印度7月燃料需求下降_新浪财经

原标题：印度7月燃料需求下降

中国石化新闻网讯据能源世界网8月4日新德里报道，据行业初步数据显示，印度7月份的成品油消费量较6月份有所下降，表明工业活动放缓，原因是零售价格高、洪灾和该国部分地区重新启动的冠状病毒疫情封锁削弱了需求。

今年4月，当印度在全国范围内实施封锁措施时，作为石油需求指标的当地燃油销售暴跌至历史低点。

据印度石油公司(IOC)编制的数据显示，占印度成品油总销量五分之二的国有炼油商7月份柴油销量为485万吨，较上月下降13%，较上年同期下降约21%。

国有企业IOC、印度斯坦石油公司(Hindustan Petroleum Corp)和巴拉特石油公司(Bharat Petroleum)拥有印度约90%的燃油零售门店。

当地销售下降和炼油利润率低迷，已迫使炼油商削减原油加工。作为印度最大的炼油商，IOC认为燃油销售在近期内不会恢复到新冠疫情爆发前的水平。

今年5月，全球第三大石油进口国和消费国印度为提振疲弱的经济，在一定程度上放松封锁，此后当地燃料需求开始加速增长。

但由于印度国内冠状病毒感染病例激增，一些州重新实施了封锁，并增加了隔离区。

此外，暴雨造成的洪水已经导致一些州数百万人流离失所，并影响到该国的工业和建筑活动。

根据数据显示，7月份国有公司的汽油销量较6月份下降了1％，至203万吨，比去年同期下降了约11.5％。

国有零售商7月份液化石油气(LPG)销量约为227.5万吨，较6月份增长10%，较去年同期增长3.5%。

7月份航空燃油销量较6月份增长4%，至21.8万吨左右，但由于继续限制航空旅行，销量较上年同期下降65%。

郝芬译自能源世界网

原文如下：

India's fuel demand loses steam in July: Industry data

India's refined fuel consumption in July slipped from June, according to preliminary industry data, indicating slower industrial activity as high retail prices, floods and renewed coronavirus lockdowns in parts of the country dented demand.

Local fuel sales - a proxy for oil demand - plunged to historic lows in April when India imposed a country-wide lockdown.

State-refiners' diesel sales, which account for two-fifth of overall refined fuel sales in India, fell by 13% to 4.85 million tonnes in July from the previous month, and by about 21% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

State companies, IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum, own about 90% of India's retail fuel outlets.

Falling local sales and subdued refining margins have forced refiners to curtail crude processing. IOC, the country's top refiner, doesn't see fuel sales recovering to pre-COVID-19 level in the near future.

Local fuel demand had gathered pace from May when India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, partly eased lockdown to bolster its sagging economy.

But a spike in domestic coronavirus infections has led to renewed imposition of lockdowns and addition of containment zones in several states.

Also, floods caused by rains have displaced and affected millions of people in some states and hit industrial and construction activity in the country.

Petrol sales by state companies fell by 1% to 2.03 million tonnes in July from June, and by about 11.5% from a year earlier, the data showed.

State retailers sold 10% more liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in July from June at about 2.275 million tonnes and posted a growth of 3.5% from a year ago.

Jet fuel sales in July rose 4% from June to about 218,000, but fell 65% from a year ago as curbs on air travel continued.