per ton. The trading volume decreased by 3826 to 43,154 lots [2] Fundamental Tracking - EIA expects the global oil inventory to increase by about 2.6 million barrels per day in the fourth quarter of 2025, and has raised the US crude oil production in 2025 by 90,000 barrels per day to 13.53 million barrels per day. EIA has also raised the average price of Brent crude oil in 2025 from $67.80 per barrel to $68.64 per barrel, but expects the Brent crude oil price to fall to $59 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2025 and keep the average price in 2026 at $51.43 per barrel [3] - OPEC has raised the global oil demand growth rate in 2025 by 10,000 barrels per day to 1.3 million barrels per day and kept the growth rate in 2026 at 1.38 million barrels per day. IEA has lowered the global oil demand growth rate in 2025 by 30,000 barrels per day to 710,000 barrels per day and kept the growth rate in 2026 at 699,000 barrels per day. IEA has also raised the global oil supply growth rate in 2025 by 300,000 barrels per day to 3 million barrels per day and raised the growth rate in 2026 by 300,000 barrels per day to 2.4 million barrels per day, and the oil supply surplus has intensified [3] Inventory and Production Data - On October 17, EIA data showed that the US crude oil inventory for the week ending October 10 increased by 3.524 million barrels, exceeding the expected increase of 288,000 barrels and 3.45% lower than the five - year average. Gasoline inventory decreased by 267,000 barrels, exceeding the expected decrease of 75,000 barrels. Refined oil inventory decreased by 4.529 million barrels, exceeding the expected decrease of 294,000 barrels. Cushing crude oil inventory decreased by 703,000 barrels [4] - OPEC's latest monthly report shows that its crude oil production in August was adjusted down by 32,000 barrels per day to 27.916 million barrels per day, and its production in September 2025 increased by 524,000 barrels per day month - on - month to 28.44 million barrels per day, mainly driven by the production increases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The US crude oil production for the week ending October 10 increased by 7,000 barrels per day to 13.636 million barrels per day, reaching a new record high [4] Demand Data - According to the latest data from the US Energy Agency, the four - week average supply of US crude oil products has decreased to 20.669 million barrels per day, a 0.85% increase compared to the same period last year. The weekly demand for gasoline decreased by 5.20% to 8.455 million barrels per day, and the four - week average demand was 8.713 million barrels per day, a 3.19% decrease compared to the same period last year. The weekly demand for diesel decreased by 2.60% to 4.233 million barrels per day, and the four - week average demand was 3.984 million barrels per day, a 0.19% increase compared to the same period last year. The weekly supply of US crude oil products decreased by 11.48% month - on - month [5][7]
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Guan Tong Qi Huo·2025-10-23 10:26