周二经历一波动荡交易后油价企稳，交易员解读关于结束美伊战争努力的相互矛盾的头条消息。
Oil steadied after a choppy session on Tuesday that saw traders parse conflicting headlines on efforts to end the US-Iran war.
西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI）在每桶98美元附近交易，而布伦特原油周二收于109美元以下，当日振幅超过6美元。据一名参与谈判的外交官称，虽然旨在结束冲突的谈判仍在继续，但关于即将达成协议的报道是不准确的。
West Texas Intermediate traded near $98 a barrel, while Brent closed below $109 on Tuesday after trading in a range of more than $6. While talks aimed at ending the conflict are continuing, reports that an agreement is close are inaccurate, according to a diplomat involved in negotiations.
早前一份关于伊朗战争谈判的未经证实报道曾将油价从五个月高位打落，布伦特原油一度跌幅达3.3%，随后收窄跌幅。与此同时，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，他必须就想以哪种方式获胜做出最终决定，指的是这场冲突。
An earlier unconfirmed report on Iran war negotiations had knocked oil off five-month highs, with Brent at one point falling as much as 3.3% before paring losses. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he has to make a final decision about which way he wants to win, referring to the conflict.
随着中东冲突和俄乌冲突扩大扰乱能源供应，布伦特原油今年以来飙升近80%，成品油价格涨幅甚至更大。尽管波斯湾石油流量已恢复至接近战前水平，但针对油轮和能源基础设施的新一轮袭击令地缘政治风险居高不下。
Brent has surged almost 80% this year as widening conflicts in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine disrupt energy supplies, with refined products climbing even more sharply. Renewed attacks on tankers and energy infrastructure are keeping geopolitical risk elevated even as Persian Gulf flows recover to near pre-war levels.
“这场冲突感觉不像会迅速结束，”Pickering Energy Partners首席投资官丹·皮克林表示。交易员“正在适应更高价格的环境，同时尊重近端曲线的波动性。”另外，行业资助的美国石油协会（API）报告称，上周美国原油库存减少490万桶，据彭博看到的一份文件显示。如果官方数据周三予以确认，这将标志着连续第三周下降。
“This conflict doesn’t feel like it’s coming to a quick conclusion,” said Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners. Traders “are settling in for a higher-priced environment while respecting the volatility in the near-end of the curve.”Separately, the industry-funded American Petroleum Institute reported US crude inventories fell by 4.9 million barrels last week, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. If confirmed by official data on Wednesday, it would mark a third weekly decline.