據(jù)海灣消息報(bào)網(wǎng)站12月20日消息 隨著奧密克戎病毒變種的迅速傳播引起了對(duì)需求前景的擔(dān)憂，石油價(jià)格持續(xù)下跌，跌幅超過3%。

倫敦期貨價(jià)格在上周下跌2.2%后，下跌至近每桶71美元。從美國(guó)到歐洲的感染正在上升，政府努力控制奧密克戎的傳播，這導(dǎo)致了對(duì)航空旅行的限制和對(duì)行動(dòng)的更嚴(yán)管控，產(chǎn)生了將導(dǎo)致能源需求減弱的擔(dān)憂。

石油市場(chǎng)結(jié)構(gòu)也顯示出疲軟跡象。周一，布倫特原油的即時(shí)時(shí)間分布再次短暫轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榭吹钠谪浺鐑r(jià)模式，表明市場(chǎng)供應(yīng)過剩。

進(jìn)入假期期間，熊市逆風(fēng)越來越大，交易量減少可能加劇價(jià)格波動(dòng)。亞洲的需求正在走軟，各國(guó)央行正轉(zhuǎn)向收緊貨幣政策，試圖遏制加速的通脹。

吳恒磊 編譯自 海灣時(shí)報(bào)

原文如下：

Brent crude tumbles more than 3% as bearish headwinds mount

Oil extended declines – falling more than 3 per cent – as the rapid spread of the Omicron virus variant raised concern over the demand outlook.

Futures in London tumbled near $71 a barrel after dropping 2.2 per cent last week. Infections are rising from the US to Europe as authorities struggle to tame the spread of Omicron. That’s led to restrictions on air travel and stricter curbs on movement, creating fears that will flow through to weaker energy demand.

Oil’s market structure is also showing signs of weakness. The prompt timespread for Brent once again flipped briefly into a bearish contango pattern on Monday, indicating the market is becoming over-supplied.

Bearish headwinds are mounting moving into the holiday period, when thinner trading volumes can exacerbate prices swings. Demand in Asia is softening, central banks are pivoting toward tighter monetary policy to try and rein in accelerating inflation.