-- サウジアラビアのエネルギーインフラへの攻撃と、それが世界の供給に及ぼす影響への懸念から、金曜日の原油価格は上昇した。 ブレント原油は直近で1%上昇し1バレル96.89ドル、ウエスト・テキサス・インターミディエイト(WTI)原油は0.9%上昇し1バレル98.83ドルとなった。ロイター通信は金曜日の報道で、米国とイラン、そしてイスラエル間の停戦合意が外交的突破口となる可能性を示唆しているとの市場の楽観的な見方から、原油価格は週間ベースでは下落すると予想されると伝えた。 サウジアラビア国営通信社SPAは、エネルギー省関係者の話として、サウジアラビアの施設への攻撃により、同国の原油生産能力は約60万バレル/日、東西パイプラインの輸送量は約70万バレル/日減少したと報じた。 一方、ロイター通信によると、停戦合意にもかかわらず、木曜日のホルムズ海峡の船舶交通量は通常時の10%を大きく下回った。 エネルギーコンサルティング会社XAnalystsの創設者兼CEOであるムケシュ・サハデフ氏はロイターの報道で、「今重要なのは、ホルムズ海峡を通る水の流れが実際にどのように再開するかであり、再開するかどうかではない」と述べた。
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