在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示美国不会在11月期中选举前袭击伊朗后，油价随之下跌。
Oil fell after President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of November’s midterm elections.
西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI）在周四上涨3.6%后跌向每桶91美元，而布伦特原油收于104美元上方。这位美国领导人提到他所说的与伊斯兰共和国进行的“富有成效的讨论”，同时还表示原油正以创纪录的量通过霍尔木兹海峡。
West Texas Intermediate dropped toward $91 barrel after climbing 3.6% on Thursday, while Brent closed above $104. The US leader cited what he said were “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic, while also saying that crude oil was flowing through the Strait of Hormuz in record volumes.
在特朗普发表上述言论后，《纽约时报》报道称，美国曾制定过为期三天的打击计划。该报称，五角大楼曾制定计划，打击无人机和导弹库、能源设施及其他目标。
After Trump’s remarks, the New York Times reported that the US had drawn up plans for three days of strikes. The Pentagon had developed plans to hit drone and missile arsenals, energy facilities and other sites, the newspaper said.
随着美伊战争的持续，原油在10月初经历了动荡的开局，期货价格受到中东原油流量增加、船只袭击事件回升以及成品油市场供应紧张的影响。运费飙升带来的余波，以及沙特阿拉伯与德黑兰支持的也门胡塞武装之间重燃的战火，给市场增添了更多交织的阻力。
Crude has had a volatile start to October as the US-Iran war drags on, with futures buffeted by rising flows from the Middle East, a pick-up in vessel attacks, and tightness in product markets. The fall-out from soaring freight rates, and renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen, have added further cross-currents to the market.
除了中东之外，交易员们还在密切关注飓风“伊赛亚斯”（Isaias），该飓风正在积蓄力量，预计将于周五晚些时候或周六早晨在美墨湾北部海岸登陆，阿拉巴马州、密西西比州和佛罗里达州西北部面临风险。美国墨西哥湾的生产商已经关闭了约每天130万桶的原油产量，占该地区产量的60%以上。
Beyond the Middle East, traders were also tracking Hurricane Isaias, which is gathering strength and expected to make landfall along the northern US Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, with Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle at risk. Producers in the US Gulf of Mexico have shut in about 1.3 million barrels a day of crude production, more than 60% of output in the region. Energy Daily