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| 2019-11-06 来源： 中国石化新闻网 |
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中国石化新闻网讯 据美国彭博新闻社11月5日新加坡报道，由于国际海事组织（IMO）制订的要求使用更清洁的船运燃料的新规定推动了对含硫量更低等级原油的需求，沙特阿拉伯日前把其轻质原油定价在了近两年来较重质原油溢价的最宽的水平上。 据彭博社汇编的数据显示，去年12月，阿拉伯超轻质原油对阿拉伯重质原油的溢价飙升至4.65美元/桶。这是自2018年3月以来的最高水平，比前一个月上涨了2美元。今年9月份的价差收窄到1.05美元。 目前，轻质原油很受欢迎，因为它可以更容易地混合成污染更少的燃料，符合IMO将于明年1月1日生效的标准。这些被称为IMO 2020的规定也推高了其他低硫等级的原油的价格，如卡塔尔陆上原油，俄罗斯索科尔原油和澳大利亚比利牛斯原油。 FGE驻新加坡的资深石油分析师塞西尔•库马兰表示：“向低硫燃料世界的转型已经开始。沙特阿拉伯的定价反映了这些较轻质原油的估计消费量。” 还有其它一些进展也让这个全球最大的石油出口国得以提高其轻质原油的价格。在新加坡从迪拜石油生产石脑油的利润回升也帮助了这种需求，因为低硫原油更适合生产塑料原料。与此同时，9月份沙特能源基础设施遭受的袭击大大减少了更受欢迎的能源品种的供应。 沙特阿美周一把其12月份出售给亚洲的轻质原油等级的售价上调至2014年以来的最高水平。就在一天前，沙特阿美宣布将推进外界期待已久的首次公开募股。 李峻 编译自 彭博社 原文如下： Saudis hike light crude prices, driven by high IMO 2020 demand Saudi Arabia has priced its lighter crude at the widest premium to heavier oil in almost two years as new rules mandating cleaner shipping fuels drive demand for less-sulfurous grades. Arab Extra Light’s premium over Arab Heavy ballooned to $4.65/bbl for December sales to Asia, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s the highest since March 2018 and $2 more than the previous month. The September spread was as narrow as $1.05. Lighter oil is highly sought after at the moment as it can be more easily blended into less-pollutive fuels that will be compliant with the International Maritime Organization standards that take effect Jan. 1. The rules, known as IMO 2020, have also boosted prices of other less-sulfurous grades such as Qatar Land, Russia’s Sokol and Australia’s Pyrenees. “The transition to the world of low-sulfur fuels is already underway,” said Senthil Kumaran, a senior oily analyst at FGE in Singapore. “Saudi Arabia’s pricing is a reflection of the estimated uptake in consumption of these lighter crudes.” A couple of other developments have also allowed the world’s top oil exporter to command higher prices for its lighter crudes. A recovery in profits from making naphtha from Dubai oil in Singapore has also aided demand as less-sulfurous oil is more suitable for production of the plastics feedstock. Meanwhile, the September attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure disproportionately reduced supply of the more sought-after varieties. Saudi Aramco raised December pricing for sales of its light oil grades to Asia to their highest level since 2014 on Monday, just a day after it announced it would go ahead with its long-awaited initial public offering.
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