印度液化石油气需求随着大量库存的减少而恢复

中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯8月1日新加坡报道，贸易消息人士本周表示，印度的液化石油气需求自7月以来在复苏，库存已从4月和5月大选前库存的高位回落。

一位印度进口商表示，与6月份的“负增长”相比，上个月的需求“略有回升”，并补充称，同比增长估计约为9%。

进口商表示，我们能够清算过去几个月累积的浮动储存量，并补充道，库存一直很高，因为选举前和选举期间的需求没有预期的那么强劲。

据消息人士称，预计7至9月期间，家庭对液化石油气的需求也将在第四季度之前出现增长，并为第四季做好准备。

市场消息人士表示，为了满足日益增长的需求，印度进口商预计主要将重点放在恢复中东供应商的正常或全部数量的定期货物上。此前，一些定期货物被要求推迟到高库存时期的最后几个月。

该进口商表示，通过招标或直接谈判进行的现货采购不太可能在近期内再次出现。2月至4月间，通过选举前的招标，偶尔进行了现货进口。

郝芬 译自 Platts

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Indian LPG demand recovers as high stockpiles being drawn down: sources

India's LPG demand has been recovering since July, as inventories are drawn down from the highs seen after the pre-election stocking up in April and May, which had slowed imports, trade sources said this week.

One Indian importer said demand has "slightly picked up" last month compared with "negative growth" seen in June, adding that growth was estimated at around 9% year on year.

"We were able to liquidate the volumes in floating storage that have accumulated in the past few months," the importer said, adding that stocks had been high as demand ahead of and during the elections had not been as strong as expected.

Household LPG demand was also expected to grow over July to September ahead of and in preparation for the festive Q4 season, sources said.

To meet improving demand, Indian importers are expected to mainly focus on resuming normal or full volumes of term cargoes from Middle East suppliers, market sources said, after some term cargoes had been asked to be delayed to later months during the period of high inventory.

The importer said it was unlikely that spot purchases, via tenders or direct negotiations, would be repeated in the near future. Spot imports had been done occasionally between February and April via tenders ahead of the elections.