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 据10月15日MENAFN消息：美国石油学会(API)周三公布，截至10月9日的一周，原油库存大幅减少542.1万桶。而分析师此前预计库存将减少283.5万桶。

尽管国际能源机构和欧佩克的行业报告显示，石油需求增长可能弱于预期，但周二下午，在API数据发布前，石油价格有所上涨。

美国东部时间周二下午4:08，西德克萨斯中质油上涨0.83美元，至41.03美元/桶，涨幅2.06％，一周每桶上涨0.4美元。当时布伦特原油基准价格上涨0.87美元，至43.32美元/桶，涨幅2.05%。

美国石油产量上周反弹，但仍低于3月13日创下的1310万桶/天的高点。根据美国能源信息署的数据，目前美国石油日产量为1100万桶，较3月高点低210万桶。

API报告称，截至10月9日的一周，汽油库存减少151.3万桶，而前一周减少86.7万桶。而分析师此前预计石油库存将减少160.7万桶。

美国东部时间下午4:33，WTI基准价格为41.03美元/桶，布伦特原油价格为43.31美元/桶。

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported on Wednesday a major draw in crude oil inventories of 5.421 million barrels for the week ending October 9.

In the previous week, the API reported a build in crude oil inventories of 951,000 barrels, after analysts had predicted a build of 400,000 barrels.

Oil prices were trading up on Tuesday afternoon before the API's data release, despite industry reports from the IEA and OPEC that suggested oil demand growth could be weaker than anticipated.

In the runup to Tuesday's data release, at 4:08 pm EDT, WTI had risen by $0.83 (+2.06%) to $41.03, up $0.40 per barrel on the week. The Brent crude benchmark had risen by $0.87 at that time (+2.05%) to $43.32.

Oil production in the United States rebounded last week, but was still down from a high of 13.1 million bpd on March 13. U.S. oil production currently sits at 11.0 million bpd, according to the Energy Information Administration—2.1 million bpd under those March highs.

The API reported a draw in gasoline inventories of 1.513-million barrels of gasoline for the week ending October 9—compared to the previous week's 867,000-barrel draw. Analysts had expected a 1.607-million-barrel draw for the week.

Distillate inventories were down by 3.930 million barrels for the week, compared to last week's 1.033-million-barrel draw, while Cushing inventories rose by 2.199-million barrels.

At 4:33 pm EDT, the WTI benchmark was trading at $41.03 while Brent crude was trading at $43.31.