据世界石油网站12月23日消息 原油价格在上周五创下三周来最大跌幅后保持稳定，科威特希望与沙特阿拉伯达成协议，恢复边境地区的原油产量，美国页岩勘探商也推动了钻探。

纽约2月份期货价格在上周五下跌1.2%后保持在60美元/桶以上，这是自11月29日以来的最大跌幅。科威特-沙特共有中立区因两国争端已关闭至少四年，产量为50万桶/天。贝克休斯的数据显示，美国勘探商上周增加了近两年来最多的钻机数量，提振了石油供应前景。

石油正迎来一年中最好的月份之一，同时，面对竞争对手不断增加的供应，欧佩克及其盟国同意近一步减产。上周五公布的数据显示，对冲基金在截至12月17日的一周内将看涨押注增加至逾7个月来的最高水平。尽管如此，仍有人担心原油价格上涨可能有些过头。

瑞银集团驻苏黎世分析师乔瓦尼?斯塔努沃表示：“第四季度的价格涨幅有些过大，我对2020年上半年的价格前景持负面看法。令人惊讶的是，市场参与者仍然对未来一年非欧佩克石油供应的强劲表现漠不关心。”

截至伦敦时间上午10:19，纽约商品交易所2月份交割的西德克萨斯中质原油期货价格下跌21美分，至60.23美元/桶。上周五合约下跌74美分，收于60.44美元/桶。

2月份布伦特原油期货欧洲交易所结算价下跌12美分，至66.02美元/桶，上周五下跌40美分，收于66.14美元/桶。全球基准原油交易价格WTI溢价为5.79美元。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界石油

原文如下：

Oil steadies after biggest loss in three weeks on supply outlook

Oil steadied after the biggest decline in three weeks on Friday as Kuwait aimed to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia that will restore crude output along their border, and U.S. shale explorers boosted drilling.

February futures held above $60 a barrel in New York after falling 1.2% on Friday, the steepest pullback since Nov. 29. The Kuwait-Saudi shared neutral zone, which has been shut for at least four years due to disputes between the two countries, can produce as much as 500,000 barrels a day. U.S. explorers last week increased drilling by the most in almost two years, according to data from Baker Hughes Co., boosting the supply outlook.

Oil is having one of its best months of the year, and as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agreed to deepen output cuts in the face of growing supplies from their rivals. Hedge funds increased bullish bets in the week ended Dec. 17 to the highest level in more than seven months, according to data released Friday. Still, there are concerns crude’s rise may be overdone.

“Prices increased a bit too far in the fourth quarter, and I’m keeping a negative price outlook for the first half of 2020,” said Giovanni Staunovo, an analyst at UBS Group AG in Zurich. “It’s surprising that market participants remain unconcerned about what looks to be another strong year of non-OPEC supply ahead.”

West Texas Intermediate for February delivery fell 21 cents to $60.23 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of 10:19 a.m. London time. The contract declined 74 cents to settle at $60.44 on Friday.

Brent for February settlement fell 12 cents to $66.02 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe Exchange, after losing 40 cents to close at $66.14 on Friday. The global benchmark crude traded at a $5.79 premium to WTI.