據4月28日Sputnik報道，巴西國家石油天然氣公司(Petrobras)周二表示，由于需求意外高企，該公司在提高煉油廠利用率的同時，將4月份平均日產量由原計劃的207萬桶上調至226萬桶石油。

巴西國家石油公司初步計劃將4月份石油產量降至207萬桶/天，將煉油廠利用率從79%降至60%，同時加強原油、柴油和燃料油的出口能力，以應對全球石油需求的急劇下降。這些措施促成了現金流的產生和庫存的下降，使儲存能力保持有合理的回旋余地，從而避免了采取租船儲存燃料等代價高昂的辦法。

該公司表示，當前形勢沒有對其生產和銷售業績產生重大影響。該公司2020年第一季度石油和天然氣液態燃料的平均產量同比增長17.7%，達到每日232萬桶。由于市場對其產品的需求變化好于預期，該公司選擇在4月份將石油日產量逐步恢復到平均226萬桶的水平，同時提高煉油廠的利用率。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Sputnik

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Brazil's Petrobras Says Revised Planned Cut of Oil Production in April Upwards

The Brazilian state oil and gas company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) said on Tuesday it would produce an average of 2.26 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in April as opposed to 2.07 million barrels, as earlier planned, due to unexpectedly high demand.

"With the better than expected evolution of demand for our products, we opted for the gradual return to an average oil production level of 2.26 MMbpd in April alongside an increase in the utilization factor of our refineries," the company said in the Q1 production and sales report.

The initial plan was to reduce oil production in April to 2.07 million bpd and the utilization factor of refineries from 79 percent to 60 percent while reinforcing the logistical export capacity of crude oil, diesel and fuel oil in response to the sharp drop in global demand for oil, Petrobras said.

According to the company, these measures "have contributed to the generation of cash and the decline in inventories, allowing the maintenance of reasonable leeway in storage capacity, consequently avoiding the adoption of costly measures such as the chartering of ships to store liquids."

The average production of oil and natural gas liquids in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 17.7 percent year-on-year to a total of 2.32 million bpd, Petrobras said.

The company noted that the coronavirus pandemic had not had a significant impact on its production and sales performance.