Oil Surges to Near 6-Week Highs Amid Escalating US-Iran Clashes
Oil jumped above $95 for the first time in almost six weeks as the US and Iran played down the prospect of talks and disruptions to global supplies continued to mount. Brent futures added as much as 4.6%.
由于美国和伊朗谈判前景暗淡且全球供应中断持续加剧，7月22日，原油价格近六周来首次突破95美元/桶。布伦特原油期货一度上涨4.6%。
The U.S. military said late on Tuesday that it carried out an 11th consecutive night of attacks.
美军周二晚间宣布，已连续第11天对伊朗发动了军事打击。
Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, heading towards the Suez Canal rather than braving the Yemeni coast following a warning from the Houthis.
有报道称，三艘装载着运往中国和印度的沙特原油的油轮周二已在红海掉头，改道驶向苏伊士运河，以避开也门沿海区域，此前它们收到了来自胡塞武装的警告。
In tandem with supply chain bottlenecks, U.S. efforts to curb China’s imports of Iranian crude are further tightening global supply. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that there has been a substantial decrease in China's purchases of Iranian oil.
供应链瓶颈之外，美国遏制中国进口伊朗原油的举措正进一步收紧全球供应。美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特周二表示，中国对伊朗石油的采购量已大幅减少。
"We have sanctioned Chinese ... so-called teapot refineries, which are the private refineries, and we've seen a substantial decrease in their purchases of Iranian oil," Bessent said in an interview with Fox Business Network.
他在接受Fox Business Network采访时说：“我们制裁了中国的‘茶壶’炼油厂，观察到它们对伊朗石油的采购量出现了大幅下降。”
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