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A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker is moored at a LNG berth in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, prefecture April 8, 2026.

国际能源署发布严峻的天然气供应预测，与此同时，原油价格周涨幅达15%。

根据国际能源署最新的市场报告，由于战争对卡塔尔能源基础设施造成的破坏，一批新的液化天然气供应将至少延迟两年。

A person walks past the closed Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Jan. 7, 2021, in New York City.

大都会歌剧院为何失去了与沙特阿拉伯的资助协议？

该协议于去年 9 月以不具约束力的谅解备忘录的形式宣布，根据该协议，公共投资基金将在未来八年内向该歌剧机构注资高达 2 亿美元。

Refueling trucks are seen at Southend Airport on April 17, 2026, in Southend, England.

受霍尔木兹海峡燃油供应中断影响，哪些航空公司正在削减航班？

霍尔木兹海峡的关闭对欧洲和亚洲的航空公司影响最大，因为海峡关闭导致航空燃油供应短缺。

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与伊朗有关的油轮为何还能突破霍尔木兹海峡的封锁？

据货物追踪组织 Vortexa 称，至少有 19 艘与伊朗有关的油轮突破了美国对海峡的封锁，驶出海湾，另有至少 15 艘油轮驶入海湾。

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海湾能源交易面临伊朗战争的压力测试，全球扩张遭遇石油冲击

A picture shows the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, administrated by Qatar Petroleum, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the capital Doha, on Feb. 6, 2017.

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

伊朗战争令海湾国家经济承压，阿联酋能否动用美元货币互换额度？

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United Arab Emirates

欧盟将在五月会谈前恢复叙利亚合作协议：你需要了解哪些信息

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伊朗扣押船只事件令停火前景蒙上阴影，油价上涨，海湾股市下跌。

A man walks past a screen displaying stock indices at the Dubai Financial Market stock exchange in Dubai, March 4, 2026.

Iranian rial banknotes bearing a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, sit on the stand of an Iraqi money dealer on June 19, 2014, in Arbil, Iraq.

伊朗里亚尔下跌3%，德黑兰正努力应对战争后果

尽管最近的冲突即将结束，但由于官员们对美国的猛烈抨击，里亚尔自五月以来已大幅下跌。

CORRECTION / A picture taken in Riyadh shows the sign in Arabic of an Aramco gas station on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on November 5, 2024. Energy giant Saudi Aramco reported a 15 percent year-on-year drop in third quarter profit on November 5, 2024, citing low oil prices. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Fayez Nureldine has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: changing the second phrase to refer to Saudi

沙特公共投资基金报告利润下降60%，受通胀和低油价影响

PIF表示，减值主要与运营计划的变化和预算成本的增加有关。

An aerial view shows a bridge, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, in the town of in Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province on December 14, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP) (Photo by AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images)

法国公司重启叙利亚桥梁重建协议：我们所知道的

该协议涵盖叙利亚的37座桥梁，这些桥梁的基础设施在内战期间遭到严重破坏，但西方制裁解除后可能会重建。

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埃及电力部长访华，华为探讨与埃及的合作

埃及电力和可再生能源部长上周访问亚洲国家期间会见了多位高级官员和商界领袖。

A view of the west Cairo natural gas electrical power station on the Giza skyline, Jan. 13, 2022.

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以色列与伊朗的战争危及埃及的经济复苏，加剧能源困境

由于夏季能源需求将会增加，而以色列利维坦气田的天然气供应又受到质疑，开罗正在努力寻找替代供应以延长其经济发展。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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阿联酋加密基金向特朗普稳定币项目投资 1 亿美元：需要了解的信息

阿联酋一家基金已成为 World Liberty Financial 的最大投资者，旨在扩大与特朗普挂钩的稳定币 USD1 的采用。

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Fire and smoke rise from a building, reportedly hit by a missile fired from Iran, in central Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025.

Analysis

新时代？为何以伊战争并未如预期般惊扰全球市场

过去的中东战争导致市场暴跌，但如今的投资者已经习惯了这种冲击，这或许为未来的市场误判埋下了伏笔。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on Aug. 29, 2022.

随着伊朗停火的实施，以色列天然气田恢复生产：你需要了解哪些信息

尽管加沙局势紧张，埃及和约旦对以色列天然气的依赖程度却日益加深，但与伊朗的冲突却威胁到他们的进口。

Neom

据报道，法国电力公司退出沙特 Neom 项目：你需要知道什么

2024 年 1 月，沙特政府任命法国电力公司对 Neom 水电站的构想和建设进行初步研究。

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伊朗与以色列停火协议破裂，全球航空公司暂停中东航班

随着中东冲突不断升级，数十家航空公司不得不取消或改变航班路线。

由 Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists, killed in Israel's June 13 attack are displayed above a road, as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025.

Analysis

以色列-伊朗战争加剧中东经济和能源流动的不确定性

到目前为止，以色列与伊朗冲突对全球经济的影响有限。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

An Airbus A380 passenger aircraft of Emirates airlines to Dubai prepares to take off at JFK International Airport, New York, Feb. 7, 2024.

美国袭击伊朗后，更多航空公司取消航班，托运人表示谨慎

周一，一些航空公司取消了更多飞往迪拜和多哈等中东主要交通枢纽的航班。