中国石化新闻网讯 据彭博社8月14日报道称,似乎是因为管道瓶颈不足,加拿大重油生产商正面临着销售原油的新障碍。
新的限制运输燃料中的硫含量的规则预计将减少对高硫燃料油和含硫原油的需求。 在加拿大,这可能会延长或恶化近五年来最严重的油价暴跌。
彭博编辑的数据显示,由于产量激增,而管道空间有限,加拿大西部石油公司本月对西德克萨斯中质石油的折扣从去年的每桶约13美元扩大至每桶31美元以上。 IHS Markit的北美原油市场团队主管凯文?伯恩在接受电话采访时表示,需要更大的折扣来激励铁路运输,这需要更高的成本。
徐蕾 摘译自 彭博社
原文如下:
Rule Change Cuts Demand for Canadian Oil
http://www.bloomberg.com/
As if pipeline bottlenecks weren’t enough, Canadian heavy oil producers are facing a new barrier to marketing their crude.
New rules limiting the amount of sulfur allowed in shipping fuel is expected to cut demand for both high-sulfur fuel oil and the sour crude that yields it. In Canada, that could extend -- or worsen -- the biggest price slump in nearly five years.
As surging production runs up against limited pipeline space, Western Canada Select’s discount to West Texas Intermediate widened to more than $31 a barrel this month from an average of about $13 a barrel last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The bigger discount is needed to incentivize shipping by rail, which costs more, Kevin Birn, a director on the North American crude oil markets team at IHS Markit, said in a phone interview.