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| 2019-09-09 来源： 中国石化新闻网 |
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中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯9月8日报道，接替沙特任命阿卜杜拉齐兹·本·萨勒曼王子接替哈立德·法利赫任能源部长一职，他也是王室子弟，也是一位资深石油内幕人士。 此举出台之际，石油输出国组织欧佩克正在艰难地应对油价居高不下的难题。外界普遍预期，沙特国有石油公司沙特阿美(Saudi Aramco)最早将于今年晚些时候上市。 法利赫原计划周四在阿布扎比主持一个OPEC/非OPEC市场监督委员会会议——上周能源部长法利赫被解除职务，任命为沙特阿美董事长，并发现其能源部长职位被解除。 沙特王子阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼被任命为能源部长。 阿卜杜勒阿齐兹王子曾担任沙特国家能源事务部长，并一直是沙特阿拉伯OPEC代表团的固定成员。按计划，他将于周一在阿布扎比举行的世界能源大会上发表主题演讲。 他是沙特王储穆罕默德•本•萨勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)同父异母的兄弟。萨勒曼正在带头进行雄心勃勃的经济和结构改革，而沙特阿美推迟上市将在很大程度上为这些改革提供资金。 去年，由于内部对这家神秘的国有石油公司的IPO地点和披露要求存在分歧，上市筹备工作似乎陷入停滞。据报道，最近几周，筹备工作有所加快。 法利赫在2016年帮助促成了OPEC和俄罗斯之间的突破性联盟，在削减石油产量方面进行合作，使油价从当年低于30美元/桶的低点回升。近几个月来，由于国际贸易紧张局势加剧的全球经济担忧，油价一直难以大幅上涨至每桶60美元以上——远低于沙特在不动用财政储备或发行债券的情况下平衡预算所需的水平。与沙特能源部密切合作的独立分析师Anas al-Hajji表示，阿卜杜勒阿齐兹王子可能会维持沙特的减产政策，目的是提振油价。 根据标普尔全球对欧佩克产量的最新调查，在法利赫的领导下，沙特阿拉伯已超过了其在欧佩克/非欧佩克供应协议下的减产承诺，8月份日产977万桶，而其配额为每日1031万桶。 该协议要求欧佩克、俄罗斯和其他9个盟国在2020年3月之前将日产量总计削减120万桶，因此沙特实际上承担了该联盟近一半的份额。 Hajji表示，沙特阿拉伯的石油政策不是由一个人制定的。更换能源部长并不会改变阿卜杜勒阿齐兹王子亲自起草的既定石油政策。 总部位于利雅得的投资银行Al-Rajhi Capital的研究主管Mazen al-Sudairi也表示，预计沙特石油政策将维持继续。他补充道:“我们知道，阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼亲王是欧佩克会议的固定成员，在能源和欧佩克政策问题上经验丰富，因此这次过渡将是平稳的。” 王佳晶 摘译自 普氏能源资讯 原文如下： Saudi Arabia replaces Falih with king's son as energy minister Saudi Arabia on Sunday replaced energy minister Khalid al-Falih, naming Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, a son of the king and a veteran oil insider, to the position. The move comes as the OPEC kingpin grapples with stubbornly low oil prices ahead of a much anticipated public listing of state-owned Saudi Aramco, which could launch as soon as later this year. Falih, who last week was replaced as Aramco chairman and saw his portfolio as energy minister significantly downsized, was scheduled to co-chair an OPEC/non-OPEC market monitoring committee meeting Thursday in Abu Dhabi. "Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih, minister of energy, is relieved of his position. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is appointed minister of energy," the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a royal decree. Prince Abdulaziz was serving as state minister for energy affairs and has been a fixture of Saudi Arabia's OPEC delegation. He is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi on Monday. He is a half-brother of the king's powerful son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is spearheading ambitious economic and structural reforms that are to be funded in large part by the delayed IPO of Aramco. Preparations for the listing, which appeared to be stalled last year amid internal disagreements over the IPO venue and disclosure requirements of the secretive state oil giant, have reportedly accelerated in recent weeks. Falih had helped broker a groundbreaking alliance between OPEC and Russia in 2016, cooperating on oil production cuts to bring prices back from lows under $30/b that year. In recent months, prices have struggled to gain much traction beyond $60/b - well below the level Saudi Arabia needs to balance its budget without tapping its fiscal reserves or issuing debt - due to global economic concerns exacerbated by a US-China trade spat. Prince Abdulaziz is likely to maintain Saudi Arabia's policy on cutting oil production with the aim of boosting prices, said Anas al-Hajji, an independent analyst who has worked closely with the Saudi energy ministry. Under Falih, Saudi Arabia has exceeded its cut commitment under the OPEC/non-OPEC supply accord, pumping 9.77 million b/d in August, according to the latest S&P Global Platts survey of OPEC output. That compares to its quota of 10.31 million b/d. The deal calls for OPEC, Russia and nine other allies to cut a combined 1.2 million b/d through March 2020, so Saudi Arabia is effectively carrying almost half of the coalition's burden. "Oil policy in Saudi Arabia is not set by one person," Hajji said. "Changing the energy minister doesn't change the established oil policy that Prince Abdulaziz himself helped draft." Mazen al-Sudairi, head of research for Riyadh-based investment bank Al-Rajhi Capital, likewise said to expect continuity in Saudi oil policy. "We know that Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has been a regular in OPEC meetings and is a veteran when it comes to energy and OPEC policy matters, so the transition would be smooth," he said.
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