市場消息：美國官員表示，美國農業部正在啓動研究，以更好地追蹤農業行業中日益上升的非傳統借貸。

U.S. EIA crude inventories for the week to Oct. 2 fell 3.186 mln barrels versus expectations for a 1.722 mln-barrel build and a prior 0.922 mln-barrel build.

Saudi Arabia is consulting customers on adding a loading option outside the Strait of Hormuz to next year’s long-term crude supply contracts, formalizing temporary transport arrangements used during the Iran war. Negotiations are ongoing and must be concluded by year-end, sources said; if approved, the change would alter delivery mechanics for the bulk of Saudi long-term sales. The current practice of short transits through the Strait followed by ship-to-ship transfers outside the waterway has been a key market-supply mechanism. ARAMCO is also discussing allowing customers to nominate alternative pricing benchmarks and potentially delivering crude directly to Asian buyers as part of a broader push to expand global market share.