沙特去年12月原油库存下降

据能源世界网2月18日迪拜报道，根据周二官方数据显示，尽管全球最大石油出口国的出货量稳定，但沙特阿拉伯去年12月份的原油库存下降了1180万桶。

根据位于利雅得的联合组织数据倡议(JODI )网站上的数据显示，沙特12月的石油库存从11月的1.67013亿桶下降到1.55199亿桶。

尽管产量下降，但12月份的原油日出口量与前一个月相比没有变化，为737.3万桶。欧佩克的最大出口国12月日产量为959.4万桶，低于11月的989万桶。

沙特阿拉伯已经从其庞大的石油库存中汲取资源，此前9月份对其石油设施的袭击使该国一半以上的石油产量暂时被淘汰。

遭受袭击之后，沙特王国设法通过部分石油库存来维持对客户的供应，并能够迅速恢复其石油生产能力。

石油输出国组织（欧佩克）及其盟国在12月同意将石油供应减少170万桶/日，利雅得承诺将其所减产量超过其份额，从而有效削减至210万桶/日。

目前的削减协议将于3月到期，沙特阿拉伯一直在与欧佩克及其在俄罗斯领导下的盟国举行谈判，以深化石油削减，并延长目前的协议。

JODI的数据显示，沙特当地的炼油厂在12月加工了222.8万桶/日，与11月的221.1万桶/日持平。根据数据显示，12月份成品油出口从前一个月的117.3万桶降至105.2万桶/日。

根据数据显示，沙特阿拉伯在12月使用37.4万桶/天的原油发电，高于前一个月的34.2万桶/天，而沙特12月对石油产品的日需求量为204.3万桶，略低于11月的210.2万桶。

郝芬 译自 能源世界网

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia's crude oil stockpiles fall in Dec

Saudi Arabia's crude stockpiles fell by 11.8 million barrels in December, despite steady shipments by the world's biggest oil exporter, official data showed on Tuesday.

The kingdom's oil inventories declined to 155.199 million barrels in December, from 167.013 million barrels in November, according to data on the website of the Riyadh-based Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI).

Crude exports in December were unchanged at 7.373 million barrels per day, from the previous month, despite a drop in production. The top OPEC exporter pumped 9.594 million bpd in December, down from 9.890 million bpd in November.

Saudi Arabia has been drawing from its huge oil inventories after attacks on its oil facilities in September temporarily knocked out more than half of its output.

Following the attacks the kingdom managed to maintain supplies to customers, partly by drawing from its oil stockpiles, and was able to swiftly restore its oil production capacity.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies agreed in December to reduce oil supply by 1.7 million bpd, with Riyadh pledging to withhold its output more than its share, bringing the effective cut to 2.1 million bpd.

The current reduction pact expires in March and Saudi Arabia has been leading talks with OPEC and its allies led by Russia to deepen the oil cuts and extend the current agreement .

Saudi's local refineries processed 2.228 million bpd in December, steady from 2.211 million bpd in November, according to JODI. Exports of refined oil products in December fell to 1.052 million bpd, from 1.173 million bpd the month before, the data showed.

Saudi Arabia used 374,000 bpd of crude oil to generate power in December, up from 342,000 bpd the month before, while Saudi demand for oil products in December was 2.043 million bpd, down slightly from 2.102 million bpd in November, according to the data.