巴西国油认为没有必要削减石油产量

中国石化新闻网讯 据离岸工程网站5月15日消息 巴西国家石油公司高管表示，该公司认为没有必要削减石油产量，因为亚洲原油市场依然强劲，而在拉美最大经济体的社交隔离日益松动中，国内对燃料的需求有所回升。

在星期五与分析师的财报电话会议上，高管们相信即使在一些经济体封闭的情况下，巴西石油公司在近几个月内也能出口创纪录的原油。他们补充说，事实证明，原油和汽油的储存能力并不是一个问题。

巴西国家石油公司正式宣布，由于担心疫情期间全球需求疲弱，将导致该公司没有地方储存原油，该公司已于4月初将石油日产量削减20万桶，占其产量的近10%。

其他主要石油公司也大幅减产，包括雪佛龙公司在二叠纪盆地的减产。但不到一个月，巴西国家石油公司就改变了削减计划，此举令许多人吃惊。

吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

Petrobras Sees No Need to Cut Oil Production

Brazil's state-run Petrobras sees no need for cuts in oil production, executives say, as the market for its crude remains robust in Asia, while domestic demand for fuel picks up amid social distancing fatigue in Latin America's largest economy.

On a Friday earnings call with analysts, executives credited it is allowing Petrobras to export a record amount of crude in recent months, even as some economies are effectively shut. Storage capacity for crude oil and gasoline is not proving to be an issue, they added.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the firm is formally known, had throttled back oil production by 200,000 barrels per day in early April, or almost 10% of its output, on fears that weak global demand amid the coronavirus pandemic demand would leave the company without places to store crude.

Other major oil companies also scaled back production significantly, including Chevron Corp's cutbacks in the Permian Basin. But within a month Petrobras had reversed its cuts, surprising many.