據(jù)烴加工新聞6月7日消息稱，招標(biāo)文件顯示，印度最大的煉油商印度石油公司（Indian Oil Corp）正尋求從美國(guó)購(gòu)買2400萬(wàn)桶石油，在2020年10月至2021年3月期間交付，這是該公司實(shí)現(xiàn)供應(yīng)多元化努力的一部分。

一位不愿透露姓名的知情人士表示，此舉將幫助印度石油公司對(duì)沖中東生產(chǎn)商不可預(yù)測(cè)的定價(jià)波動(dòng)。

文件顯示，印度石油公司要求美國(guó)每月供應(yīng)200萬(wàn)桶原油，并可選擇每月再供應(yīng)200萬(wàn)桶，用于東海岸的Paradip港口卸貨。

亞洲煉油商曾預(yù)計(jì)，盡管煉油利潤(rùn)微弱，但國(guó)有石油巨頭沙特阿美將上調(diào)7月份原油價(jià)格，以追蹤中東基準(zhǔn)價(jià)格的上漲，但亞洲買家的提價(jià)幅度超出了預(yù)期。

沙特周日提高了7月份所有目的地的原油銷售價(jià)格。此前一天，以沙特為首的歐佩克及其盟友同意將創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的減產(chǎn)幅度延長(zhǎng)至7月底。

對(duì)于亞洲買家來(lái)說(shuō)，沙特阿美將阿拉伯輕質(zhì)原油7月的官方售價(jià)上調(diào)至每桶0.20美元，較6月上漲6.10美元。

貿(mào)易和煉油廠消息人士周一對(duì)路透表示，其他中東產(chǎn)油國(guó)可能會(huì)效仿沙特阿美增加OSP。

消息人士稱，更高的OSP將促使企業(yè)將石油供應(yīng)多元化，從中東轉(zhuǎn)向其他地區(qū)，并補(bǔ)充稱印度石油公司希望在本財(cái)政年度增加對(duì)美國(guó)石油的年進(jìn)口量。

曹海斌 摘譯自 烴加工新聞

原文如下：

Indian Oil seeks up to 24 million barrels of U.S. crude to diversify imports

Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, is seeking to buy up to 24 million barrels of U.S. oil for delivery between October 2020 and March 2021, tender documents showed, as part of its efforts to diversify supply.

The move will help IOC to hedge against unpredictable pricing moves by Middle East producers, a source familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

IOC is requesting 2 million barrels of U.S. crude per month with the option of an additional 2 million barrels per month for discharge at the Paradip port on the east coast, the documents showed.

Asian refiners had anticipated state oil giant Saudi Aramco would raise July crude prices, despite weak refining margins, to track a jump in Middle East benchmarks, but the increase to Asian buyers was more than expected.

The producer on Sunday hiked the selling prices for its crude grades to all destinations for July, a day after OPEC, led by Riyadh, and its allies agreed to extend record output cuts to the end of July.

For Asian buyers, Aramco raised the July official selling price (OSP) for its Arab light crude to Asia to plus $0.20 a barrel, up $6.10 from June.

Other Middle East producers will likely follow Aramco in increasing OSPs, trade and refinery sources told Reuters on Monday.

Higher OSPs would push companies to diversify oil supply from the Middle East to other regions, the source said, adding IOC wants to increase its annual intake of U.S. oil in this fiscal year.