中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯4月8日报道称,中东含硫原油交易商本周对普氏表示,他们预计含硫原油现货市场价格将大幅上涨,因为亚洲主要炼油中心的需求在维修后重新出现。
新加坡的一位原油贸易商表示,“随着(炼油厂)在困境中复苏,本月需求将会增加,主要是来自中国的需求。”
迪拜一月和三月的现货差价- 通常作为中东含硫原油市场情绪的晴雨表 – 超过了1美元/桶,在4月份达到1.07美元/桶的平均值。高出了3月一整月的60美分平均值,这强调了含硫原油工厂的强势。
市场人士表示,迄今为止,尽管中、重质原油供应紧张,但中国,日本和韩国等亚洲炼油重地的第一季度需求不温不火。Murban,Upper Zakum,Qatar Marine和Banoco Arab Medium等中东含硫原油等级的差价在3月份的现货交易中较各自的官方售价出现了折扣或小幅溢价,表明需求放缓。
不过,交易商表示,预计本月6月装船货物的维修后现货价差将会反弹。
徐蕾 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下:
Asia crude buyers brace for bullish summer spot market
Traders of Middle East sour crude oil expect a surge in physical spot market prices as demand from major refining centers in Asia re-emerges after maintenance, they told S&P Global Platts this week.
"There will be more demand this month as [refineries come] back from turnarounds, and there is higher demand from China," a crude oil trader based in Singapore said.
The cash Dubai spread between Month 1 and Month 3 -- often used as a barometer of sentiment for the Middle East sour crude market -- surged past $1/b levels to average $1.07/b to-date in April, from an average of 60 cents/b for the month of March, underscoring strength in the sour crude complex.
Thus far, tepid Q1 demand from Asian refining strongholds such as China, Japan and South Korea has kept a lid on sentiment despite supply tightness for medium and heavy sour crudes, market participants said. Price differentials for Middle East sour crude grades such as Murban, Upper Zakum, Qatar Marine and Banoco Arab Medium dipped into discounts or fetched slight premiums over their respective official selling prices in spot trading over the month of March, indicative of a slowdown in demand.
However, post-maintenance spot price differentials are expected to rebound for June-loading cargoes being traded this month, traders said.