也门伊朗支持的胡塞武装表示，他们袭击了沙特阿拉伯最大的炼油厂。据报道，美国和以色列当时正在准备与德黑兰展开新一轮战斗，这推动油价上涨，原因是市场担心中东局势再度升级。
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they struck Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery while the US and Israel were reportedly preparing for a new round of combat with Tehran, driving oil higher on fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East.
尽管该地区的原油外运量已升至接近战前水平，但油价仍居高不下，因为投资者预计供应会进一步受到干扰：一位知名评论员警告称，石油市场“应为伊朗问题上的永久僵局做好准备”，而国际能源署署长则表示，市场即使到明年也不太可能恢复至冲突前的常态，并敦促各国政府将“能源安全视为头号优先事项”。
Though crude flows out of the region have risen to near prewar levels, prices remain elevated as investors expect further disruption to supplies: One leading commentator warned that the oil market “should brace for a forever stalemate in Iran,” while the head of the International Energy Agency said markets were unlikely to return to pre-conflict norms even next year and urged governments to treat “energy security as a number one priority.”
