国投期货能源日报-20251231

Report Industry Investment Ratings - Crude oil: ★★★ (more bullish trend with a relatively appropriate current investment opportunity) [2] - Fuel oil: ★★★ (more bullish trend with a relatively appropriate current investment opportunity) [2] - Low-sulfur fuel oil: ★★★ (more bullish trend with a relatively appropriate current investment opportunity) [2] - Asphalt: ★★★ (more bullish trend with a relatively appropriate current investment opportunity) [2] Core Views - The current fundamental pattern of oil prices is still dominated by oversupply, leading to a downward shift in the oil price center [3] - Geopolitical factors provide short - term support for fuel oil and low - sulfur fuel oil, but do not change the oversupply situation; the market is expected to remain weak [4] - The commercial inventory of asphalt has weak de - stocking, and cost factors provide bottom support [5] Summary by Related Catalogs Crude Oil - The EIA predicts that the average prices of Brent and WTI crude oil in 2026 will be $55/barrel and $51/barrel respectively, and global inventory may increase by over 2 million barrels per day [3] - Geopolitical conflicts lead to pulse - type price increases, but the long - term concern about oversupply persists, and the main tone of loose supply - demand remains unchanged [3] Fuel Oil & Low - Sulfur Fuel Oil - Geopolitical factors such as the slowdown of loading in the Middle East and Russia due to the Russia - Ukraine conflict and sanctions cause short - term market disturbances [4] - The improvement of refinery profit and the US blockade of Venezuelan oil exports may boost the demand for high - sulfur fuel oil as feedstock, but high inventory pressure is significant [4] - Low - sulfur fuel oil supply is expected to gradually recover; demand for marine fuel is weak and the weak trend is difficult to reverse [4] Asphalt - Last week, the commercial inventory of asphalt had weak de - stocking, and the factory inventory ended the de - stocking trend since mid - October and started to increase [5] - The US - Venezuela situation has affected the supply of heavy raw materials, and cost factors provide bottom support for asphalt [5]