中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社2月9日休斯敦报道,根据路透社的贸易数据,委内瑞拉1月份向美国出售用进口石油制成的新的混合原油增加了近一倍,达到了17.6万桶/天,但是,新混合原油出口量增加仍不足以弥补其总出口量的下降。
去年10月份,委内瑞拉国家石油公司开始购买阿尔及利亚轻质原油,作为本国自己超重原油产量的“稀释剂”。
据业内人士透露,中国和美国自那以后一直在接收委内瑞拉新混合原油船货,但是,在阿尔及利亚石油销售条款上的分歧已造成委内瑞拉国家石油公司停止购买阿尔及利亚轻质原油。
委内瑞拉国家石油公司与其合作伙伴1月份平均每天向美国出售了73.6万桶原油,比去年12月份减少了10.5%。
路透社贸易数据显示,1月份,Citgo公司接收了15船委内瑞拉原油,美国炼油企业瓦莱罗能源公司接收了10船委内瑞拉原油,包括菲利普斯66、雪佛龙公司、道达尔公司和Motiva企业公司在内的其他客户从委内瑞拉国家石油公司及其合作伙伴接收了17船委内瑞拉原油。
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原文如下:
Venezuelan sales of new crude blends to U.S. double in Jan
HOUSTON Feb 9 (Reuters) - Sales to the United States of new Venezuelan crude blends made with imported oil nearly doubled in January to 176,000 barrels per day (bpd), but the rise was not enough to offset a decline in total oil shipments, according to Reuters trade data.
Venezuela's state-run company PDVSA started buying Algerian light crude in October from Sonatrach to use it as diluent for its own extra heavy oil output.
China and the United States have been receiving cargoes of the new blends since then, but disagreements over terms of the Algerian oil sales have caused PDVSA to halt the purchases, according to industry sources.
PDVSA and its joint venture partners sent 736,000 bpd of crude to the United States last month, down 10.5 percent from December.
In January, Citgo received from Venezuela 15 crude cargoes, U.S. refining company Valero Energy received 10 cargoes and other clients including Phillips 66, Chevron Corp , Total SA and Motiva Enterprises unloaded 17 cargoes coming from PDVSA and its joint ventures.