原油短期低位偏多
Ning Zheng Qi Huo·2025-10-27 09:02
- Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The current crude oil market is in a stage of game between short - term geopolitical bullish factors and long - term supply - demand fundamental bearish factors. Short - term low - position long ideas are recommended, and the actual impact of sanctions on Russian supply should be continuously monitored [2][35] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Review - Crude oil showed a volatile and strong trend. SC2512 opened at 438 for the week, reached a high of 471, a low of 431, and closed at 465, with a weekly increase of 29.9 or 6.87% [3] 3.2 Price Influence Factor Analysis 3.2.1 OPEC - OPEC+ maintains its stance of increasing production. In September, OPEC's daily crude oil production was 28.44 million barrels, a month - on - month increase of 524,000 barrels, with Saudi Arabia's daily production increasing by 248,000 barrels. OPEC+ member countries' daily crude oil production was 43.05 million barrels, a month - on - month increase of 630,000 barrels. The global daily oil supply reached 108 million barrels in September, a month - on - month increase of 760,000 barrels, with OPEC+ countries' production increasing by 1 million barrels. It is expected that the global daily oil supply will increase by 3 million barrels this year to 106.1 million barrels per day and by 2.4 million barrels next year. Non - OPEC+ countries' production is expected to increase by 1.6 million barrels and 1.2 million barrels respectively in the next two years [5] - On October 1, the 62nd JMMC meeting was held, and Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Russia updated their compensation production cut plans from September 2025 to June 2026. From September to December 2025, the planned compensation production cuts are 232,000, 203,000, 266,000, and 303,000 barrels per day respectively. The 63rd JMMC meeting will be held on November 30. On October 5, eight voluntary production - cut OPEC+ countries will increase production by 137,000 barrels per day in November, and the next eight - country meeting will be held on November 2 [6] - In September, the output of above - scale industrial crude oil was 17.77 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.1%, with a daily output of 592,000 tons. From January to September, the output was 162.63 million tons, a year - on - year increase of 1.7% [6] 3.2.2 Russia - In 2024, Russia's crude oil production was 516 million tons (about 9.9 million barrels per day). In 2025, it is expected to reach 515 - 520 million tons. President Putin said on October 16 that the oil production in 2025 is expected to be 5.1 billion tons, about 1% less than last year, but the overall supply remains high [7] - 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, and the remaining production capacity was 120,000 barrels per day, a month - on - month increase of 30,000 barrels per day. Deputy Prime Minister Novak said that Russia has the potential to increase oil production [7] - In September, Russia's crude oil exports increased by 370,000 barrels per day to 5.1 million barrels per day. In September 2025, Russia's seaborne oil exports increased by 12.8% compared with August, with ESPO crude oil exports increasing by 22.6% to 146,000 tons per day, reaching the highest level since 2025. The seaborne volume of the main export variety, Urals crude oil, increased by 7.7% to 290,000 tons per day. In the four weeks ending October 19, Russia's seaborne crude oil exports reached a 29 - month high [8] - The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on two large Russian oil companies on October 22, and the EU approved the 19th round of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on importing Russian liquefied natural gas. After the US sanctions, India's Reliance Industries decided to stop buying Russian crude oil [8][9] 3.2.3 United States - As of the week ending October 17, the US daily crude oil production was 13.629 million barrels, a decrease of 7,000 barrels from the previous week and an increase of 129,000 barrels from the same period last year. The average daily production in the four weeks ending October 17 was 13.6 million barrels, 1.3% higher than the same period last year. This year, the average daily production was 13.454 million barrels, 1.9% higher than last year [10] - As of the week ending October 24, the number of active oil - drilling rigs in the US was 420, an increase of 2 from the previous week and a decrease of 60 from the same period last year. The number of natural gas - drilling rigs was 121, the same as the previous week and an increase of 20 from the same period last year. The total number of oil and gas drilling platforms was 550, an increase of 2 from the previous week and a decrease of 35 from the same period last year [10][12] - The EIA estimates that from 3Q25 to 2Q26, the global oil inventory will increase by more than 2 million barrels per day on average. It is predicted that the low oil price at the beginning of 2026 will lead to a decline in the supply of OPEC+ and some non - OPEC producers, and the inventory will be adjusted later in 2026. The average price of Brent crude oil next year is predicted to be $51 per barrel [12] 3.2.4 America's Production Increase - The IEA expects non - OPEC+ countries' daily crude oil production to increase by 1.6 million barrels and 1.2 million barrels in the next two years respectively, with significant increases in the US, Brazil, Canada, Guyana, and Argentina. According to the current production agreement, OPEC+ will increase production by 1.4 million barrels per day in 2025 and a further 1.2 million barrels per day next year. The IEA believes that the global daily oil supply will be about 4 million barrels higher than the demand next year [18] 3.2.5 Inventory - As of July 2025, the OECD's commercial inventory was 2.761 billion barrels, an increase of 2.4 million barrels from the previous month. Compared with the same period last year, it decreased by 66.5 million barrels, less than the average of the past five years by 128.5 million barrels and less than the average of 2015 - 2019 by 208.6 million barrels [19] - As of the week ending October 17, the total US crude oil inventory including strategic reserves was 831.388 million barrels, a decrease of 142,000 barrels from the previous week. The commercial crude oil inventory was 422.824 million barrels, a decrease of 961,000 barrels from the previous week. The gasoline inventory was 216.679 million barrels, a decrease of 2.146 million barrels from the previous week [19] 3.2.6 Consumption - OPEC estimates that the global daily oil demand will increase by 1.3 million barrels this year and 1.38 million barrels next year, and the global economic growth expectations for 2025 and 2026 are maintained at 3% and 3.1% respectively [25] - The IEA estimates that in the third quarter of 2025, the global daily oil demand increased by 750,000 barrels year - on - year. However, in the remaining time of 2025 and 2026, the global daily oil consumption will remain low, with an expected annual increase of about 700,000 barrels per day [25] - As of the four weeks ending October 17, the average daily total demand for refined oil in the US was 20.474 million barrels, 0.1% lower than the same period last year. The four - week average daily demand for gasoline was 8.587 million barrels, 3.6% lower than the same period last year [25] 3.2.7 Refined Oil Processing Fee - The average refining profit margin of Shandong local refineries in this cycle was 154 yuan/ton, a decrease of 271 yuan/ton from the previous cycle. The average refining profit margin of major refineries was 512 yuan/ton, a decrease of 35 yuan/ton from the previous cycle [27] 3.2.8 Refinery Operating Rate - As of the week ending October 9, 2025, the US refinery's crude oil processing volume was 16.476 million barrels per day, an increase of 52,000 barrels per day from the previous week, and the operating rate was 93.16% [29] - This week, the average operating load of domestic major refineries in China was 80.89%, a decrease of 0.45 percentage points from the previous week. The average operating load of Shandong local refineries' atmospheric and vacuum distillation units was 50.04%, a decrease of 0.14 percentage points from the previous week [29] 3.3 Market Outlook and Investment Strategy - The US sanctions on Russian suppliers and India's review of Russian oil purchases have led to concerns about short - term supply reduction and pushed up crude oil prices. Based on past experience, the actual impact is limited, and attention should be paid to whether Russia can restructure its trade flows. The short - term strategy is to be bullish at low positions and continue to monitor the actual impact of sanctions on Russian supply [35]