Title:Oil prices rise amid Venezuela export concerns

SINGAPORE/TOKYO: Global oil prices rose during Asian trade on Wednesday after Venezuela raised the prospect of halting some crude exports, according to people familiar with the matter, but gains were capped amid reports the US government had asked Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase output.

据知情人士透露，新港/东京：本周三，亚洲贸易期间全球油价上涨，原因是委内瑞拉提高了暂停某些原油出口的可能性。但是由于美国政府要求沙特阿拉伯和其他一些欧佩克生产国增加产量，收益被封顶。

Falling production from Venezuela has contributed to a rally in global oil price Brent to nearly $80 a barrel. State firm PDVSA is considering declaring force majeure on some exports, three sources told Reuters, amid plummeting output from its oil fields and tanker bottlenecks at ports.

委内瑞拉产量的下降促使全球油价布伦特涨至每桶近80美元。据路透社(Reuters)报道，由于油田产量下降，港口油轮瓶颈，三家消息人士称，PDVSA公司正考虑宣布对某些出口产品不可抗力。

Brent crude rose 27 cents to $75.65 a barrel by 0412 GMT after dropping to its lowest since May 8 on Tuesday. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 29 cents at $65.81 a barrel, having touched a near two-month low on Tuesday.

周二美国西得克萨斯中质原油(WTI)原油期货价格上涨27美分，至每桶75.65美元，至每桶75.12美分，转质价格回落至5月8日以来的最低点。

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia will meet on June 22-23 to decide how much production they will increase as global inventories have tightened while Venezuela's production has dropped more than expected. US sanctions on Iran are also threatening to reduce oil exports from the OPEC producer.

石油输出国组织和俄罗斯将于6月22-23日举行会议，决定随着全球库存收紧而委内瑞拉生产下降幅度增加。美国对伊朗的制裁也威胁要减少欧佩克生产国的石油出口。

The United States government has weighed in on the decision by putting in unofficial requests to Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase output, sources said on Tuesday.

据本周二透露，美国政府通过向沙特阿拉伯和其他一些欧佩克生产国提出增加产出的非正式请求，对这项决定进行了权衡。

"At the moment, the oil price is being driven by OPEC and views on how much and how quickly OPEC plus will raise output,"  Energy Aspects analyst Virendra Chauhan said.

“目前，石油价格正由欧佩克驱动，关于欧佩克加增产幅度及增产速度的看法，” 能源分析分析师Virendra Chauhan说。

Reuters reported on May 25 that the producers were considering a supply increase of 1 million barrels per day, with a final decision to be made at the June meeting in Vienna.

路透社于5月25日报道称，生产者正在考虑增加每天100万桶，并将在6月份维也纳会议上作出最后决定。