美元疲软、以色列与伊朗之间紧张关系升级以及馏份油供应紧张,使 WTI 和布伦特油于7月3日分别涨到每桶145.29美元和146.08美元。WTI 在7月11日盘中曾涨到147.27美元/桶,原因是伊朗连续试射导弹和尼日利亚武装组织宣布撤销停火以及巴西石油工人威胁罢工。但在那以后,因美国经济疲弱和需求减少、美元回升、油品库存增加以及热带风暴没有对墨西哥湾油气生产构成威胁而大幅下跌。 A weak dollar, escalating tensions between Israel and Iran and tight oil supply led WTI and Brent to rise to $ 145.29 and $ 146.08 a barrel on July 3 respectively. The WTI rose to $ 147.27 a barrel on July 11 as Iran’s continuous test-fired missile and Nigerian armed groups announced the withdrawal of the cease-fire and the threat of strike by Brazilian oil workers. However, since then, there has been a sharp decline in the United States due to the weak economy and decreasing demand, the recovery of the U.S. dollar, the increase in oil inventories and the fact that tropical storms have not posed a threat to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.