-- 週二盤後交易中,歐洲、中東和非洲(EMEA)原油期貨價格回落,儘管阿聯酋能源基礎設施遭到無人機襲擊,霍爾木茲海峽再次爆發衝突,但脆弱的美伊停火協議似乎仍維持不變。 布蘭特原油期貨下跌3.57%,至每桶110.38美元;穆爾班原油期貨下跌1.37%,至每桶105.83美元。 三菱日聯金融集團(MUFG)研究分析師金秀珍(Soojin Kim)表示,油價在大幅上漲後小幅走低,原因是市場對美伊衝突再度升級、脆弱的停火協議前景產生懷疑做出反應。 週二,阿聯酋國防部稱伊朗發射了飛彈和無人機,華盛頓方面則表示,儘管前一天霍爾木茲海峽發生衝突,但與伊朗達成的脆弱停火協議仍然有效。 在伊朗革命衛隊海軍發布一份地圖,聲稱將擴大德黑蘭在霍爾法坎海峽附近控制的區域,包括阿聯酋的富查伊拉港和霍爾法坎港,以及阿聯酋烏姆蓋萬酋長國的海岸線之後,針對阿聯酋的襲擊事件發生了。 美國軍方稱,在川普總統派遣海軍護送滯留在該戰略水道上的油輪,執行他稱之為「自由計畫」的行動後,美軍摧毀了六艘伊朗小型船隻,以及巡航飛彈和無人機。 美國國防部長皮特·赫格塞斯表示,保護商船的行動是暫時的,持續四周的停火協議尚未結束。 「我們不想開戰,」赫格塞斯在周二的新聞發布會上說。 “目前停火協議仍然有效,但我們將密切關注事態發展。” 赫格塞斯表示,美國已確保霍爾木茲海峽的通行,數百艘商船正在排隊等待通過。據報道,丹麥航運巨頭馬士基稱,其一艘商船在美國軍方的保護下成功通過了霍爾木茲海峽。 盛寶銀行策略師週二在一份報告中指出:“儘管美國計劃恢復航運,但安全風險可能導致該航線在美伊協議達成前繼續關閉,這將加劇人們對能源價格的擔憂。” 川普週二表示,他輕視了伊朗的軍事能力,並稱德黑蘭“應該舉白旗投降”,但伊朗太驕傲,不願這樣做。 與此同時,伊朗外長阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在社交媒體X上發帖稱,與美國的談判“正在取得進展”,但華盛頓和阿聯酋“應該警惕再次陷入泥潭”。 阿拉格奇表示,霍爾木茲海峽的局勢清楚表明,「政治危機沒有軍事解決方案」。 在供應方面,隨著地區緊張局勢持續,亞洲主要原油進口國正加緊努力,將供應路線從霍爾木茲海峽轉移出去,不再僅採取短期應急措施。 Kpler表示,中國和印度透過替代來源和路線,確保了4月平均進口量的約90%,主要依靠替代原油和多元化的運輸航線。 這家航運數據公司稱,相較之下,日本和韓國則更依賴戰略石油儲備來緩衝供應中斷。
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