据道琼斯1月24日消息，美国能源信息署（EIA）周四公布的数据显示，上周美国原油库存大幅增加，因为炼油厂活动放缓幅度高于分析师们的预期。

EIA表示，上周美国原油库存意外增加800万桶升至4.45亿桶，当前的库存水平比过去五年同期平均水平高出约9%。此前《华尔街日报》调查的分析师们预测上周美国原油库存下降60万桶。

上周美国炼油厂产能利用率下降1.7个百分点至92.9%，此前分析师们预测的降幅仅为0.6个百分点。

庞晓华   摘译自   道琼斯

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DJ U.S. Oil Inventories Surge as Refiners Hit the Brakes

U.S. inventories of crude oil rose sharply last week as refinery activity slowed down more than analysts were expecting, according to data Thursday by the Energy InformationAdministration. 

Crude-oil stockpiles unexpectedly increased by 8 million barrels to 445 million barrels, and are now about 9% above the five-year average for this time of year, the EIA said. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had predicted crude stockpiles would fall by 600,000 barrels from the prior week. 

The refining capacity utilization rate decreased by 1.7 percentage points from the previous week to 92.9%. Analysts were expecting the refinery rate to decline by just 0.6 percentage point.