【双语新闻】全球原油价格突破每桶七十美元 (World Oil Prices Soar Above 70 Doll

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星期一(041706)
全球原油价格突破每桶七十美元 (World Oil Prices Soar Above 70 Dollars A Barrel)

世界原油价格星期一急剧上涨，原因是人们担心主要市场美国的原油供应减少以及政治问题会阻碍伊朗和其他产油国的石油供应。伦敦指标性的布伦特原油价格曾一度达到每桶71.40美元，后来才稍有缓解。美国原油在亚洲交易市场的5月交货价格一度达到每桶70美元。

由于核项目问题，伊朗与美国和其他国家陷入对峙。伊朗称核项目是为了发电，而其他国家则担心核项目被用来建造核弹。伊朗是世界上第4大产油国。投资者担心，核问题的争执可能会导致德黑兰在其他产油国没有额外生产能力的时候减少石油出口。

World oil prices rose sharply Monday on concerns about reduction of the supply of crude oil in the key U.S. market, and worries that political problems may crimp supplies from Iran and other oil producers. Prices for London's benchmark Brent crude hit a record 71 dollars, 40 cents-a-barrel before easing slightly. Prices of U.S. crude for future delivery briefly touched 70 dollars a barrel in Asian trading.

Iran is in a stand-off with the United States and other nations over a nuclear program that Teheran says will be used to produce electricity, but that other nations fear could be used to build nuclear bombs. Iran is the world's fourth-largest oil producer and investors worry the dispute might lead Tehran to cut exports at a time when there is little spare capacity among other oil producers.