据道琼斯1月27日消息,在普氏能源咨询中间馏分油会议上,Energy Aspect公司的Amrita Sen表示,美国炼油商正在经历一系列的市场变化,这些市场变化正在影响美国炼油商的生产竞争力。Sen表示,由于美国国内柴油需求疲软,炼油商们正在努力控制柴油的收率。美国柴油的传统市场是拉美,而拉美正在从中东进口廉价的柴油,因为沙特和阿联酋的柴油产量正在快速增长。此外,布伦特原油对WTI原油的溢价已经消失,这增加了美国以外炼油商的竞争力。
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Tables Turn on US Refiners
US refiners are experiencing a number of market changes which are affecting their production competitiveness, Energy Aspect's Amrita Sen contends at the Platts Middle Distillates conference. Sen says there's weak domestic demand for diesel and refiners are struggling to control yields to be biased against diesel, leading to a surplus. Additionally, the traditional market for US diesel is Latin America, which is importing cheap volumes from the Middle East as output in Saudi Arabia and the UAE rises rapidly. Also, Brent's premium to WTI has been erased, adding competitiveness to non-US refiners.