据离岸工程网站12月27日消息 由于新冠疫情的影响，美国的原油价格在星期一上涨至77美元，原因是希望奥密克戎变种将对2022年的全球需求产生有限的影响。 

星期日，美国航空公司取消了1300多个航班，因为新冠疫情减少了可用机组人员的数量，几艘游轮也不得不取消航班。 

格林威治标准时间15:05，全球基准布伦特原油价格上涨76美分（1%），至76.90美元。美国西德克萨斯中质原油价格下跌22美分（0.3%），至73.57美元。美国股市周五因假期休市。 

经纪公司OANDA分析师Jeffrey Halley表示：“美国的出行减少等于经济活动减少，导致WTI价格降低。布伦特原油和WTI之间的差异可能反映出全球复苏仍在进行之中?！?/p>

Jeffrey Halley谈到不断上升的奥密克戎病例时表示：“隔离工人（尤其是航空旅行）对商品和服务的破坏，似乎是迄今为止的主要影响，但这只可能引起短期紧张，2022年全球复苏仍在进行中?！?nbsp;

在欧佩克+恢复需求和供应削减的支持下，布伦特原油今年上涨了45%以上。 

石油价格在11月26日首次出现新变种病毒报告时暴跌超过10%，上周上涨，此前早期数据显示奥密克戎可能导致更轻微的疾病。 

新加坡DailyFX的分析师Leona Liu表示：“奥密克戎传播速度比普通新冠病毒变种快，但相对好的消息是，大多数感染奥密克戎的病人至少在目前为止症状轻微。”

投资者关注的另一个问题是1月4日的下一次欧佩克会议，在这次会议上，产油国联盟将决定是否在2月份进行计划中的日产40万桶增产。 

尽管受到奥密克戎的影响，欧佩克在上一次会议上仍坚持其1月增产计划。

王磊 摘译自 离岸工程

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Brent Oil Rises Toward $77

Brent crude oil rose towards $77 on Monday due to hopes that the Omicron COVID-19 variant will have a limited impact on global demand in 2022, even as U.S. crude came under pressure from flight cancellations amid surging cases.

More than 1,300 flights were cancelled by U.S. airlines on Sunday as COVID-19 reduced the number of available crews while several cruise ships had to cancel stops.

Global benchmark Brent crude rose 76 cents, or 1%, to $76.90 by 1505 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 22 cents, or 0.3%, at $73.57. The U.S. market was closed on Friday for a holiday.

"Lower travel equaling lower economic activity in the U.S. equals lower WTI," said Jeffrey Halley, analyst at brokerage OANDA, who added that the divergence between Brent and WTI could reflect that global recovery remains on course.

"The disruption to goods and services from isolating workers, notably air travel, seems to be the main fallout so far," he said of rising Omicron cases. "That is only likely to cause short-term nerves, with the global recovery story for 2022 still on track."

Brent has risen by more than 45% this year, supported by recovering demand and supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+.

Oil, which plunged by more than 10% on Nov. 26 when reports of a new variant first appeared, gained last week after early data suggested that Omicron could cause a milder level of illness.

"Though Omicron is spreading faster than any COVID-19 variant yet, a relatively relieving news is that most people infected with Omicron are showing mild symptoms, at least so far," said Leona Liu, analyst at Singapore-based DailyFX.

Also on investors' radar is the next OPEC+ meeting on Jan. 4, in which the producer alliance will decide whether to go ahead with a planned 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) production increase in February.

OPEC+ stuck to its plans at its last meeting to boost output for January despite Omicron.