-- 週三，原油價格大幅上漲，布蘭特原油價格觸及一個月高位，此前有報告美國計劃延長對伊朗港口的封鎖。 布蘭特原油價格最新上漲3.2%，至每桶114.76美元；西德州中質原油價格上漲3.5%，至每桶103.40美元。路透社週三引述《華爾街日報》報道稱，美國總統川普已指示助手做好延長封鎖的準備。 報導稱，儘管伊朗戰爭已停火，但由於結束戰爭的談判陷入僵局，此舉將延長中東地區的供應中斷。 路透社引述海通期貨分析師楊安的話說：“近期油價上漲是由霍爾木茲海峽封鎖推動的。如果川普準備延長封鎖，供應中斷將進一步惡化，並繼續推高油價。” 報告指出，投資人也在消化阿聯酋宣布退出石油輸出國組織（歐佩克）對市場的影響。不過，分析師認為目前短期內不會產生重大影響。 路透社援引澳新銀行研究報告稱：“阿聯酋退出歐佩克+正式表明了該組織內部凝聚力的減弱，但短期影響有限。此舉反映了長期存在的配額緊張局勢，但油價的驅動因素仍然更多地是地緣政治、庫存和物流，而非製度變革。”
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