-- 火曜日の時間外取引で、EMEA原油先物価格は小幅上昇した。市場は、ホルムズ海峡の二重封鎖による供給懸念が高まる中、イランの最新の提案に対する米国の反応を待っている。 ブレント原油先物は2.61%上昇し1バレル=110.98ドル、ムルバン原油先物は2.91%上昇し1バレル=107.22ドルとなった。 トランプ大統領は火曜日、ソーシャルメディアへの投稿で、イランは米国に対し、重要な航路であるホルムズ海峡の海上封鎖を解除し、「できるだけ早く」再開することを求めていると述べた。 「イランは我々に『崩壊状態』にあると伝えてきた。彼らは指導体制を立て直そうとしている中で、できるだけ早く『ホルムズ海峡を開放』することを求めている」とトランプ大統領はTruth Socialへの投稿で述べた。 トランプ大統領は、イランが提示したホルムズ海峡開放と中東紛争終結の提案に満足していないと側近に伝えたと報じられている。この紛争は世界のエネルギー市場を混乱させている。しかし、トランプ大統領がイランの提案を気に入らなかった具体的な理由はまだ明らかになっていない。 イランは、封鎖解除と引き換えにホルムズ海峡を開放する暫定合意を受け入れる可能性を示唆していると報じられている。しかし、テヘランの核開発計画を巡るより複雑な交渉は後回しにされるだろう。 一方、世界の石油・ガス供給量の約20%を担うホルムズ海峡を通過する商船の航行は依然として厳しく制限されている。 Kplerの最新データによると、記録された船舶の通過数はわずか6隻で、前日比2隻増にとどまり、すべて西から東へ向かう航行で、商業活動と非商業活動はほぼ同数だった。 海運データ会社によると、イランが新たな交渉案を提示する中、戦略的に重要なこの水路へのアクセスは依然として不透明であり、日々の通過船舶数のわずかな増加は、交通量の本格的な回復というよりも、むしろ慎重な姿勢を示しているという。 マリン・トラフィックによると、日本の超大型原油タンカー「出光丸」は、3月初旬にサウジアラビアのジュアイマ港で積み込まれた200万バレルの原油を積載し、ホルムズ海峡を通過した。 供給面では、イランは原油貯蔵能力が限界に達しつつあると報じられており、さらなる減産を余儀なくされる可能性が高まっている。スコット・ベッセント米財務長官は月曜日のソーシャルメディアへの投稿で、ホルムズ海峡封鎖のため、イランの石油産業は「生産停止を始めている」と述べた。 一方、アラブ首長国連邦(UAE)は、OPECおよびOPECプラスからの脱退を表明し、世界の主要産油国間で原油生産を調整するカルテルに大きな打撃を与えた。 リスタッド・エナジーの地政学分析責任者であるホルヘ・レオン氏は、UAEの離脱は、生産者グループが影響力を行使する主要な手段の一つ、つまり供給途絶を相殺するために活用したり、価格を支えるために引き揚げたりできる余剰生産能力を失うことを意味すると述べた。
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