背景资料:


以色列在黎巴嫩的军事行动造成大量平民伤亡后并没有停火的迹象，俄罗斯原油管道泄漏，美国东部地区高温，一系列因素推动国际油价在亚洲交易时段回落后再次大涨。周一收盘时纽约商品交易所轻质原油9月期货每桶74.40美元，比前一交易日上涨1.16美元；伦敦洲际交易所布伦特原油9月期货75.15美元，上涨1.76美元；纽约取暖油8月期货每加仑196.79美分，上涨2.67美分。

　

Oil Prices Surge Above 74 Dollars

World oil prices surged above 74 dollars Monday amid concerns over the Middle
East.

New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, climbed
1.16 dollars at 74.40 dollars per barrel in closing trades.


In London, Brent North Sea crude for September delivery surged 1.76 dollars to
settle at 75.15 dollars per barrel.


Traders are concerned over the violence between Israel and Hezbollah, which
could spread to crude-producing nations in the Middle East.


The Israeli army launched an airstrike in support of a ground operation against
Hezbollah guerrillas near the southern Lebanese border village of Taibe on
Monday.


Meanwhile, traders worry about the possibility that Iran's oil exports would
halt if the United Nations imposed international sanctions on Teheran for its
nuclear activities.


The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Monday urging Iran to stop
uranium enrichment by August 31 or face possible economic and diplomatic
sanctions.