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Costco 調高 Kirkland Signature 機油價格並限購，中東緊張推升油價
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Costco 調高 Kirkland Signature 機油價格並限購，中東緊張推升油價

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Costco 將 Kirkland Signature 全合成機油5夸脫2瓶裝價格從約30美元調升至約58美元，並限制每週購買2箱；同時限購 Mobil 1 全合成機油1夸脫6瓶裝，每會員最多5組。中東緊張導致油價上漲，石油公司傾向將原油煉製成柴油或汽油以獲取更高利潤，機油供應受壓。沃爾瑪、亞馬遜與 AutoZone 尚未回應是否跟進調整。

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中東持續緊張導致油價上漲，影響合成機油的生產成本，因其主要依賴第3類基礎油，而該基礎油多來自中東進口。

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隨著中東持續緊張導致油價不斷上漲，相較於生產機油，石油公司將原油煉製成柴油或汽油，可以獲得更高的利潤。（美聯社）

〔財經頻道／綜合報導〕Costco（好市多） 已在美國調高旗下自有品牌柯克蘭（Kirkland Signature 全合成機油的價格，同時限制顧客每週可以購買的數量，原因是油價再次攀升。對於希望透過購買機油、自行更換機油來省下一些錢的美國民眾而言，這可能又是一次荷包受到打擊，因為他們已經在應對高昂的食品雜貨價格以及對通膨的擔憂。

《美聯社》報導，Costco 的 Kirkland Signature 全合成機油5夸脫（約4.73 公升）2瓶裝，目前價格約為58美元（約1847元新台幣），遠高於去年才約30美元（約955元新台幣）的售價。Costco 同時也只允許顧客每週購買2箱。

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Costco 也限制購買 Mobil 1 全合成機油1夸脫（約946毫升）6瓶裝的數量，這款產品售價約44美元（約1401元新台幣），每個會員最多只能購買5組。

對此，Costco 沒有立即回應置評請求。

如今的合成機油高度依賴第3類（Group III）基礎油，而這類基礎油大多是透過煉製原油製成。據估計，美國有超過40%的這類基礎油是從中東進口，而自今年稍早伊朗戰爭爆發以來，中東一直受到石油供應中斷的影響。

隨著中東持續緊張導致油價不斷上漲，相較於生產機油，石油公司將原油煉製成柴油或汽油，可以獲得更高的利潤。而且全球對柴油與汽油的需求遠高於對機油的需求，而且每日需求量很大，因此石油公司很可能會把更多資源投入柴油與汽油，減少機油的生產。

至於沃爾瑪（Walmart）、亞馬遜（Amazon）與 AutoZone 等其他機油零售商是否也會提高價格或限制購買數量，目前仍有待觀察。沃爾瑪、亞馬遜與 AutoZone 均未立即回應置評請求。

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  • 若中東緊張持續，機油價格可能進一步上漲，零售商可能延續或擴大限購措施。

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  • 沃爾瑪、亞馬遜與 AutoZone 是否會跟進調高機油價格或實施限購？
  • 中東局勢若進一步惡化，對機油供應的長期影響為何？
  • 石油公司是否會永久減少機油產能以轉向更高利潤的柴油與汽油？

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