亚洲超轻质原油的需求远大于供应

中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源咨询新加坡4月18日消息，最近几周，亚洲炼油商和石化企业们已经开始谨慎关注中国的下游行业，因为福建省即将重启的一个大型石化工厂可能进一步加剧亚洲终端用户之间抢购超轻质原油的竞争。

中国福海创公司（前身为腾龙芳烃）的一位消息人士上周告诉标准普尔全球普氏能源咨询公司，公司计划7月份重新启动400万吨/年的凝析油分离塔，该生产设施已经关闭了三年时间。

市场参与商们指出，自2017年年底以来，伊朗凝析油出口的迅速下降已经给东北亚地区许多需要超轻质原油稳定供应的终端用户敲响了警钟，在这种情况下，中国这个巨大的凝析油消费客户的回归对于买家来说不是一个好兆头。

张春晓 摘译自 PLATTS

原文如下：

Analysis: Ultra-light crude demand far outpacing supply in Asia

Asian refiners and petrochemical companies have started to cautiously monitor China's downstream industry in recent weeks, as the upcoming restart of a giant petrochemical complex in Fujian province could further intensify competition among regional end-users to secure ultra-light crude feedstocks.

China's Fuhaichuang, formerly known as Dragon Aromatics, plans to restart operations at its 4 million mt/year condensate splitter in July following a lengthy three-year closure, a company source told S&P Global Platts last week.

The rapid decline in Iran's condensate exports since late 2017 had already raised alarm bells among many Northeast Asian end-users that require a stable supply of ultra-light crude feedstocks, and the return of the giant condensate consumer in China does not bode well for the buyers overall, market participants said.