據世界石油網站7月2日報道 在周末美國假日期間，油價保持了良好勢頭，全球最大經濟體正復蘇，盡管市場對復蘇時長的擔憂仍揮之不去。

美國勞工部報告顯示，6月份美國就業人數增加480萬人，物價走強。周三美國原油庫存降幅超過預期，以及歐佩克產油國產量大幅下滑，令油價上漲。但是，由于全國各地都有新的病毒爆發的報道，進一步的進展可能會受到限制，促使一些州暫停甚至取消重新開放的措施。

總部位于紐約的LPS Futures場外能源交易主管邁克爾?希利表示：“在昨日原油價格上漲超過預期之后，非農就業人數的增幅高于預期是一個支撐因素。新的Covid-19病例的激增可能會降低人們對事態發展的預期。”

盡管油價已從史無前例的市場崩盤中復蘇，并接近3月初以來的最高水平，但燃油消耗的反彈充其量只是零星。一份報告強調了這一挑戰的嚴重性，該報告指出，美國7月4日周末（通常是夏季駕車旺季）的汽油需求將比一年前至少下降20%。

原油價格：

截至當地時間下午12點20分，紐約商品交易所8月交貨的西德克薩斯中質油上漲38美分，至40.20美元/桶。

歐洲ICE期貨交易所9月份布倫特原油結算價上漲54美分，至42.57美元/桶。

王磊 摘譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

Oil prices resume climb on positive U.S. jobs report

Oil kept up its positive momentum going into the U.S. holiday weekend, cheered by signs the world’s biggest economy is recovering from coronavirus-related lockdowns, even as fears linger over a resurgence.

Prices strengthened after a Labor Department report showed that payrolls rose by 4.8 million in June and the previous month was revised higher. That built on gains on Wednesday from a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stockpiles as well as plunging output from OPEC producers. But further gains may be limited as fresh outbreaks of the virus are reported across the nation, prompting some states to pause or even reverse re-opening measures.

“The higher than expected increase in non-farm payrolls is supportive on the heels of yesterday’s larger than expected crude draw,” said Michael Hiley, head of over-the-counter energy trading at New York-based LPS Futures. “The surges in new Covid-19 cases may dampen expectations of things opening.”

While oil has recovered from an unprecedented market crash and is trading near its highest levels since early March, the rebound in fuel consumption has been patchy at best. The scale of the challenge was highlighted in a report that U.S. gasoline demand over the Fourth of July weekend -- normally the peak of the summer driving season -- will be at least 20% lower than a year ago.

Prices:

West Texas Intermediate for August delivery rose 38 cents to $40.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 12:20 p.m. local time.

Brent for September settlement advanced 54 cents to $42.57 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange.