国际投行预计油价仍将保持高位

中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯伦敦5月3日消息，受地缘政治风险加重以及欧佩克主导的减产活动影响，4月份国际投行们连续第七个月上调了油价预测。

受欧佩克减产协议和中东紧张局势可能威胁到石油供应的支撑，全球基准的布伦特原油价格在过去的一年中已经上涨了约50%。

据《华尔街日报》对14家投资银行的调查显示，当前预计今年布伦特原油平均价格为64美元/桶，而美国基准的WTI原油平均价格将超过60美元/桶。4月份国际投行对这两种原油今年平均价格的预测值均比3月份时的预测高出逾1美元/桶。

唐绍红 摘译自 道琼斯

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DJ Banks Expect Oil Prices to Remain High

Banks raised their forecasts for oil prices for the seventh month in a row in April on the back of heightened geopolitical risks and OPEC-led production cuts.

The price of Brent crude -- the global benchmark -- has risen by roughly 50% over the past year, bolstered by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' deal to cut production and tensions in the Middle East that could threaten supply.

Brent is now expected to average over $64 a barrel this year, according to a poll of 14 investment banks surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. standard, should average just above $60 a barrel, the poll showed. Both estimates are a more than $1 increase on the forecast from March's survey.