据道琼斯10月12日消息,欧佩克在周三发布的备受市场关注的最新月度石油市场报告中表示,冬季石油产品需求通常受到寒冷气候的支撑,因为气候的寒冷导致消费者使用取暖器,从而消费更多的取暖燃料。然而据美国气象部门的初步预测结果显示,从截止目前的分析来看,今年似乎不太可能出现寒冷的冬季。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
OPEC Worries Over Winter Oil Demand
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' monthly market report notes that winter oil-product demand is generally supported by colder weather, which causes consumers to turn on their heaters and burn heating fuel. "However," the cartel says in its closely watched report Wednesday, "according to the preliminary forecast by the U.S. weather service, a colder winter so far seems unlikely."