據德干先驅報3月7日消息，由于布倫特原油價格周日飆升至140美元的近14年高點。

北海布倫特原油5月份交割價在格林威治標準時間23點左右電子交易開盤后不久達到 139.13美元，朝著2008年的歷史高點邁進，隨后一小時略有回落。

歐洲基準原油在2008年7月達到每桶147.50美元的創紀錄價格。

截至格林威治標準時間凌晨3點30分，布倫特原油價格已小幅下跌至每桶128.77美元，比周五收盤價高出9.02%。 

自2月24日以來，布倫特原油的每桶價格已上漲33%。

紐約基準的西得克薩斯中質油周日也飆升至4月交割的每桶130.50美元。在接下來的一個半小時內，它也略有下降。 

截至格林威治標準時間0時30分，WTI原油價格為每桶125.15美元，較上周五收盤價上漲8.18%。 

祝精燕 摘譯自 德干先驅報

原文如下：

Brent crude nears $140/barrel, close to all-time high

Brent oil prices soared to a near 14-year high of $140 on Sunday.

Brent North Sea crude oil for May delivery reached $139.13 shortly after electronic trading opened around 2300 GMT, heading towards a 2008 record high before retreating slightly over the next hour. The European benchmark crude hit its record price of $147.50 per barrel in July 2008.

By 0030 GMT, Brent crude had dropped a little more to $128.77 per barrel -- 9.02 per cent higher than its closing price on Friday.

The price per barrel of Brent oil has increased 33 per cent since February 24. 

New York's benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil also soared Sunday to $130.50 per barrel for April delivery. It, too, then dropped slightly over the next hour and a half.

By 0030 GMT, WTI crude was at $125.15 per barrel, an 8.18 per cent increase from its closing price on Friday.