国投期货能源日报-20251028

Report Industry Investment Ratings - Crude oil: ☆☆☆ (judged as a more distinct short - term bearish trend with appropriate investment opportunities) [1][6] - Fuel oil: ☆☆☆ (judged as a more distinct short - term bearish trend with appropriate investment opportunities) [1][6] - Low - sulfur fuel oil: Not explicitly rated - Asphalt: ☆☆☆ (judged as a more distinct short - term bearish trend with appropriate investment opportunities) [1][6] - Liquefied petroleum gas: Not explicitly rated Core Viewpoints - The rebound space of oil prices is limited, and a strategy combination of shorting crude oil and buying out - of - the - money call options should be considered [2] - High - sulfur fuel oil is relatively strong in the short - term but may face a more abundant supply in the medium - term; low - sulfur fuel oil is expected to continue weak oscillations but its crack spread may get some support [3] - The "peak season" demand of asphalt is weaker than expected, and the medium - and long - term expectation of slower inventory reduction restricts its upside [3] - The fundamentals of liquefied petroleum gas have marginally improved, providing short - term support [4] Summaries by Directory Crude Oil - Since the fourth quarter, global petroleum inventories have increased by 1.8%, with crude oil inventories up 3.5% and refined oil inventories down 1.1% [2] - The joint escalation of sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US and the optimistic signals from the China - US - Malaysia talks supported the rebound of crude oil, but the easing of China - US trade game restricts the intensity of sanctions on sensitive oil and the upper limit of supply reduction. Considering the continuous inventory build - up pressure under OPEC+ continuous production increase, the rebound space of oil prices is limited [2] Fuel Oil & Low - Sulfur Fuel Oil - After two days of geopolitically - driven increases, the market sentiment has been digested, and fuel oil prices declined with the cost side today [3] - In the short - term, high - sulfur fuel oil is supported by the expected reduction in Russian exports and domestic feedstock demand under crude oil quota constraints, but the actual implementation of Russian export reduction needs attention. In the medium - term, supply tends to be abundant [3] - The fundamentals of low - sulfur fuel oil are weak, with abundant overseas supply and high Asian arrivals. However, geopolitical factors may support it through the diesel market, and the crack spread may get some support in the fourth quarter [3] Asphalt - The BU2601 contract faced pressure near 3300 yuan/ton, and other contracts also entered a volatile trend [3] - In November, the planned production of refineries nationwide decreased significantly year - on - year and month - on - month. Terminal demand was blocked in the north due to cooling, improved in the south due to better weather, and was average in Shandong. The high year - on - year growth rate of shipments since October is hard to sustain [3] - The overall commercial inventory decreased month - on - month, and the "peak season" demand was weaker than expected, restricting the upside of asphalt [3] Liquefied Petroleum Gas - LPG futures continued to oscillate today. The external price stabilized and rebounded, the commodity volume and import arrivals decreased, and demand increased due to improved chemical profits and cold weather. Port storage capacity utilization decreased by 3.3%, and refinery storage capacity utilization decreased slightly by 0.4% [4] - The marginal improvement in fundamentals provides short - term support for LPG [4]