艾伯塔省政府将新的上限设定为每天376万桶

据加拿大艾伯塔报道，周五，加拿大主要的原油生产省艾伯塔省政府放宽了9月份的石油减产政策，将新的上限设定为每天376万桶。

这比8月份的产量上限增加了2.5万桶/日。艾伯塔省自2019年1月1日起实施减产措施，以缓解出口管道的拥堵，拥堵的管道使原油滞留在储油罐中，并将加拿大原油相对于美国原油的折扣提高到创纪录的水平。

省政府在一份声明中表示：“艾伯塔省正在提高9月份的石油产量上限，这反映了铁路原油运输量的增加、库存的减少和出口管道效率的提高。”

根据国家能源委员会监管机构的最新数据，加拿大5月份通过铁路出口的原油量为28.5万桶/日，较4月份增长23%。然而，新的出口管道项目，包括Enbridge公司3号线的更换，仍在持续延误。

削减石油产量为许多石油生产商提供了一条生命线，他们在低油价问题上苦苦挣扎，但却遭到了森科能源公司和Imperial石油公司等综合性石油公司的批评。

根据现行政策，生产限额将持续到2019年底到期，但艾伯塔省省长Jason Kenney警告称，可能必须延长至明年。

詹晓晶摘自路透社

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Alberta government eases oil production curtailments for September

The government of Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta eased oil production curtailments for September on Friday, setting the new limit at 3.76 million barrels per day (bpd).

That is a 25,000 bpd increase on the August production limit. Alberta introduced curtailments effective Jan. 1 2019 to ease congestion on export pipelines that left crude stranded in storage tanks and pushed the discount on Canadian crude versus U.S. barrels to record levels.

“Alberta is increasing September’s oil production limit to reflect increased movement of crude by rail, declining inventory and improved efficiencies in export pipelines,” the government said in a statement.

Canada exported 285,000 bpd of crude by rail in May, according to the latest data from the National Energy Board regulator, up 23% from April. However, there are ongoing delays to new export pipeline projects, including Enbridge Inc’s Line 3 replacement.

Curtailment threw a lifeline to many oil producers who were struggling with low prices but was criticized by integrated oil companies like Suncor Energy and Imperial Oil.

Under current legislation the production limits are set to expire at the end of 2019 but Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has warned they may have to be extended into next year.