据道琼斯新德里6月4日消息,印度国有印度石油公司(IOC)和印度斯坦石油公司(HPCL)正计划从伊拉克购买原油用于战略储备以及在危机或石油供应中断发生时使用。
HPCL在公告中称,公司已经在与伊拉克国家石油营销组织(SOMO)进行接触,寻求在未来一个月购买200万桶伊拉克原油。
HPCL周四在提交给证券交易所的一份文件中称,印度石油部已经要求公司和IOC代表印度战略石油储备购买400万桶巴士拉轻质原油。
此外IOC在提交给证券交易所的一份文件中也表示,公司将代表印度政府从伊拉克进口原油,这批原油将用于战略储备。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
DJ Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum to Buy Crude from Iraq for Strategic Reserves
By R. Jai Krishna
NEW DELHI--India's state-run Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (530965.BY) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (500104.BY) are planning to buy crude from Iraq for strategic reserves and to use in times of crisis or oil-supply disruptions.
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. said it a statement it has been in touch with Somo, the oil-marketing company of the Iraq government, to seek an allocation of 2 million barrels of crude oil in the coming month.
The procurement comes after India's oil ministry asked Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil to purchase 4 million barrels of Basra light crude oil on behalf of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. said in a filing to stock exchanges Thursday.
Indian Oil Corp. separately said it acted as a facilitator for the import of crude from Iraq on behalf of the Indian government. The crude is meant for the strategic reserves, the company said in a filing to stock exchanges.