美國能源信息署（EIA）發布的美國每周石油需求數據被大大高估。  

3月份的每周石油需求預估已經表明，近期的石油需求強勁勢頭正在減弱。  

在最新的每周石油需求評估中，EIA估計上周僅汽油日需求就從863萬桶降至850萬桶。

據美國油價網4月1日報道，全球著名石油數據分析公司OilX周五（4月1日）表示，美國能源信息署(EIA)公布的每周石油需求數據與最后一個月度石油需求數據相比被大大高估。  

OilX在推特上發文稱：“美國每周發布的石油需求數據嚴重高估了月度石油總需求，不僅是其他油類，還有道路燃料。”

根據這家分析公司公布的統計數據，美國3月份的每周需求估計已經顯示出近期需求強勁勢頭正在減弱。

OilX指出：“如果近期的數據與月度數據相比繼續出現類似的錯誤，那么這一數據可能會變得更弱?！?/p>

EIA 3月31日公布的月度原油供應數據顯示，1月份美國原油日總供應量(反映石油總需求的指標)平均為1973萬桶。EIA的每周數據顯示，美國原油平均日需求量為2170萬桶，遠高于這一水平。  

彭博新聞社能源和大宗商品專欄作家哈維爾·布拉斯3月31日表示：“盡管每周的數據顯示需求為日均2170萬桶，但月度數據將其削減近200萬桶，至日均1973萬桶?！?nbsp;

這一向下修改可能表明，美國的石油需求并不像今年早些時候許多分析師認為的那樣強勁。  

在最新的每周評估中，EIA估計上周僅汽油日需求量就從863萬桶降至850萬桶。  

美國汽車協會（AAA）3月31日表示：“汽油需求的下降，加上汽油總庫存量的增加，導致了汽油價格的下跌。 如果需求繼續下降，而汽油庫存量繼續增加，那么全國汽油平均價格可能會繼續走低。”AAA指出汽油價格在4月1日結束的那周里已小幅下跌。

油價統計軟件GasBuddy石油分析主管帕特里克·德哈恩3月31日在美國宣布史上最大規模的戰略石油儲備原油釋放后表示：“隨著油價下跌，油價的下跌趨勢將繼續下去?！?德哈恩補充說：“下周美國幾乎所有州都將看到汽油價格下跌，甚至下跌時間可能更久?！?/p>

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網

原文如下：

U.S. Oil Demand Has Been Vastly Overestimated

● OilX: Weekly U.S. oil demand data by the Energy Information Administration has been significantly overestimated.

● The weekly demand estimates in March already showed that recent demand strength has been easing off.

● In the latest weekly assessment, the EIA estimated that gasoline demand alone fell from 8.63 million bpd to 8.5 million bpd last week.

Weekly U.S. oil demand data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has been significantly overestimated compared to the final monthly oil demand, oil data analytics firm OilX said on Friday.

"US weekly data significantly overestimated total monthly oil demand, not just in other oils, but also for road fuels," OilX said in a post on Twitter.

The weekly demand estimates in March already showed that recent demand strength has been easing off, according to the analytics company.

"This may turn out even weaker if recent errors vs monthlies continue in a similar fashion," OilX noted.  

petroleum supply monthly, published on Thursday, showed that total product supplied—the proxy for total oil demand—averaged 19.731 million barrels per day (bpd) in January.  

weekly data pegged American oil demand at a much higher level—21.7 million bpd.

"While weekly data pegged demand at 21.7m b/d, the monthly data cuts it back almost two million barrels a day to 19.73m b/d," Javier Blas, energy and commodities columnist at Bloomberg, said on Thursday,

The downward revision could be a sign that demand was not as strong as many analysts believed earlier this year.

In the latest weekly assessment, the EIA estimated that gasoline demand alone fell from 8.63 million bpd to 8.5 million bpd last week.

"The drop in gas demand, alongside growth in total stocks, contributes to price decreases. If demand continues to decline as gasoline stocks continue to build, the national average will likely continue to move lower," AAA said on Thursday, noting that gasoline prices have fallen this week slightly.

"The downdrafts will continue as oil drops after the SPR announcement," GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, said on Thursday after the U.S. announced the largest-ever SPR release. "Nearly all states will see falling gasprices over the next week and potentially beyond," De Haan added.