据彭博社12月9日报道,挪威北海地区一座巨型新油田的投产,此后从该地区运往亚洲的石油量激增。
据数据显示,上个月约有1800万桶北海石油运往亚洲,是10月份的两倍多,几乎可以肯定这是有史以来最高的货运量。11月的这批石油中,三分之一是新的Johan Sverdrup级原油,该品级已取代福蒂斯原油(Forties crude),成为北海最大的油品。
Equinor ASA运营的Johan Sverdrup油田于10月初开始投产,“单枪匹马”地恢复了北海地区原油产量。此前,由于油井老化,该地区产量一直在下降。在该油田投产后,预计下个月的日产量将达到近40万桶。
目前,至少有四艘超大型油轮正驶往亚洲。挪威北海原油在韩国和新加坡的炼油行业越来越受欢迎。
上月运往亚洲的北海原油总量还包括来自苏格兰的600万桶福蒂斯原油和约320万桶埃科菲斯克原油。
去年11月,北海生产商总共出口了至少6740万桶原油,即每天出口225万桶。其中三分之二运往欧洲西北部。此外,约有10.2万桶/天的原油运往美洲和加勒比地区。
洪伟立 摘译自 彭博社
原文如下:
Norway’s Giant New Oil Field Sees North Sea Flows to Asia Surge
The start-up of a giant new oil field in Norway’s part of the North Sea has led to a surge in shipments from the region to Asia.
About 18 million barrels of North Sea oil got shipped to Asia last month, more than double October’s levels, according to tanker tracking compiled by Bloomberg. That’s almost certainly the highest flow ever. A third of last month’s cargoes were of the new Johan Sverdrup grade, which has become the North Sea’s largest oil stream, overtaking Forties crude.
The Johan Sverdrup field, operated by Equinor ASA, began production in early October and has single-handedly revived production in the North Sea, a region that had been in decline due to aging wells. Pumping will reach almost 400,000 barrels a day next month.
At least four supertankers are now headed to Asia laden with the Norwegian grade that’s becoming popular with refineries in South Korea and Singapore.
Total North Sea shipments to Asia last month also included 6 million barrels of the Forties grade from Scotland and about 3.2 million barrels of Ekofisk crude.
In total, North Sea producers exported at least 67.4 million barrels, or 2.25 million barrels a day, of the region’s 21 main grades in November. Two-thirds of that amount stayed in northwest Europe. In addition, about 102,000 barrels a day went to the Americas and the Caribbean.