据普氏能源资讯2018年12月24日伦敦报道，周一，原油期货价格跌至17个月来的新低，原因是投资者担心股市暴跌会引发抛售，同时美国政府部分部门关闭。尽管石油输出国组织(欧佩克)部长们重申，他们将致力于从明年1月开始的减产，但油价仍出现下跌。
格林尼治时间周一15时05分，洲际交易所2月份布伦特原油期货价格比上周五52.96美元/桶的结算价下跌了86美分/桶，而纽约商交所2月份轻质低硫原油期货价格下跌了1.16美分/桶，至44.43美元/桶。
过去几周油价的持续下跌，已引起多名欧佩克部长的担忧。一些部长重申，如果有必要，欧佩克的减产甚至可能从明年6月开始延长。
阿联酋能源部长马兹鲁伊周日对记者说，如果欧佩克和非欧佩克产油国每天减少120万桶的计划不能奏效，那么召开特别会议是一钟选项。
李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Crude oil futures hit fresh 17-month low amid US market jitters
Crude futures plunged to fresh 17-month lows Monday amid fears of a sell-off amid the dramatic fall in equity markets, along with a partial US government shutdown. The decline comes despite OPEC ministers reiterating that they are committed to production cuts which kick off in January.
At 1505 GMT, ICE February Brent crude futures were down 86 cents/b from Friday's settle at $52.96/b, while the NYMEX February light sweet crude contract was down $1.16 cents/b at $44.43/b.
The steady decline in oil prices over the past few weeks has caused concern to several OPEC ministers, with some reiterating that the group's production cuts may even be extended from June next year, if needed.
The UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei told reporters
