Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - The report suggests short - term observation and holding long - short spreads for crude oil [1] 2. Report's Core View - The core view is to provide the latest price changes of international crude oil futures and relevant news, and give an investment suggestion of short - term observation and holding long - short spreads for crude oil [1] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs International Crude Oil - WTI9 crude oil futures closed down $1.07 per barrel, a 1.69% decline, at $62.35 per barrel; Brent October crude oil futures closed down $0.81 per barrel, a 1.21% decline, at $65.79 per barrel; SC2510 crude oil futures closed down 4.20 yuan per barrel, a 0.87% decline, at 480.90 yuan per barrel [1] Trend Strength - The trend strength of crude oil is 0, indicating a neutral view. The value range of trend strength is [- 2,2] [2][3] API Inventory Data - US API crude oil inventory for the week ending August 15 was - 2417000 barrels, expected - 1587000 barrels, and the previous value was 1519000 barrels. There are also data on API Cushing crude oil inventory, gasoline inventory, refined oil inventory, heating oil inventory, crude oil imports, and refined oil imports [2] International News - Trump is arranging a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. Macron suggests the meeting be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán discussed Ukraine's EU accession negotiations and Budapest as a possible meeting place. The EU Commission spokesperson said to continue pressuring Russia, and NATO and EU accession issues should be decided by Ukraine. Trump believes all indicators show that interest rates need to be significantly lowered. Indian Prime Minister Modi met with Wang Yi and said that India and China are partners rather than rivals [2]

Report Overview - The report is about the international crude oil market on August 14, 2025, providing price information, industry news, and data updates [1]. Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the report. Core Viewpoints - Hold long positions in the positive spread of crude oil as appropriate and pay attention to the meeting between Russian and US leaders [1]. Summary by Related Catalogs Crude Oil Futures Prices - WTI September crude oil futures closed down $0.52/barrel, a 0.82% decline, at $62.65/barrel [1]. - Brent October crude oil futures closed down $0.49/barrel, a 0.74% decline, at $65.63/barrel [1]. - SC2510 crude oil futures closed down 4.50 yuan/barrel, a 0.92% decline, at 485.70 yuan/barrel [1]. Industry News - US President Trump told Zelensky and allies that he would not discuss territorial division with Putin this week [1]. - Trump appointed David Rosner as the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [1]. - Trump will propose to jointly develop rare - earth mineral resources in Alaska with Putin during the Russia - US summit and lift the export ban on Russian aircraft parts [1]. - Trump said Russia would face consequences if it did not stop the war [1]. - The 4 - week average supply of petroleum products reached the highest level since August 2023 [1]. - France, the UK, and Germany's foreign ministers said they would activate the sanctions "restoration mechanism" against Iran if a satisfactory solution was not found by the end of August [1]. US Oil Data (Week Ending August 8) - Crude oil exports increased by 259,000 barrels/day to 3.577 million barrels/day [1]. - Domestic crude oil production increased by 43,000 barrels to 13.327 million barrels/day [1]. - Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding strategic reserves) increased by 3.036 million barrels to 427 million barrels, a 0.72% increase [1]. - The four - week average supply of US petroleum products was 21.159 million barrels/day, a 2.89% increase year - on - year [1]. - Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) inventory increased by 226,000 barrels to 403.2 million barrels, a 0.06% increase [1]. - Commercial crude oil imports (excluding strategic reserves) were 6.92 million barrels/day, an increase of 958,000 barrels/day from the previous week [1]. - EIA crude oil inventory in Cushing, Oklahoma was 45,000 barrels, compared with 453,000 barrels in the previous value [1]. Russia's Production Cut Plan - Russia announced a production cut of 85,000 barrels/day per month from July to November and an additional 9,000 barrels/day in December [1]. IEA Monthly Report Forecasts - Global oil supply is expected to have a record surplus next year [1]. - Global crude oil refinery runs will approach the highest level in history in August, reaching 85.6 million barrels/day [1]. - The average total demand in 2025 is predicted to be 103.7 million barrels/day [1]. - The 2025 global oil supply growth forecast was raised from 2.1 million barrels/day to 2.5 million barrels/day, and the 2026 forecast was raised from 1.3 million barrels/day to 1.9 million barrels/day [1]. - The 2025 global oil demand growth forecast was lowered from 704,000 barrels/day to 685,000 barrels/day, and the 2026 forecast was lowered from 722,000 barrels/day to 699,000 barrels/day [1]. Trend Intensity - The trend intensity of crude oil is 0, indicating a neutral outlook [2].