-- 週五,原油期貨試圖穩定在每桶100美元下方,但嚴重的現貨供應限制抵消了人們對兩週停火協議的樂觀情緒。 近月穆爾班原油期貨合約下跌1.7%,至每桶97.97美元。布蘭特原油期貨合約下跌0.4%,至每桶95.91美元。 盛寶銀行分析師表示:“原油價格在經歷了自去年6月以來最大單週跌幅後,試圖穩定在每桶100美元下方,但仍受到圍繞擬議和平計劃、沙特阿拉伯減產約60萬桶/日以及自2月底以來霍爾木茲海峽實際關閉等一系列複雜信號的支撐。” 他們補充說:“與此同時,布倫特原油現貨交易價格繼續顯著高於期貨價格,凸顯了煉油廠爭相彌補中東原油供應中斷帶來的供應壓力不斷增加。” 沙烏地阿拉伯通訊社4月9日引述能源部消息報道稱,東西輸油管上的一個泵站「近日」遭到攻擊,造成約70萬桶原油輸送量損失。 報告並未提及襲擊來源,但路透社週三引述消息人士的話稱,襲擊來自伊朗,自霍爾木茲海峽關閉以來,這條沙烏地阿拉伯通往出口市場的主要替代通道因此受損。 市場分析師警告稱,基礎設施受損可能會造成長期中斷。石油和天然氣產量已經縮減,煉油廠的營運也仍然受限,這意味著可能需要數週甚至數月才能完全扭轉供應衝擊。 荷蘭國際集團(ING)的分析師指出,儘管最初人們對這場持續六週的衝突有望得到解決抱持樂觀態度,但鑑於華盛頓對德黑蘭發出新的威脅,地緣政治風險溢價仍然居高不下。 美國總統川普週四警告伊朗,此前有報道稱,德黑蘭已開始向途經霍爾木茲海峽的油輪收取過境費。儘管停火協議已經達成,但通過這條重要水道的航運仍受到很大限制。 川普在Truth Social社交媒體帳號上發文表示:“有報道稱,伊朗正在向途經霍爾木茲海峽的油輪收取費用。他們最好不要這樣做,如果他們真的在這樣做,最好立即停止!” 根據TRM Labs週四發布的報告,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,預計每天將為德黑蘭帶來2000萬美元的收入。 塔斯社引述一位伊朗高級消息人士的話報導,伊朗將進一步收緊限制,將每天最多允許15艘船通過霍爾木茲海峽。 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本週末美國代表團與伊朗官員之間舉行的高風險會談。
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