-- アラブ首長国連邦(UAE)の石油輸出国機構(OPEC)およびOPECプラスからの脱退は、OPECプラスが世界の石油市場を管理する上で重要な柱の一つを失うことを意味すると、リスタッド・エナジーは火曜日のレポートで述べた。 「日量480万バレルの生産能力を持ち、さらに増産を目指す加盟国を失うことは、OPECプラスにとって大きな武器を失うことになる」と、アナリストのホルヘ・レオン氏は述べた。 また、このタイミングは石油市場の今後の方向性を示唆している。需要がピークに近づくにつれ、低コストの原油を生産する産油国にとっての計算は急速に変化しており、生産割当制度の下で待機することは、利益を逃すことになるように見える、とレオン氏は付け加えた。 結果として、サウジアラビアは価格安定維持のためにこれまで以上に大きな役割を担うことになり、市場は残された緩衝材の一つを失うことになる、とレオン氏は述べた。 短期的には、ホルムズ海峡における混乱の継続と地政学的緊張の高まりにより、影響は限定的となる可能性があるが、長期的な影響はより深刻になるだろう。「OPECは構造的に弱体化し、グループ内に余剰生産能力が集中しなくなることで、供給量の調整と価格の安定化がますます困難になるだろう」とアナリストは述べた。 アラブ首長国連邦(UAE)は5月1日にOPECおよびOPECプラスから脱退する予定だと、エミレーツ通信社が火曜日に報じた。
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