印度八月原油进口量继续下滑

据9月22日Oil Monster消息：印度政府周一公布的数据显示，8月印度原油进口继续下降，尽管增速有所放缓，但冠状病毒病例持续激增，影响了人口流动性，并减缓经济复苏。

根据石油和天然气部石油规划和分析小组(PPAC)的数据，上月原油进口量较上年同期下降约23.4％，至1515万吨，即每天358万桶。

月度进口量较7月的1379万吨(即326万桶/天)增长9.9％。

作为全球第三大石油进口国和消费国，该国8月的燃料需求也出现下滑，创下4月份以来的最大单月降幅，并连续第六次同比下降。

成品油进口量同比增长1.5%，至325万吨，但较7月的401万吨下降18.77%。

8月，成品油出口同比下降13.5％，至459万吨。该产量较7月的392万吨增长17.1%。

数据显示，柴油出口继续占总出口的主要份额，为279万吨，同比增长18.3%，是三个月来的首次增长。较上月增加35.6%。

咨询公司Energy Aspects在一份报告中称，"在印度，炼油厂可能会提高产量，因为需求有可能已经触底（一旦膨胀的国内库存被吸收，就有进一步向国外出口的风险）。"

由于新冠病毒病例增多，印度国内需求大幅下降，而出口较为稳定。

冯娟 摘译自 Oil Monster

原文如下：

India's August Crude Imports Continue Slide as Economy Stalls

India’s crude oil imports declined in August, albeit at a slower pace, as soaring coronavirus cases continued to hit mobility and slowed economic recovery, government data showed on Monday.

Crude oil imports last month fell about 23.4% from a year earlier to 15.15 million tonnes, or 3.58 million barrels per day (bpd), data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed.

On a monthly basis, imports rose 9.9% from 13.79 million tonnes, or 3.26 bpd in July.

Fuel demand in the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer also slipped in August, posting its biggest monthly decline since April and a sixth consecutive year-on-year drop.

India’s coronavirus tally hit 5.49 million, with infections second only to U.S. with 6.79 million, a figure the country could overtake in the next few weeks at its current rate of increase.

Refined product imports edged up 1.5% to 3.25 million tonnes year-on-year, but slipped 18.77% from 4.01 million tonnes in July.

Exports of refined products were down 13.5% in August from a year ago to 4.59 million tonnes. However, it rose 17.1% from 3.92 million tonnes in July.

Diesel exports continued to hold a major share of the total exports at 2.79 million tonnes, up 18.3% year on year, rising for the first time in three months, the data showed. It rose 35.6% from the prior month.

“In India, refiners are likely to raise runs now that demand has probably bottomed out—at least once bloated domestic stocks have been absorbed—risking further exports out of the country,” consultancy Energy Aspects said in a note on Friday.

Significantly reduced domestic demand as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in India has resulted in steady exports from the country.