Today’s oil price is also linked to anticipated future interest rates. More specifically, oil producers have an investment choice: They can increase production now, selling the additional oil at today’s price and investing the proceeds at the existing long-term interest rate, or they can leave the oil in the ground as an investment.
今天的石油价格还与预期到的未来利率挂钩。更具体地说，石油生产商面临投资选择：它们可以现在提高产量，以今天的价格出售增加的石油并将获得的资金按现有长期利率投资；它们也可以让石油留在地下作为一种投资。