据油气杂志3月18日消息称，Petroteq报告称， 2019年3月18日，Asphalt Ridge工厂的石油生产销售已经开始。两批250桶API值为17度的石油，剩余的原油存放在犹他州Petroteq加工设施的原油储罐中。

该公司及其管理层认为此次销售意义重大，因为这种油的规格和特性符合该公司买方的要求，与之前生产和销售的较轻的API 值为35度油有所不同。

Petroteq最近观察到美国炼油厂对重质原油的需求增加，特别是相对较低的API重质原油，含硫量相对较低，该公司可以在Asphalt Ridge工厂生产。。

Asphalt Ridge油砂加工厂的设计产能为每天1000桶，预计未来几周内将达到新的额定产能。随着公司在Asphalt Ridge工厂启动第二套加工流程，并已完全投入使用其最近安装的开采和回收工艺设备，石油产量的增加将在新发布的财报和季度财务报告中公布。

在评论Petroteq最近出售重油时，该公司首席执行官戴维?西洛克表示:“通过最近我们对Asphalt Ridge工厂的改进，我们现在能够生产出含硫量相对较低、含沙量较低(即低于0.05%的BS&W)的较重原油(API值17度)。在我看来，这显示了我们技术的灵活性，以满足市场需求的变化，使我们的底线最大化。我们期待着Asphalt Ridge工厂的产量在一年里能够得到稳定并且不断增长。”

曹海斌 摘译自 油气杂志

原文如下：

Petroteq begins heavy oil sales from Asphalt Ridge facility

Petroteq has reported that, on March 18, 2019, oil production sales have commenced at the Asphalt Ridge facility. Two loads of 250 barrels of oil having an API gravity of 17 were sold, with additional oil remaining in crude oil storage tanks located at Petroteq’s processing facility in Utah.

The Company and its management view this sale as significant since the specifications and characteristics of this oil produced to meet our buyer’s requirements – departs from the lighter API 35-degree oils previously produced and sold.

Petroteq has recently observed an increase in demand for heavier crude oils by U.S. refiners, particularly with respect to the lower API gravity oils, having a relatively low sulfur content, that we are able to produce at the Asphalt Ridge facility.

Asphalt Ridge oil sands processing facility is designed to produce 1,000 bpd and new rated production capacity is expected to be achieved within the coming weeks. Additional sales of oil production will be reported in new releases and in quarterly financials as the Company brings online its second processing train at the Asphalt Ridge facility and has fully commissioned its recently installed extraction and recovery process equipment.

Commenting on Petroteq’s recent sale of heavy oil, David Sealock, CEO, stated that, “Through recent refinements at our Asphalt Ridge facility, we are now able to produce a heavier crude oil (API gravity 17) having a relatively low sulfur content and a low sediment factor (i.e. below .05% BS&W). This in my view showcases our technology’s flexibility to meet changes in market demand in a way that maximizes our bottom line. We are looking forward to a year of stable and growing production from our Asphalt Ridge facility."