麦哲伦与Enterprise联合开发休斯顿原油期货合同

    中国石化新闻网讯 据今日石油1月22日消息称，麦哲伦中游合作伙伴公司和Enterprise产品合作伙伴公司已宣布，两家公司的子公司已达成一项协议，共同开发休斯顿地区原油实物交割期货合同，以应对市场对一个基于休斯顿指数的兴趣，该指数具有更大的规模、流动保障和价格透明度。

    质量规范将与来自二叠纪盆地的WTI原油相一致，并在麦哲伦的东休斯顿终端或Enterpris在休斯顿的ECHO终端交付。

    麦哲伦首席执行官Michael Mears表示："业内公认的麦哲伦东休斯顿终端的米德兰WTI原油质量和稳定性，加上麦哲伦和Enterprise提供的灵活可靠的市场准入，使这一共同努力成为原油期货的合理发展，为我们的国内外客户提供附加值。”

    Enterprise普通合伙人联席首席执行官A.J. “Jim” Teague"表示：“我们很高兴与麦哲伦一起参与这项倡议，这将为客户提供更强的原油灵活性、连通性、市场准入和价格透明度。该项目将利用两个主要中游基础设施系统的优势，包括在二叠纪盆地的5条管道，能够向休斯顿市场输送200万桶原油（第三方管道有可能使二叠纪盆地原油的产能翻一番），一个强大的墨西哥湾海岸储油位置，与休斯顿地区每家炼油厂的冗余连接，以及位于休斯顿航道的最大原油出口终端网络。”

    朱佳妮 摘译自 今日石油

    原文如下：

    Magellan and Enterprise developing joint Houston crude oil futures contract

    Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. have announced that affiliates of the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a futures contract for the physical delivery of crude oil in the Houston area in response to market interest for a Houston-based index with greater scale, flow assurance and price transparency.

    The quality specifications will be consistent with a WTI crude oil originating from the Permian Basin with delivery capabilities at either Magellan’s East Houston terminal or Enterprise’s ECHO terminal in Houston.

    “The industry-recognised quality and consistency of Midland WTI crude oil at Magellan’s East Houston terminal, combined with flexible and reliable market access offered by both Magellan and Enterprise, make this joint effort a logical advancement for crude oil futures to provide added value for our customers, both domestically and globally,” said Michael Mears, Magellan’s CEO.

    “We are pleased to join with Magellan on this initiative, which will provide customers with enhanced flexibility, connectivity, market access and price transparency for their physical barrels of crude oil,” said A.J. “Jim” Teague, Co-CEO of Enterprise’s general partner. “This project will leverage the strengths of two major midstream infrastructure systems, featuring five pipelines serving the Permian Basin capable of delivering 2 million bpd of crude oil into the Houston market (with the potential for third-party pipelines to double the capacity of Permian Basin crude oil into the market), a robust Gulf Coast storage position, redundant connectivity to every refinery in the Houston area, and access to the largest network of crude oil export terminals located along the Houston Ship Channel.”