中国地方炼油厂或将面临不利局面

　　据道琼斯3月15日消息，驻新加坡的一位石油交易商称，当油价突破每桶40美元时，中国的地方炼油厂或将面临不利局面，预计这些小型炼油厂在油价上涨之际的产能利用率将回落至30%-40%左右。他表示，中国政府将原油价格的地板价设定在每桶40美元，炼油利润率一直保持强劲。然而他指出，除非政府重新调整地板价，否则一旦价格高于每桶40美元利润率即会下降。该交易员预计，2016年原油价格将在每桶35-45美元之间波动。

原文如下：

Are Chinas Teapots Getting Cold?

[Dow Jones] Chinas independently-owned refineries will likely face headwinds when oil prices breach $40 a barrel, says a Singapore-based crude oil trader, expecting these smaller-scaled refineries, also known as teapots, to reduce their utilization rate back to around 30%-40% when prices improve. He says with the Chinese government essentially setting the price floor for petroleum products at $40, refining margins have been robust. However, unless the government re-adjusts the price floor, margins will go down when prices go above the $40 a barrel, he says. The trader expects crude prices to bob between $35-$45 a barrel throughout 2016.