-- 儘管有報導稱美國和伊朗正在考慮將目前的停火協議延長兩週,以便有更多時間進行和平談判,但歐洲天然氣期貨週四仍上漲。 荷蘭TTF近月合約上漲1.85%,至每兆瓦時42.16歐元(49.67美元);英國NBP期貨上漲2.06%,至每熱量單位105.81便士(1.43美元)。 根據彭博社引述一位知情人士的消息報道,停火協議將於週二到期,但由於雙方談判代表計劃舉行技術性會談,停火協議可能會延長。會談內容將涵蓋霍爾木茲海峽的重新開放以及伊朗的核子濃縮問題。 同時,美國中央司令部公佈了美國海軍艦艇執行對伊朗封鎖的錄音,錄音顯示,往返伊朗港口的商船將受到「攔截和扣押」的威脅。 美國陸軍退役軍士長蒂莫西·勞恩週三表示,美國封鎖伊朗的決定,導致伊朗無法向中國供應能源(中國在2024年和2025年佔伊朗原油進口量的90%),促使德黑蘭「以更加和解的態度重返談判桌」。 勞恩指出,伊朗的武器和飛彈計畫依賴中國的投入,而封鎖暴露了這個弱點。 週四,美國國防部長皮特·赫格塞斯在記者會上警告伊朗,如果伊朗未能達成和平協議,美國在中東的部隊隨時準備重啟對伊朗的軍事行動。 他警告說:“如果伊朗做出錯誤的選擇,那麼他們將面臨封鎖,基礎設施、電力和能源設施將遭受轟炸。” 根據霍爾木茲海峽監測機構(Hormuz Strait Monitor)的數據顯示,過去24小時內,通過霍爾木茲海峽的船隻數量略有增加,共有19艘船隻通過。 但根據英國聯合海事資訊中心(Joint Maritime Information Center)的數據,這一數字仍遠低於通常的日均138艘船隻通行量。 因此,澳新銀行(ANZ)高級大宗商品策略師丹尼爾·海恩斯(Daniel Hynes)指出,儘管人們對達成潛在和平協議的樂觀情緒日益高漲,但由於海峽實際上仍然處於關閉狀態,交易員們仍然意識到「供應仍然嚴重受限」。 他將近期能源價格的回落歸因於「投資基金近期累積的大量淨多頭部位的平倉」。 根據歐洲天然氣基礎設施協會(Gas Infrastructure Europe)的數據顯示,歐洲天然氣庫存持續維持淨成長,目前庫存佔總容量的29.55%,低於去年同期的35.97%。
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