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受伊朗戰爭影響,歐佩克下調第二季石油需求預期

-- 石油輸出國組織(歐佩克)週一下調了第二季石油需求預測,原因是中東衝突,但由於預期下半年需求將反彈,因此維持了全年預測不變。 歐佩克在最新的月度市場報告中表示,預計未來三個月全球石油日均消費量為1.051億桶。上個月,該組織預測第二季需求量為1.056億桶。 歐佩克表示,此次下調反映了經合組織和非經合組織成員國的預期均有所降低,「主要原因是鑑於中東局勢持續發展,石油需求成長出現輕微的暫時性疲軟」。 “然而,預計下半年這種疲軟將得到彌補。” 第一季全球石油日均消費量為1.057億桶。 美國軍方原定美國東部時間週一上午10點開始封鎖進出伊朗港口的海上交通。此前,美國和伊朗代表團週末在巴基斯坦舉行的談判未能達成協議,加劇了人們對雙方本已脆弱的停火協議能否持久的擔憂。 該組織持續預測,2026年全球石油消費量將增加138萬桶/日,明年將增加134萬桶/日。 歐佩克維持對2026年全球經濟成長的預期,為3.1%,其中美國經濟成長率為2.2%。歐佩克仍預計明年全球經濟成長率為3.2%,美國經濟成長率為2%。 歐佩克預計,在消費支出的推動下,美國經濟今年將保持“穩健增長勢頭”,但短期內的通膨動態需要“密切關注”。該組織預計,聯準會將在上半年維持利率不變,並可能在下半年逐步放鬆貨幣政策,「可能降息一到兩次」。 週五公佈的政府數據顯示,受中東衝突導致能源價格大幅上漲的影響,美國3月消費者通膨率飆升至近四年來的最高月度水準。 石油輸出國組織(歐佩克)維持先前預測,即今年未參與《合作宣言》(DoC)的產油國的液體燃料日產量將增加63萬桶。 《合作宣言》是歐佩克+的名稱,該組織由歐佩克成員國及其非歐佩克盟友組成。液體燃料產量包括原油、凝析油和天然氣凝析液。 午盤交易中,西德州中質原油價格上漲6.1%,至每桶102.48美元;布蘭特原油價格上漲6.8%,至每桶101.67美元。

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