據油價網報道，加拿大皇家銀行資本市場10月4日表示，到今年年底，油價將出現不對稱的上行驅動因素。加拿大皇家銀行資本市場持有2023年6月WTI看漲期權，價格為每桶120美元。 

加拿大皇家銀行資本市場全球能源戰略總經理邁克爾·特蘭對彭博新聞社記者表示，歐盟(EU)對海上原油進口的禁運，以及加強制裁，將推動油價走高。 

特蘭表示，原油期貨的波動和震蕩交易料將持續，但投資者應長線投資，給自己時間證實或者證偽自身觀點。他還說，對經濟衰退的擔憂目前主導著市場情緒，但投資者應超越眼前的“癱瘓”交易，耐心等待他們的押注變為現實。  

特蘭對彭博新聞社記者表示，今年夏天，石油市場受擔憂因素驅動，而非基本面因素驅動，WTI交易量下降了30%-40%，加劇了市場波動。

他補充稱，市場波動不會很快消失。 

特蘭在評論周三召開的歐佩克+會議時表示，加拿大皇家銀行資本市場預計歐佩克+聯盟將宣布每日減產50萬—100萬桶，可能是減產幅度的上限。

周一，石油價格上漲超過4%，此前有報道稱歐佩克+計劃削減100萬桶甚至更多的原油日產量。每日減產100萬桶或更多可能會對油價產生影響，盡管至少自6月以來，歐佩克+的原油日產量一直低于其目標200萬桶以上。

特蘭對彭博新聞社記者表示，歐佩克+將繼續努力支撐市場和價格。但他指出，大幅減產可能會讓市場陷入兩難境地，交易商會問自己，歐佩克+對真實原油實物需求有哪些是市場所不知道的。 

李峻 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Oil Analyst: Prices Will Climb Over The Next 9 Months

There are asymmetrical upside drivers for oil prices by the end of the year, according to RBC Capital Markets, which is long oil with WTI call options for June 2023 at $120 a barrel.

The increased sanctions with the EU embargo on crude oil imports by sea are set to drive oil higher, Michael Tran, managing director of Global Energy Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, told BNN Bloomberg.  

Volatility and choppy trading in crude oil futures are expected to continue, but investors should play the long game and give themselves time to see their view play out, Tran said. Recession fears dominate market sentiment now, but investors should look beyond the immediate ‘palsy’ trade and be patient for their bet to materialize, he added.

This summer, the oil market was driven by fears, not fundamentals, and trading volumes in WTI were 30-40% lower, which exacerbated market volatility, Tran told BNN Bloomberg.  

Volatility will not go away any time soon, he added.

Commenting on the OPEC+ meeting on Wednesday, Tran said RBC Capital Markets expects the alliance to announce a sizeable cut of between 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1 million bpd, possibly at the upper end of that range.

On Monday, oil prices rallied more than 4% after reports emerged that OPEC+ was looking to cut 1 million bpd and even more. A cut of 1 million barrels daily or more is likely to have an impact on prices, even though OPEC+ has been undershooting its target by over 2 million bpd since at least June.

OPEC+ will continue to try to support the market and prices, Tran told BNN Bloomberg. But he noted that a large cut could be a Catch-22 for the market, with traders asking themselves what OPEC+ knows about the actual physical demand that the market doesn’t.