-- 殼牌（SHEL）執行長瓦埃勒·薩萬表示，由於持續不斷的伊朗衝突，全球石油市場面臨近10億桶原油的缺口，並警告供應缺口「每天都在加深」。 薩萬在周四殼牌第一季度財報電話會議上表示，市場原油供應量大幅下降，部分原因是“原油被鎖定或未生產”，並補充說，恢復過程需要時間。 他表示，殼牌已經看到煉油市場受到衝擊，航空等產業的需求也出現了萎縮。 薩萬補充說，未來需求疲軟的程度仍不確定，將取決於未來幾個月衝突的演變。 同時，與伊朗衝突相關的干擾持續加劇全球原油和燃料市場的緊張，尤其是在霍爾木茲海峽附近，該海峽是石油和液化天然氣運輸的關鍵通道。 殼牌高層表示，全球高達15%的原油供應受到衝突的影響。
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