越南炼油厂加工第一批索科尔原油

据路透社8月10日消息称，据路透社报道，越南Dung Quat炼油厂运营商平山炼油和化工公司周一表示，该炼油厂已经在试验基础上加工了第一批俄罗斯索科尔原油，以替代国内不断下降的巴赫原油产量。

平山公司在一份声明中说，这家13万桶/天的炼油厂上个月进口了超过7.1万桶索科尔原油，用于与其他类型的原油混合进行试运行，并补充说索科尔占混合油的20％，巴赫原油占29％。

平山公司说，索科尔原油的加工“是Dung Quat炼油厂努力使其原油来源多样化的一个重要里程碑”。

加工结果表明，巴赫霍原油在未来是可以被替代的。

这家炼油厂位于越南中部省份广义省，2009年开始运营，其设计目的是使用越南近海巴赫油田的原油。

不过，近年来该油田的产量一直在下降，促使这家炼油厂的所有者越南国家石油公司(PetroVietnam)寻求进口，并计划升级设施。

去年，Dung Quat加工了第一批WTI和Bonny轻质原油。

越南国家石油公司说，越南Dung Quat今年将进口800万至1000万桶这两种类型的原油。

这家炼油厂将于下周停产维修，直至10月初。

曹海斌 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Dung Quat refinery processes first batch of Sokol crude

As reported by Reuters, Vietnam’s Dung Quat oil refinery has processed its first batch of Russian Sokol crude oil on a trial basis, as it seeks a replacement for shrinking domestic Bach Ho output, its operator Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical said on Monday.

The 130 000 bpd refinery imported more than 71 000 bbl of Sokol crude oil last month to mix with other types of crude oil for the test run, Binh Son said in a statement, adding that Sokol accounted for 20% of the mix and Bach Ho crude 29%.

The processing of Sokol crude oil “is an important milestone in Dung Quat refinery’s efforts to diversify its crude oil sources,” Binh Son said.

“The processing result has shown that Bach Ho crude oil can be replaced in the future.”

The refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai, which became operational in 2009, was designed to use crude oil from the Bach Ho field offshore Vietnam.

Output from that field has been shrinking in recent years, however, prompting the owner of the refinery, state-run PetroVietnam, to look for imports and plan to upgrade the facility.

Last year, Dung Quat processed its first batch of WTI and Bonny Light crude oil.

PetroVietnam said Dung Quat would import 8 million to 10 million bbl of these two types of crude this year.

The refinery will shut down next week for maintenance until early October.