-- 週三,西德州中質原油(WTI)價格上漲1美分,此前美國總統川普再次宣稱對伊朗的戰爭即將結束。同時,由於霍爾木茲海峽關閉,導致每日五分之一的石油需求無法進入市場,交易員們仍在爭相搶購石油。 5月交割的WTI原油期貨價格上漲0.01美元,收在每桶91.29美元;6月交屋的布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲0.23美元,收在每桶95.02美元。 根據《紐約時報》報道,川普週三對一家美國電視台表示,這場戰爭「即將結束」。而他週二曾表示,預計與伊朗的談判很快就會繼續進行。 儘管如此,霍爾木茲海峽仍對大多數船隻關閉,導致每日20%的石油需求無法進入市場。伊朗繼續禁止油輪通過該水道,而美國則封鎖了伊朗港口。 「伊朗對非伊朗石油的封鎖使得大部分原油滯留在波斯灣,而美國的封鎖又阻止了伊朗原油流出。也就是說,霍爾木茲海峽理論上已被兩側封鎖(儘管仍有一些船隻通行)。唯一能進入全球市場的中東石油,是沙烏地阿拉伯透過延布管道輸往紅海的石油,」SEB Research的大宗商品分析師寫道奧勒·赫瓦爾比耶。 上週,美國商業原油庫存意外下降。美國能源資訊署報告稱,庫存減少了90萬桶,而路透社調查的分析師普遍預期庫存將增加15萬桶。
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