據道瓊斯3月15日消息，駐新加坡的一位石油交易商稱，當油價突破每桶40美元時，中國的地方煉油廠或將面臨不利局面，預計這些小型煉油廠在油價上漲之際的產能利用率將回落至30%-40%左右。他表示，中國政府將原油價格的地板價設定在每桶40美元，煉油利潤率一直保持強勁。然而他指出，除非政府重新調整地板價，否則一旦價格高于每桶40美元利潤率即會下降。該交易員預計，2016年原油價格將在每桶35-45美元之間波動。

原文如下：

Are Chinas Teapots Getting Cold?

[Dow Jones] Chinas independently-owned refineries will likely face headwinds when oil prices breach $40 a barrel, says a Singapore-based crude oil trader, expecting these smaller-scaled refineries, also known as teapots, to reduce their utilization rate back to around 30%-40% when prices improve. He says with the Chinese government essentially setting the price floor for petroleum products at $40, refining margins have been robust. However, unless the government re-adjusts the price floor, margins will go down when prices go above the $40 a barrel, he says. The trader expects crude prices to bob between $35-$45 a barrel throughout 2016.