据Oil & Gas Journal网站5月24日休斯顿报道 5月23日，7月和8月轻质低硫原油合约价格暴跌超过3.50美元/桶，这是自2018年12月24日以来单交易日跌幅最大的交易日，也是自3月12日以来的最低结算日。

伦敦市场布伦特原油价格也下跌超过3美元/桶，7月份的合同结算价低于68美元/桶。分析人士认为，这主要是由于中美贸易关系的影响以及美国石油供应的增加所致。

能源价格

7月纽约商品交易所原油价格下跌3.51美元/桶，5月23日收于57.91美元/桶。8月合约价格下跌3.51美元/桶，收于57.99美元/桶。

纽约商品交易所6月天然气价格上涨3.5美分，收于2.58美元/每百万英热单位。

6月超低硫柴油价格下跌近9美分，至1.96美元/加仑，纽约商品交易所6月重组汽油混合燃料价格下跌8美分，至1.91美元/加仑。

7月份布伦特原油下跌3.23美元，至67.76美元/桶。8月价格下跌3.49美元，收于66.50美元/桶。

5月23日，6月份的天然气石油合同下跌25美元，至每吨607.50美元。5月23日，欧佩克原油平均价格为68.56美元/桶，下降了2.47美元。

王磊 摘译自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

Oil prices tumble after US-China news

Light, sweet crude oil contracts for July and August plunged by more than $3.50/bbl on May 23, marking the sharpest single-session drop since Dec. 24, 2018, and the lowest settlement since Mar. 12.

Brent crude oil prices also fell more than a $3/bbl on the London market with the July contract settling under $68/bbl. Analysts attributed the steep benchmark price drops on US-China trade relations as well as rising US oil supplies.

Energy prices

Crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange for July fell $3.51/bbl to settle at $57.91/bbl on May 23 while the August contract also fell $3.51 to settle at $57.99/bbl.

NYMEX natural gas for June rose 3.5￠ to settle at a rounded $2.58/MMbtu.

Ultralow-sulfur diesel for June declined nearly 9￠ to a rounded $1.96/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for June dropped 8￠ to a rounded $1.91/gal.

Brent crude for July was down by $3.23 to $67.76/bbl. The August price decreased $3.49 to settle at $66.50/bbl.

The gas oil contract for June fell $25 to $607.50/tonne on May 23. The average for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ basket of crudes was $68.56/bbl on May 23, down $2.47.