據世界能源7月1日迪拜報道，Brooge能源公司預計其在阿聯酋的儲油碼頭的新油罐將在今年年底完全投入使用，預訂的一位客戶將租用所有額外容量。

這家在美國上市的公司在一份聲明中稱，將在阿聯酋富查伊拉港增加8個儲罐，將原油和成品油儲油產能提高380萬桶。今年，由于疫情摧毀了燃料需求，導致世界各地的油罐都儲滿了油，充足儲油的重要性突然成為人們關注的焦點。

在二期擴建完成后，Brooge的總儲存能力將達到630萬桶。該公司表示，第三階段計劃再增加2200萬桶石油儲備，預計將于2022年底完成。根據聲明，Brooge正在與一家潛在客戶進行“高級談判”，以出租計劃中的三期產能。

儲存原油和燃料為貿易商提供了選擇，使其可以在需要的時候繼續持有原油，或者使產品保持在將來會更有價值的狀態。在Brooge附近擁有倉庫的富查伊拉石油終端也計劃擴大運力。該公司商務總監馬雷克?阿齊茲(Malek Azizeh)周三表示，公司將投資8,000萬至1億美元建造更多的石油產品儲罐。

除了新的儲油設施，Brooge還計劃建造一座日產2.5萬桶的煉油廠，以生產低硫燃料油。該公司周二在聲明中表示，該工廠將于2021年第三季度投入運營。

該聲明稱，Brooge公司報告2019年虧損7700萬美元，而2018年盈利1600萬美元。該公司去年在紐約上市的費用為1.02億美元。該公司的收入達到了創紀錄的4400萬美元，并預計隨著新油罐的投產，這一數字將會上升。

裘寅 編譯自 世界石油

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UAE to add 3.8 MMbbl capacity to oil storage hub in 2020

Brooge Energy Ltd. expects new tanks at its oil-storage terminal in the United Arab Emirates to be fully operational by the end of the year, with a single customer booked to lease all the additional capacity.

The U.S.-listed storage operator is adding eight tanks at the site in the UAE port of Fujairah, boosting capacity by 3.8 million barrels of crude and refined products, it said in a statement. The importance of adequate oil storage lurched into focus this year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out fuel demand and left tanks around the world brimming.

Brooge will have 6.3 million barrels of storage capacity in total after the phase-two expansion is completed. A planned third phase to add a further 22 million barrels of oil storage should be complete in late 2022, the company said. Brooge is in “advanced negotiations” with a potential customer to lease the planned third-phase capacity, according to the statement.

Storing crude and fuels gives traders options to hold on to supply until it’s needed or to keep products in the expectation that they’ll be worth more in the future. Fujairah Oil Terminal, which owns storage near Brooge’s, also plans to expand capacity. It will invest $80 million to $100 million to build more tanks for oil products, its Commercial Director Malek Azizeh said Wednesday.

In addition to new storage, Brooge plans to build a 25,000-barrel-a-day refinery to produce low-sulfur fuel oil. The plant is to be operational in the third quarter of 2021, the company said Tuesday in the statement.

Brooge reported a 2019 loss of $77 million compared with a $16 million profit in 2018, according to the statement. The company took a $102 million charge related to the cost of its New York listing last year. It reported record revenue of $44 million and expects that figure to rise this year with the start of the new tanks.