据路透社9月19日奥斯陆/新加坡报道,4名接近此事的消息人士说,沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(沙特阿美)计划在今年年底前关闭两个炼油厂进行定期维护,这将使这家国家石油公司届时出口更多的原油。
消息人士说,沙特阿美计划在11月和12月对其在延布的炼油厂以及其在拉斯塔努拉港的最大炼油厂进行定期维护。
根据路透社计算,每个炼油厂的关闭可能给世界市场增加400万桶至800万桶原油,这取决于关闭的程度以及它们的持续时间。
紧接着尼日利亚原油生产恢复的沙特原油出口增加将增加全球的原油供应,这很有可能打压油价以及把潜在的市场再平衡的时间推迟到2017年。
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原文如下:
Saudi Aramco plans maintenance at two refineries
September 19, 2016/Oslo/Singapore
Saudi Aramco plans to shut two refineries towards the end of this year for scheduled maintenance, four sources close to the matter said, which could free up more of the state oil company's crude for export.
Saudi Aramco has scheduled maintenance at its refinery in Yanbu and its largest refinery in Ras Tanura in November and December, the sources said.
Each shutdown could add 4 million to 8 million barrels of crude into global markets, depending on the extent of the shutdowns and their duration, according to Reuters' calculations.</p