Oil Prices Little Changed, Concerns About Damage From Hurricane Ease
Oil Prices Little Changed, Concerns About Damage From Hurricane Ease
Oil prices were little changed early on Tuesday after a hurricane that hit a key U.S. oil producing hub in Texas caused less damage than expected.
美國德克薩斯州一個重要的石油生產中心遭受颶風襲擊後，油價週二早些時候幾乎沒有變化，原因在於颶風造成的破壞小於預期。
Brent futures fell 4 cents to $85.71 a barrel by 0113 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 5 cents to $82.28.
布倫特期貨下跌4美分，至每桶85.71美元，而美國西德克薩斯中質原油下跌5美分，至每桶82.28美元。
Although oil refining activity slowed and some production sites were evacuated, major refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast appeared to see minimal impacts from Hurricane Beryl, which weakened into a tropical storm after hitting the Texas coast.
儘管石油精煉活動減緩，一些生產場地被疏散，但美國墨西哥灣沿岸的主要煉油廠似乎對颶風貝瑞爾的影響很小，該颶風在襲擊德克薩斯州海岸後減弱爲熱帶風暴。
That eased market worries about the risk of supply disruptions in Texas, where 40% of U.S. crude oil is produced.
這緩解了市場對德克薩斯州供應中斷風險的擔憂，因爲德克薩斯州生產的美國原油佔40%。
Major oil-shipping ports around Corpus Christi, Galveston and Houston had been shut ahead of the storm. The Corpus Christi Ship Channel reopened on Monday and the Port of Houston was projected to resume operations on Tuesday afternoon.
風暴來襲前，圍繞Corpus Christi、Galveston和Houston的主要石油船運港口已被關閉。其中Corpus Christi航道於週一重新開放，預計Houston港口將於週二下午恢復運營。
Market participants are also keeping an eye on the situation in the Middle East for more trading cues. Oil prices settled down 1% on Monday amid hopes a possible ceasefire deal in Gaza could reduce worries about global crude supply disruptions.
市場參與者還在關注中東的形勢，以獲取更多的交易線索。週一，隨着人們對加沙可能達成停火協議的希望，石油價格下跌了1％，這可能會減少人們對全球原油供應中斷的擔憂。
Senior U.S. officials were in Egypt for talks on Monday, but gaps remained between the two sides, the White House said, and Hamas said a new Israeli push into Gaza threatened the potential agreement.
週一，美國高級官員正在埃及進行會談，但白宮表示兩國之間仍存在分歧，哈馬斯表示，以色列對加沙的新攻勢威脅到潛在的協議。
Hamas last week had dropped a demand for Israel to commit to a permanent ceasefire, which Israelis said opened the way for a deal. – Reuters
哈馬斯上週已放棄要求以色列承諾永久停火，以色列人說這爲協議鋪平了道路。-路透社