据石油新闻2021年5月10日伦敦报道，贸易消息人士5月10日表示，美国主要燃油和燃气管道运营商科洛尼尔管道公司(Colonial Pipeline)的关闭提振了一些欧洲精制石油产品人气，可能鼓励更多清洁石油产品流入这个世界上最大的石油消费国，同时也影响柴油和清洁油轮货运市场。
美国是欧洲汽油和真空轻油的主要进口国，而一些交易来源预计，如果科洛尼尔管道关闭持续到本周结束，这种套利活动将会增加。
Colonial Pipeline运营商5月9日证实，已重新开放了终端和交付点之间的一些较小管线，但在遭受网络攻击后，其主要管道网络仍处于瘫痪状态，没有恢复的时间表。
由于勒索软件的存在，科洛尼尔管道停止了所有输油管道的运作，限制了向美国南部和东海岸大部分地区输送汽油和成品油的主要干线，无法每天输送1亿多加仑的燃料和取暖油。
一份报告中说：“欧洲汽油将是此次网络攻击的一个赢家。在相对短途的航行中，更多的精制石油产品将出口到纽约。清洁石油产品货运将得到更多报价。”
然而，一些欧洲交易商在5月10日仍持谨慎态度。一位欧洲燃料油交易商表示：“老实说，我对市场复苏不抱太大希望。我的想法是，这次网络攻击用不了几天时间就能修复，最终只是为了网络安全。”
李峻 编译自 石油新闻
原文如下：
Colonial Pipeline closure seen boosting European clean products
The Colonial Pipeline closure in the US has boosted sentiment in some European refined products, potentially encouraging higher flows into the world's largest oil consumer while also impacting diesel and clean tanker freight markets, trading sources said May 10.
The US is a key importer of European gasoline and vacuum gasoil, and some trading sources expect this arbitrage to see increased activity if the pipeline closure continues to last throughout this week.
Colonial's operator confirmed on May 9 it had reopened some smaller lines between terminals and delivery points, but its main pipeline network remains down with no timeline for restoration after a cyber attack.
Colonial had halted all pipeline operations because of ransomware, restricting the primary artery for gasoline and refined products for much of the South and East Coast from delivering more than 100 million gal/d of fuel and heating oil.
Analytics said it expects a ripple on gasoline and diesel despite this being a potentially short-term event.
"European gasoline is a winner. More imports to New York in a relative short-haul trip. Clean freight gets bid," Analytics said in a note.
However, some European traders remained cautious on May 10.
"To be honest I do not have major hopes in market recovery," said a European based fuel oil trader. "My way of thinking is that this cyber-attack will not take more than few days to fix it. In the end is just online security."
