[淑媛]原油的情形在不正當的下跌後並無太大改變

Oil Is Little Changed After Falling on Signs Gains Unjustified

原油的情形在不正當的下跌後並無太大改變

By Christian Schmollinger

May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed after the biggest one-day drop in three weeks on concern that a surge to record prices this month isn't justified by demand.

這三週內發生的原油價格在一天內大跌的情形，因為最近原油價格的急遽上升並非是因為需求增加而上升的正常原因，因此大跌並沒有造成什麼影響。

Oil reached a record $135.09 a barrel yesterday, an increase of 20 percent since the start of the month, leading traders to sell contracts in order to lock in profits. Prices plunged $4.28 by the close. U.S. consumption averaged 20.3 million barrels a day in the past four weeks, down 1.3 percent from a year earlier, the Energy Department said May 21.

原油昨天達一桶135.09美元，比這個月剛開始時增加了20%，交易者紛紛出售合約獲取利潤。在最後交易結束的時候下降了4.28美元。能源部門在5/21統計：美國過去四周內平均一天消耗兩千零三十萬桶油，比去年下降了1.3%。

``Whenever we see prices surge to a record level, it does provide an incentive for people to sell,'' said Gerard Burg, an energy economist at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne. ``That highlights the volatility we've been seeing in this market. It really has increased quite dramatically.''

“當我們看見價格突破以往的最高紀錄，這的確刺激人們去賣出” Gerard Burg，National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne的能源經濟學者這麼說。“這更強調出了這個市場中的不穩定性。最近原油價格的上漲的確十分的戲劇性。”

Crude oil for July delivery was at $131.06 a barrel, up 25 cents, at 9:54 a.m. in Singapore on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Yesterday, oil fell $2.36, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $130.81. Prices have risen 99 percent in the past year.

新加坡七月時的原油在紐約期貨交易所在9:54達131.06美元，上升了25分。昨天，原油下跌2.36美元，為1.8%，決定在130.81美元。價格比去年增加了99%。

To contact the reporter on this story: Christian Schmollinger in Singapore at Christian.s@bloomberg.net;
Last Updated: May 22, 2008 22:05 EDT