据世界石油网1月17日消息 布伦特原油交易接近2014年以来的最高盘中水平，主要因市场收紧以及对奥密克戎影响的担忧缓解。

在周五第四周上涨后，伦敦期货价格保持在每桶86美元左右。交易巨头维多集团表示，高价是合理的，期货价格可能进一步上涨。石油的市场结构已在看涨的倒价模式中稳固，表明供应日益紧张。

今年到目前为止，石油价格已经上涨了10%以上。国际能源机构（IEA）上周表示，全球消费已证明强于预期，而实体市场正在蓬勃发展，因为买家的目光超越了奥密克戎的传播范围。

经纪公司PVM Oil Associates分析师塔马斯·瓦尔加表示：“人们确实相信，实际需求将继续超过供应。在需求方面，北美寒冷的冬季是主要因素之一。轻微的奥密克戎症状和对病例快速上升即将减弱的希望也促成了这种强劲势头。”

价格：

伦敦ICE期货欧洲交易所3月份结算的布伦特原油在周五上涨1.9%后，于上午10:09稳定在每桶85.87美元。

期货价格早些时候上涨至86.71美元，比2014年10月以来的最高水平低4美分。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界石油

原文如下：

Brent North Sea crude trades near 2014 highs as oil demand grows

Brent oil traded near the highest intraday level since 2014 as the market tightened and concerns about the impact of omicron eased.

Futures in London held at about $86 a barrel after a fourth weekly advance on Friday. High prices are justified and futures could rise even further, according to trader Vitol Group. Oil’s market structure has firmed in a bullish backwardation pattern, indicating growing supply tightness.

Oil has rallied more than 10% so far this year, in part due to outages in OPEC+ producers. The International Energy Agency said last week that global consumption has turned out to be stronger than expected, while the physical market is booming as buyers look beyond the spread of omicron.

“There is a genuine belief that physical demand will keep exceeding supply,” said Tamas Varga, an analyst at brokers PVM Oil Associates Ltd. “On the demand side, the cold winter in North America is one of the major factors. Mild omicron symptoms and hopes that the rapid rise in cases is about to abate also contributed to the strength.”

Prices:

Brent for March settlement was steady at $85.87 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange at 10:09 a.m. in London after climbing 1.9% on Friday.

Futures rallied to $86.71 earlier, 4 cents shy of the highest level since October 2014.