印度计划增加战略石油储备

据3月17日印度时报报道，两位消息人士透露，在沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋石油低价之际，印度计划增加其战略石油储备(SPR)。

当前形势下，全球油价下跌了40%左右。欧佩克主要产油国沙特阿拉伯和阿布扎比已表示，它们将在降价的同时增加产量，让消费者们有机会以折扣价填补石油。

一位不愿透露姓名的官员表示：“对我们来说，现在是敲定交易和填补战略石油储备的合适时机……”

另一位消息人士称，印度石油部已通知财政部，要求释放约480--500亿卢比(6.737亿美元)，订购大批石油，并由8-9艘大型油轮运送，以填补库存。

邹勤 摘译自 印度时报

原文如下：

India plans to top up strategic tanks with cheap Saudi, UAE oil: Sources

India plans to take advantage of low prices for oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to top up its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), two sources familiar with the matter said>Global oil prices have fallen around 40% in March as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has destroyed demand, while supplies are growing following Moscow's refusal to back deeper output cuts at a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its OPEC+ allies.

Leading OPEC producers Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi have said they will increase output while cutting prices, giving big consumers the chance to fill up at discounted prices.

"It is an opportune time for us and for them (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Saudi Aramco) to finalise the deals and fill the SPRs.... ”

A second source, who also requested anonymity, said the oil ministry has written to the finance ministry to release about 48-to-50 billion rupees ($673.7 million) to buy oil in 8-9 very large crude carriers for filling the storage.