更多澳大利亞重質低硫原油或將出口到美國

　　據(jù)普氏能源資訊5月24日新加坡報道，市場參與者24日在新加坡表示，中國對產自亞洲和大洋州的重質低硫原油不斷下降的需求，再加上WTI原油和布倫特原油之間價差的縮小，可能促使部分澳大利亞供應商把他們的注意力轉向北美洲的銷售點。

　　區(qū)域貿易商指出，最近區(qū)域燃料油利潤大幅下降趨勢以及中國最近對能源進口和消費逃稅的打擊將很可能牽制許多中國買家。

　　一名北亞低硫原油貿易商說，燃料油裂解利潤看起來非常差，而中國國內的燃料油裂解利潤也不太好。

　　中國傳統(tǒng)上一直是大部分澳大利亞重質低硫原油，例如Enfield原油、Vincent原油和Pyrenees原油的主要出口地。然而，貿易商說，澳大利亞供應商在過去幾周里一直在本地區(qū)以外的地方尋找新的出口地，而美國西海岸和墨西哥灣的終端用戶向澳大利亞供應商伸出了援助之手。

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　　原文如下：

　　More Australian heavy sweet crudes could head to US

　　Singapore (Platts)--24 May 2016

　　China's faltering demand for heavy sweet crude produced in Asia and Oceania, coupled with the narrow WTI/Brent spread could prompt some of the Australian crude suppliers to shift their focus to outlets in North America, market participants said Tuesday.

　　Regional traders noted that the recent sharp downtrend in regional fuel oil margins as well as China's latest crackdown on energy import and consumption tax avoidance would likely keep many Chinese buyers at bay.

　　"Fuel oil cracks are looking very poor and [China's] domestic margins are in a bad shape," a North Asian sweet crude trader said.

　　China has traditionally been the main outlet for most of the Australian heavy sweet crudes like Enfield, Vincent and Pyrenees. However, traders said the suppliers have been venturing outside of the region in recent weeks, with end-users in the US West Coast and Gulf Coast lending a helping hand.