-- 週二早盤,油價大幅上漲,美國基準原油價格三週來首次突破每桶100美元,因為人們對結束伊朗戰爭的希望逐漸渺茫,霍爾木茲海峽仍然關閉。 6月交割的西德州中質原油期貨價格上漲4.94美元,至每桶101.31美元,創4月7日以來新高;6月交割的布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲3.66美元,至每桶111.89美元。 原定週末在巴基斯坦舉行的伊朗和美國會談未能舉行。週一,伊朗提出以重新開放霍爾木茲海峽為條件,換取美國解除對其港口的封鎖並推遲就其核計劃進行談判,但這一提議遭到川普總統的拒絕。 2月28日,美國和以色列對伊朗發動攻擊後,伊朗關閉了霍爾木茲海峽。該海峽是波斯灣國家供應的全球20%石油日需求的咽喉要道,其關閉造成了有史以來最大的供應衝擊,自戰爭開始以來,油價已上漲44%。 盛寶銀行指出:“由於霍爾木茲海峽的重新開放仍未取得任何進展,油價繼續上漲。美國和伊朗的封鎖已使每日通行量幾乎為零。全球供應緊張的嚴重程度持續受到警告,成品油市場的緊張已將柴油和航空燃油價格推向每桶200美元。” 由於依賴海灣產油國的亞洲國家競相爭奪有限的原油,霍爾木茲海峽的關閉推高了現貨石油價格。油價上漲加劇了通貨膨脹,並增加了全球經濟衰退的風險,因為供應短缺導致需求下降,扼殺了經濟成長。 「如果霍爾木茲海峽在5月份未能重新開放,警鐘將會敲響。現貨原油和成品油價格將持續走高。如果6月/7月之前海峽仍未實現實質性重新開放,那麼全球可能面臨一場真正的危機,屆時世界石油消費量或許將被迫減少到接近供應水平,」SEB Research首席大宗商品分析師。
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