Oil prices in China have jumped to record highs, as refiners in the world’s biggest crude importer step up a hunt for supplies amid widening fears over the security of exports from the Middle East.
中国境内的油价已跃升至创纪录高位。在各方加剧担忧中东能源出口安全的背景下，世界最大原油进口国的炼油企业加紧寻觅供应。
Oil futures in Shanghai were trading at $129 a barrel on Wednesday, above their peak of $121.80 in the first weeks of the Iran war. The price has jumped 14 per cent since the end of last week when Saudi Arabia was forced to shut a key pipeline taking exports to the Red Sea after attacks by Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
周三，上海原油期货交易价格达到每桶129美元，超过伊朗战争最初几周每桶121.80美元的之前峰值。该油价自上周五——伊拉克境内受伊朗支持的民兵组织发动袭击，迫使沙特阿拉伯在这一天关闭了一条将出口石油输送至红海港口的关键管道——以来跃升14%。
The price shock has reverberated through global markets for crude and refined products, with ultra-low sulphur diesel hitting a record $221 a barrel in New York this week, according to pricing agency Argus.
这一价格冲击已波及全球原油及成品油市场。价格追踪机构阿格斯(Argus)的数据显示，超低硫柴油本周在纽约创下每桶221美元的历史最高价。