據CNBC網站12月14日消息 國際能源機構（IEA）周二表示，明年的石油需求將低于預期。該機構將今年剩余時間里和2022年的石油需求預測下調了10萬桶/天。

國際能源機構在其石油市場報告中表示，全球石油需求預計將在2021年日增540萬桶，2022年上漲330萬桶/天，達到全球9950萬桶/天的疫情前的水平。

但報告預計，新冠病毒的新一輪復蘇將影響到需求，噴氣燃料受到嚴重沖擊。其作者指出，新的奧密克戎變異毒株的出現已經對國際旅行帶來了新的限制。

然而，國際能源署補充稱，雖然新病例的增加預計會減緩需求，但已經開始的復蘇預計不會完全脫軌。

吳恒磊 編譯自 CNBC

原文如下：

Omicron Covid variant to dent global demand for oil, IEA says

Demand for oil is set to be lower than expected next year, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, as it revised down its outlook by 100,000 barrels per day for both the remainder of this year and 2022.

In its Oil Market Report, the IEA said global oil demand was now expected to rise by 5.4 million barrels per day in 2021 and 3.3 million barrels per day in 2022 to hit pre-pandemic levels of 99.5 million barrels per day globally.

But the recovery is expected to be affected by a new surge in Covid-19 cases, with jet fuel being hit hard, the report said. Its authors noted that the emergence of the new omicron variant had already brought about new restrictions on international travel.

However, the IEA added that while the rise in new Covid cases was expected to slow demand, the recovery that is already underway was not expected to be completely derailed.