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贝森特表示，伊朗被冻结的资产将用于赔偿海湾地区的损失和霍尔木兹海峡的交通事故损失。

美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特表示，伊朗对海湾盟友造成的任何损失都将用从伊朗账户中提取的资金来赔偿。

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随着伊朗战争持续，美国战略石油储备接近四十年来最低水平。

受伊朗战争引发的全球能源冲击影响，美国战略石油储备降至3.492亿桶。

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霍尔木兹海峡中断导致能源贸易改道，苏伊士运河交通量激增

4月份，该运河创造了4.19亿美元的收入，同比增长27%。

A long convoys of Iraqi diesel-laden tanker trucks line up along the highway Tartus-Baniyas highway as they wait to unload their cargo at the Baniyas port refinery on the Mediterranean Sea, on April 15, 2026.

叙利亚称，随着大马士革寻求外国能源投资，伊拉克石油运输量激增。

叙利亚石油公司首席执行官优素福·基布拉维周二在华盛顿举行的大西洋理事会全球能源论坛上表示，近几个月来，伊拉克通过叙利亚陆路石油出口迅速增长。

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沙特阿拉伯和土耳其推进复兴历史悠久的汉志铁路的计划

An old locomotive sits outside the Hejaz rail station in old Damascus on February 23, 2010. The Hejaz railway ran from Damascucs to Medina in Saudi Arabia and was part of the Ottoman railway network. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

以色列与伊朗的冲突升级导致中东部分地区航班停飞。

An Airbus A321 airliner arrives at the Mehrabad international airport during the delivery of the first batch of planes to the Iranian state airline Iran Air in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 12, 2017. - The aircraft arrived as part of an order for 100 other Airbus planes with a list price of around $20 billion (19 billion euros) on December 22, placed after the lifting of international sanctions on the Islamic republic. It will be used for internal flights landed at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. (Photo by ATTA

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阿曼的战时悖论：外交损失，经济收益

Oil tankers and high-speed crafts anchored near the Strait of Hormuz, Muscat, Oman, March 30, 2026.

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

阿联酋天空新闻阿拉伯频道与天空电视台分道扬镳，引发海湾地区媒体和权力问题。

由 Jack Dutton

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

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is greeting Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Shara, left, during his arrival on Sunday at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

叙利亚总统沙拉与沙特王储讨论经济关系，此时叙利亚民主力量冲突升级。

叙利亚在重建经济的过程中，面临着教派冲突带来的诸多安全挑战。

The Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune is docked at the El Palito refinery after its arrival to Puerto Cabello in the northern state of Carabobo, Venezuela, on May 25, 2020.

Analysis

委内瑞拉危机短期内不太可能对中东和北非原油出口国造成影响

周一，由于全球供应过剩的担忧盖过了委内瑞拉局势的不稳定，油价基本保持不变。

由 Jack Dutton

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

This photograph taken on April 26, 2023 shows the construction of the Russian-built Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin Province. - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will try to offset his absence from the campaign trail weeks before crucial elections by unveiling the nuclear plant by video link. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

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中东核能目标面临考验，土耳其和沙特阿拉伯力求取得突破

尽管该地区的核能热潮原本应该在 2025 年全面展开，但所有关键项目都已落后于计划或完全夭折——但新的势头可能正在出现。

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由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Railroad tracks by a quarry at the Jubail Industrial City, north of Dammam, in Saudi Arabia's Eastern province, overlooking the Gulf, Dec. 11, 2019.

沙特阿拉伯为推进“2030愿景”发放创纪录数量的采矿许可证

利雅得方面估计该国的矿产资源价值 2.51 万亿美元。

A picture taken at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, on June 20, 2019, shows the drilling ship Yavuz scheduled to search for oil and gas off Cyprus.

在东地中海孤立之际，土耳其寻求在2026年与叙利亚达成海上能源协议

土耳其能源部长阿尔帕斯兰·巴伊拉克塔尔透露了与叙利亚达成的一项协议的细节，该协议可能会动摇东地中海天然气资源丰富的地区竞争对手。

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澳大利亚液化天然气交易标志着土耳其能源多元化进程中的最新一步

尽管土耳其没有丰富的石油和天然气资源，但安卡拉希望将自己定位为连接欧洲和亚洲的区域天然气枢纽。

A picture taken from a station of Dubai's Palm Monorail shows traffic on a road in Palm Jumeirah on Aug. 28, 2025.

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2025年，低油价、财政紧缩和战争将制约中东经济发展。

今年，低油价、金融环境收紧和地缘政治风险上升阻碍了中东和北非大部分地区的经济增长。

由 Jack Dutton

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

View of Damietta Segas LNG Terminal, in Damietta, Egypt, which is an export terminal belong to Spanish Egyptian Gas Company.

Analysis

埃及与以色列达成的350亿美元天然气交易争取了时间，也考验着脆弱的能源伙伴关系。

该协议是开罗应对国内电力需求的关键权宜之计，但过去两年以前所未有的方式考验了埃及和以色列的能源合作。

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由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Employees install new solar panels at the Kalyon Energy's Karapinar Solar Power Plant on December 02, 2021 in Karapinar, Turkey.

土耳其可再生能源发展取得里程碑式进展，太阳能发电量超过天然气发电量

能源和自然资源部长阿尔帕斯兰·巴伊拉克塔尔在一份声明中表示，截至11月底，风能和太阳能发电装机容量合计已增至39215兆瓦。

Traffic moves on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on March 24, 2025.

Analysis

随着对冲基金涌入迪拜和阿布扎比，海湾金融中心竞相扩张。

2025 年，海湾地区顶级金融中心又迎来了一个强劲的年份，阿联酋带头推动区域发展，吸引对冲基金、资产管理公司、加密货币和金融科技公司，而周边邻国也致力于实现自身增长。

Samuel Wendel

由 Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

A ship sails along Egypt's Suez Canal near Ismailia, April 16, 2025.

随着胡塞武装威胁的减弱，马士基在中断两年后恢复了红海航线的运营。

以色列和哈马斯在10月份达成的停火协议促使一些航运公司考虑恢复服务，但安全问题依然存在。

Solar panels in a Sinai desert, Egypt.

埃及获得阿联酋支持的价值5.72亿美元的太阳能项目，扩大海湾地区的清洁能源版图。

海湾企业一直在增加对北非可再生能源的投资。