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歐洲、中東和非洲地區石油市場動態:中東局勢緊張,布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲

-- 週五,布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲超過1%,霍爾木茲海峽的輸油管交通仍基本停滯,此前沙烏地阿拉伯報告稱,在伊朗襲擊其東西輸油管後,該國原油出口能力下降了10%。 布蘭特原油期貨合約上漲1.6%,至每桶97.37美元。穆爾班原油4月9日收在每桶99.62美元,截至本油價更新發佈時,該原油已停止交易。 荷蘭國際集團(ING)分析師指出:“由於中東供應擔憂加劇,油價連續第二個交易日上漲。據報道,沙烏地阿拉伯的能源基礎設施遭到襲擊後,其原油產能減少了約60萬桶/日,相當於其典型原油出口量的約10%。” 沙烏地阿拉伯通訊社4月9日的一篇新聞報導引述能源部的消息稱,東西輸油管上的一個泵站「最近」遭到攻擊,導致輸送量損失約70萬桶。 聲明並未提及襲擊的來源,但一位消息人士週三告訴路透社,襲擊來自伊朗,破壞了自霍爾木茲海峽關閉以來沙烏地阿拉伯通往出口市場的主要替代通道。 市場分析師警告稱,基礎設施的破壞可能會造成長期中斷。石油和天然氣產量已經縮減,煉油廠的運作仍然受限,這意味著可能需要數週甚至數月才能完全消除供應衝擊。 荷蘭國際集團(ING)的分析師指出,儘管最初對這場持續六週的衝突的解決抱持樂觀態度,但華盛頓對德黑蘭發出新的威脅後,地緣政治風險溢價仍然很高。 美國總統川普週四警告伊朗,此前有報道稱,德黑蘭已開始對通過霍爾木茲海峽的油輪收取過境費。儘管達成了停火協議,但通過這條重要水道的航運仍然受到很大限制。 川普在社群媒體平台Truth Social上發文表示:“有報道稱伊朗正在向途經霍爾木茲海峽的油輪收取費用。他們最好別這麼做,如果他們真的這麼做了,最好現在就停止!” 根據TRM Labs週四發布的報告顯示,伊朗新的收費框架要求每艘船支付高達200萬美元的費用,可以用加密貨幣或人民幣支付。 塔斯社引述一位伊朗高級消息人士的話報道稱,伊朗將把每日過境船隻的數量限制在最多15艘,這無疑加大了伊朗的壓力。 據報道,該消息人士稱,根據目前的停火協議,每天將允許「少於15艘船」通過霍爾木茲海峽。 現在,所有人的目光都集中在美國代表團本週末與伊朗官員舉行的高風險會談。

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