据普氏能源资讯3月6日报道称，美国石脑油生产商将注意力转向亚洲，因为委内瑞拉不再是亚洲客户的选择，周三，有消息称，他们有意确保将这种轻质原料运往日本和其他港口。

据悉，有三家主要炼油商正在寻求周日离开休斯顿前往日本和其他石脑油目的地的船只。市场消息人士认为石脑油用于石化和汽油。

一位美国轻馏分消息人士表示，船舶供应紧张。

“对于炼油商和交易商来说，经济环境是不同的，”消息人士说。“我认为，尽管亚洲的需求相当旺盛，但船舶数量有限，这是对套利整体稳健型的一种反映。”

徐蕾 摘译自 普氏能源资讯

原文如下：

US naphtha markets look to Asia as outlet with falling freight

US naphtha producers turned their focus toward Asia as Venezuela is no longer an option, with interest heard Wednesday in securing transit for the light feedstock to Japanese and other ports.

Three major refiners were heard to be seeking ships departing Houston Sunday for Japan and other destinations with naphtha, which market sources believed it to be for petrochemicals and gasoline use.

A US light ends source said ship availability was tight.

"The economics are different for a refiner versus a merchant trader," the source said. "I think the limited ship list, despite fair demand in Asia, is a commentary on the overall robustness of the arbitrage."