据道琼斯纽约1月8日消息,政府最新公布的预测数据显示,美国上调了2013年全年的原油价格预期。
尽管对于一季度和剩余时间的预期有所上调,但由于全球产量充足、需求持续疲弱,原油价格预期仍低于当前油价水平。
根据美国能源部下属能源情报署(EIA)最新公布的月度《短期能源展望》,2013年第一季度与全年的汽油零售价格预期基本与此前持平,但柴油零售价格预期被上调。
该署预计第一季度西得克萨斯中质油(WTI)价格为每桶90美元,去年12月给出的预期为每桶87.67美元。该署还将2013年WTI价格预期从每桶88.38美元上调至每桶89.54美元。
第一季度布伦特原油价格预期从每桶106美元上调至每桶109美元,2013年的价格预期从103.75美元上调至105.17美元。

原文如下:
EIA Raises Estimates for Crude Prices for 1Q, 2013
NEW YORK--The U.S. raised its estimates for crude-oil prices for all of 2013, according to the latest government forecast.
Even though the forecasts were tweaked higher for the first quarter and the rest of this year, crude prices are still seen as lower than current levels due to abundant global production and demand remaining tepid.
Retail gasoline prices are seen basically flat from previous estimates, according to the latest edition of the monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is released monthly by the U.S. Energy Information Agency. Meanwhile, retail diesel price forecasts were raised and natural gas estimates were mixed.
The new forecasts tweaked estimates higher for both of the world's oil benchmarks--West Texas Intermediate and Brent. West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, was seen at $90 a barrel in the first quarter, compared to an estimate of $87.67 in last month's report. WTI's price outlook for 2013 was elevated to $89.54 from the previous $88.38.
The Brent price outlook jumped to $109 a barrel in the first quarter and $105.17 for 2013, from $106 and $103.75, respectively.