中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯11月18日消息,因市场对主要产油国能够达成减产协议并稳定油价的希望增大,周五原油期货走高。
周五美国西得克萨斯州中质(WTI)原油期货价格当日上下波动,最后收盘走高,本周为10月中旬以来的首次上涨。纽约商业交易所(NYMEX)的美国WTI原油期货结算价上涨27美分为每桶45.69美元,涨幅0.59%。伦敦洲际交易所(ICE)的1月布伦特原油期货结算价上涨37美分为每桶46.86美元,涨幅0.8%。
《华尔街日报》周五报道,伊拉克石油部长称,他对减产协议前景表示乐观,伊拉克有关该协议的一些问题已经解决。该声明发出了立场改变的信号,因近几周伊拉克似乎是欧佩克最不妥协的成员国。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
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DJ Oil Prices Rise as Hopes Grow for an OPEC Output Cut
By Alison Sider, Sarah McFarlane and Biman Mukherji
Oil prices rose Friday as hopes grew that major oil producers would be able to strike a deal to cut output and stabilize prices.
West Texas Intermediate futures wavered between gains and losses during the day, before settling higher, posting a weekly gain for the first time since mid-October. U.S. oil prices rose 27 cents, or 0.59%, to settle at $45.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the global benchmark, gained 37 cents, or 0.8%, to $46.86 a barrel on London's ICE futures exchange.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Iraq's oil minister said he is optimistic about the prospects for an agreement, and that some of the country's issues with the deal have been hashed out. The statements signaled a change of tone, as Iraq had seemed to be the cartel's most intransigent member in recent weeks.