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斯巴达方面称,尽管停火,霍尔木兹海峡的水流仍将在未来数周内受到限制。

-- 斯巴达商品公司研究主管尼尔·克罗斯比周四在一份报告中指出,由于脆弱的停火协议未能恢复霍尔木兹海峡的石油运输,能源市场将面临长期波动。 克罗斯比表示,物流障碍、水雷威胁以及对沙特基础设施的新一轮袭击表明,全球供应链至少在未来一个月内仍将受到严重制约。 斯巴达指出,即使在和平条件下,清除这些水雷也是一项长期任务,这意味着至少在未来四周内,途经全球最关键咽喉要道的石油流量将大幅减少。 报告还指出,沙特阿拉伯阿布盖格炼油厂附近发生火灾的未经证实的报道以及东西输油管道系统遭到袭击的确认,进一步加剧了市场前景的复杂性。 这些袭击直接威胁到主要的替代路线,该路线目前每天通过延布港输送约400万桶石油。 此外,伊朗革命卫队正在向船只提供避雷指南和地图,尽管目前尚不清楚他们是否已在航道中布设了水雷。 由于强制重启航道的筹码有限,分析人士认为,由伊朗管理的“收费站”系统可能是恢复航道通行的唯一短期途径,但克罗斯比指出,这将给船东带来巨大的法律和制裁障碍。 与此同时,在欧洲,供应短缺引发了石油民族主义的早期迹象,据报道,像Galp这样的主要石油公司正在限制柴油出口,以优先保障国内供应。 随着原油现货价格持续攀升,斯巴达警告称,各国政府可能很快将被迫实施配给制。

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