歐佩克油價跌至近三個月**點
OPEC oil prices drop to new low in three months
The oil prices of The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped to a new low in nearly three months .Have lost more than nine dollars from the record high of 61.37 dollars per barrel on Sept. 1.
Analysts said the warm weather in the United States and Europe has reduced the market demand for heating oil, resulting in a continued decrease of oil prices in the world market.
The oil production and refinery facilities in the Gulf region are expected to return to normal by January 2006.
Meanwhile, a report by US energy information provider Platts showed that the daily crude output of 11 OPEC members dropped to 30.07 million barrels in October, about 240,000 barrels lower than the previous month.
歐佩克油價跌至近三個月**點
歐佩克單日油價已從9月1日每桶61.37美元的歷史高位回落了9美元多，跌至近3個多月以來的**點。
市場人士說，美國和歐洲地區(qū)天氣偏暖緩解了取暖油供求緊張狀況，促使國際市場油價持續(xù)回落。
此外，受颶風(fēng)"卡特里娜"和"麗塔"影響的美國墨西哥灣石油生產(chǎn)和煉油設(shè)施正在恢復(fù),減輕了國際市場原油價格的繼續(xù)走低。
美國墨西哥灣石油生產(chǎn)和煉油設(shè)施有望在2006年1月全部恢復(fù)。
據(jù)國際石油咨詢機構(gòu)普拉茨能源信息公司公布的調(diào)查報告，歐佩克11個成員國10月份的原油日產(chǎn)量為3007萬桶，比前一個月下降了約24萬桶。
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petroleum [pi´tr?uli?m] n.石油 四級詞匯
