据路透社5月17日东京报道，随着美国主要输油管网的恢复缓解了对供应的担忧，而亚洲新一波COVID-19限制措施加剧了对需求下降的担忧，周一油价小幅下跌。

　　周日，困扰美国东海岸的汽油短缺问题逐渐缓解，随着洛尼尔管道运输公司 5500英里(8900公里)的系统从严重的网络攻击中恢复过来，又有1000多个加油站接受供应。

　　截至格林威治时间0036，布伦特原油期货下跌8美分，跌幅0.1%，至每桶68.63美元；西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI）下跌7美分，跌幅0.1%，至65.30美元。

　　这两份合约上周五上涨近2.5%，并在上周实现小幅上涨，标志着连续第三周上涨。

　　大宗商品经纪商Fujitomi Co.首席分析师Kazuhiko Saito表示:“随着COVID-19疫情的高峰正从印度蔓延至亚洲其他地区，油价面临压力，这加剧了人们对燃料需求复苏放缓的担忧。”

　　他表示:“我们预计布伦特原油价格本周将保持在一个交易区间内，支撑价格预计在每桶63美元左右。”

　　由于担心首次在印度发现的高传播性冠状病毒变异正在向其他国家蔓延，投资者仍然保持谨慎态度。

　　印度一些州周日表示，他们将延长COVID-19的封锁期，以帮助遏制这场已导致27万多人死亡的大流行。有人担心，由于没有考虑到造成严重后果的第二波COVID-19感染，国家的年度预算可能会落空。

　　新加坡将从周三开始关闭大部分学校，原因是这个城市国家报告的COVID-19感染人数达到数月来的最高水平。日本也宣布另外三个受疫情严重影响的县进入紧急状态。

　　与此同时，能源服务公司贝克休斯公司（Baker Hughes Co.）周五表示，由于原油价格上涨促使一些钻井公司重返井场，美国能源公司连续第三周增加了石油和天然气钻井平台。

　　"只要这场斗争不蔓延到该地区的产油国，对石油市场的影响将有限，" Fujitomi的Saito表示。

　　沈韩晔 摘译自 路透社

　　原文如下：

　　Oil edges lower as COVID-19 restrictions in Asia fuel demand concerns

　　Oil prices edged lower on Monday as the recovery of a major U.S. pipeline network eased concerns over supply and a new wave of COVID-19 restrictions in Asia fuelled fears of lower demand.

　　Gasoline shortages that have plagued the U.S. East Coast slowly eased on Sunday, with 1,000 more stations receiving supplies as Colonial Pipeline's 5,500-mile (8,900-km) system recovered from a crippling cyberattack.

　　Brent crude oil futures were down 8 cents, or 0.1 per cent, at $68.63 a barrel as of 0036 GMT, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 7 cents, or 0.1 per cent, at $65.30.

　　The two contracts jumped nearly 2.5 per cent on Friday and managed to book a small gain last week, marking a third consecutive weekly increase.

　　"Oil prices are under pressure as a spike in the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading from India to other parts of Asia, which increased concerns over slower recovery in fuel demand," said Kazuhiko Saito, chief analyst at commodities broker Fujitomi Co.

　　"We expect Brent prices to stay in a trading range this week, with support expected at around $63 a barrel," he said.

　　Investors remained cautious on worries that the highly transmissible coronavirus variant first detected in India is spreading to other countries.

　　Some Indian states said on Sunday they would extend COVID-19 lockdowns to help contain the pandemic, which has killed more than 270,000 people in the country. There are fears that the nation's annual budget may fall flat as it did not account for a crippling second wave of COVID-19 infections.

　　Singapore will shut most schools from Wednesday after the city-state reported the highest number of COVID-19 infections in months, while Japan has declared a state of emergency in three more prefectures hit hard by the pandemic.

　　Meanwhile, U.S. energy firms added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row as higher crude prices prompt some drillers to return to the wellpad, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said on Friday.

　　In the Middle East, Israel and Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group faced mounting international calls for a ceasefire in hostilities that entered their second week on Monday with no end in sight.

　　"As long as the fight does not spill over to oil-producing countries in the region, there will be limited impact on the oil market," Fujitomi's Saito said. (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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