据Oil & Gas Journal网站4月5日休斯顿报道 4月4日纽约市场轻质低硫原油价格小幅下跌，收于62美元/桶以上，但在美国劳工部报告3月美国经济增加19.6万个就业岗位后，4月5日早盘上涨。

美国劳工部表示，3月份美国失业率稳定在3.8%。分析师表示，这份就业报告有助于消除石油交易员和投资者对世界经济可能放缓的担忧，这将一定程度上减少石油需求。

能源价格
5月纽约商品交易所轻质低硫原油合约下跌36美分，4月4日收于62.10美元/桶。6月份交货价格下跌33美分，收于62.19美元/桶。

纽约商品交易所5月份天然气价格下跌3美分，至2.64美元/每百万英热单位。

5月份超低硫柴油价格上涨不到1美分，仍保持在2.01美元/加仑。纽约商品交易所5月份重组汽油混合燃料价格下跌1美分，收于1.94美元/加仑。

布伦特原油6月合约上涨9美分，收于69.40美元/桶，7月价格上涨11美分，收于69.02美元/桶。

4月的天然气和石油合同上涨4.75美元，4月4日收于每吨615.75美元。

4月4日，欧佩克原油平均价格为68.76美元/桶，下降36美分。

王 磊    摘译自   Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

US jobs report supports NYMEX crude oil prices

Light, sweet crude oil prices fell slightly on the New York market Apr. 4 to settle above $62/bbl but rose in early trading Apr. 5 after the US Department of Labor reported the US economy added 196,000 jobs in March.

The US unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in March, the Labor Department said. Analysts said the job report helped counter worries by oil traders and investors about possible world economic slowing, which would reduce oil demand.

Energy prices
The May contract for light, sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 36¢ to settle at $62.10/bbl on Apr. 4. The price for June delivery dropped 33¢ to settle at $62.19/bbl.

NYMEX natural gas for May fell 3¢ to a rounded $2.64/MMbtu.

Ultralow-sulfur diesel for May gained less than 1¢ to remain at remain at a rounded $2.01/gal. The NYMEX reformulated gasoline blendstock for May dropped 1¢ to settle at a rounded $1.94/gal.

Brent crude for June contract gained 9¢ to settle at $69.40/bbl and the July price added 11¢ to settle at $69.02/bbl.

The gas oil contract for April rose $4.75 to settle at $615.75/tonne on Apr. 4.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ basket of crudes for Apr. 4 was $68.76/bbl, down 36¢.