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伊朗重新开放霍尔木兹海峡,风险溢价下降,原油周价格下跌。

-- 伊朗重新开放霍尔木兹海峡后,原油价格暴跌,提振了市场对美伊冲突将缓和并缓解全球能源市场动荡的乐观情绪。 西德克萨斯中质原油(WTI)周五收于每桶85.57美元,低于前一周的每桶95.63美元;布伦特原油期货结算价为每桶91.78美元,低于一周前的每桶94.36美元。 WTI期货本周下跌13.2%,布伦特原油价格下跌3.4%。 此次下跌源于美国和伊朗宣布,在以色列和黎巴嫩真主党之间为期10天的停火期间,霍尔木兹海峡将保持开放。 周五,伊朗外长阿巴斯·阿拉格奇宣布,在停火期间,霍尔木兹海峡将对商业航运开放,缓解了人们对全球石油运输可能中断的担忧。 “根据黎巴嫩停火协议,所有商船均可在霍尔木兹海峡通行,在停火剩余时间内完全开放,航行路线将按照伊朗伊斯兰共和国港口和海事组织此前公布的协调航线执行。”阿拉格奇在X网站上发帖称。 随后,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五在Truth Social网站上发帖称,伊朗已宣布霍尔木兹海峡“完全开放,可供所有船只通行”,并补充说,美国对伊朗港口的封锁仍然有效。 然而,分析人士警告称,不应将此视为持久的局势缓和,并指出停火协议的脆弱性。 “霍尔木兹海峡的开放得益于以色列和黎巴嫩之间的停火。然而,这只能被描述为一项临时且脆弱的协议。”麦格理资本全球战略主管维克托·什韦茨表示。 据报道,近日有五艘空油轮抵达伊朗阿拉伯湾港口并开始装载原油。与此同时,Kpler周五表示,包括与阿布扎比国家石油公司(ADNOC)在达斯岛附近开展的液化天然气(LNG)项目相关的早期船舶活动,表明航运活动正在谨慎地恢复。 Vortexa分析师Claire Jungman周五告诉:“短期内,这更有可能改善物流,而不是创造新的供应。” 她补充说,许多原油只是被延误或排队等待,而不是被从市场上移除,因此重新开放应该有助于原油、液化石油气和液化天然气货物的运输恢复。 Rystad Energy的策略师在周五的一份报告中表示,油轮网络的正常化可能需要6-8周时间,保险公司和船东需要2-5周时间才能恢复运营,上游产量则需要2-6周时间才能恢复,这两者基本同时发生。 德国商业银行分析师表示,尽管战争溢价周五有所回落,但由于全球仍在努力应对中东基础设施的损失,长期前景依然看涨。 国际能源署证实了巨大的“亚洲供应缺口”,报告称3月份波斯湾没有装载任何新的油轮。 与此同时,彭博社周五的分析显示,在霍尔木兹海峡重新开放的消息公布后,北海原油价格下跌约7美元/桶,布伦特原油价格暴跌13%至约86美元/桶。 彭博社的分析还指出,在标普全球运营的普氏能源资讯定价窗口中,北海主要原油等级和美国WTI中级原油价格也下跌了5-7美元/桶,反映出消息公布后市场情绪的急剧转变。 分析补充道,WTI Midland原油对布伦特原油的溢价收窄至每桶10.40美元,为本月最低水平,较4月14日的峰值下跌超过50%。 本月早些时候,布伦特原油价格相对于北海现货原油价格处于现货溢价状态。然而,新的进展反映出现货风险溢价和实物价差的下降。 摩根大通分析师表示:“现货原油价格——指现货原油价格而非6月期货价格——已从4月7日的每桶144美元大幅下跌至目前的每桶116美元左右。” 与此同时,据报道,国际能源署署长法提赫·比罗尔表示,恢复中东冲突造成的能源产量损失需要两年时间。 供应方面,美国能源信息署周三发布的周报显示,截至4月10日当周,美国原油库存减少90万桶,至4.638亿桶。 美国能源信息署(EIA)表示,目前原油库存比五年同期平均水平高出约1%。 贝克休斯公司(BKR)周五公布的数据显示,截至4月17日当周,美国石油钻井平台数量较前一周减少1座,从411座降至410座。而一年前同期,美国石油钻井平台数量为473座。 北美油气钻井平台总数(未来产量水平的关键早期指标)较前一周减少7座,从680座降至673座。 美国商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)周五发布的最新交易商持仓报告显示,截至4月14日当周,WTI原油期货和期权市场的基金经理维持了净多头头寸。 数据显示,资金管理人报告的多头头寸为 226,150 个,比 4 月 7 日增加了 3,059 个,而空头头寸减少了 3,347 个,至 81,907 个。

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