-- 路透社週三引述歐盟外交官的話報導,歐盟向成員國發出嚴厲警告,表示中東衝突若持續,可能引發長期供應衝擊,迫使各國削減燃料消費。 自2月28日衝突爆發以來,通常承載著全球20%石油和液化天然氣運輸的霍爾木茲海峽一直處於關閉狀態,這給全球能源市場帶來了巨大衝擊。 儘管歐洲尚未面臨供應短缺,但日益加劇的能源危機正對歐洲大陸經濟造成衝擊。創紀錄的油氣價格令消費者不堪負荷,航空業也面臨新的威脅。 報導稱,面對迫在眉睫的能源危機,歐盟委員會正在考慮兩個主要方案。 歐盟委員會表示,如果美伊停火協議得以維持,華盛頓解除對霍爾木茲海峽的封鎖,油氣運輸預計將在數月內恢復正常,有助於降低油價。 歐盟委員會尚未回覆的置評請求。 柴油和航空煤油市場需要更長時間才能恢復平衡,預計價格將在夏季末期有所回落。然而,受卡達關鍵基礎設施受損的影響,全球液化天然氣(LNG)市場可能在2030年之前持續緊張。 然而,如果衝突持續,能源市場將面臨長期供應衝擊和價格飆升的風險,並對整個工業供應鏈產生連鎖反應。報告指出,石油供應的持續中斷將日益引發“需求萎縮”,從而抑制燃料消費。 歐盟表示,在這種情況下,歐盟可能難以在冬季到來之前補充天然氣庫存,同時可能出現局部地區的航空煤油短缺。 歐盟委員會正在製定一攬子措施以緩解能源衝擊,其中包括降低電力稅和加快清潔技術推廣的提案。其目標是減少歐盟對化石燃料的依賴,並使其免受未來油氣供應中斷的影響。 (市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。這些資訊據信來自可靠來源,但可能包含傳聞和推測。準確性無法保證。)
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