據7月14日Neftegaz.RU.利雅得報道，石油價格分析(Oilprice analysis)的業內消息人士向路透社表示，沙特阿拉伯將把8月份的原油出口量維持在7月份的水平，盡管歐佩克+預計將在下月緩和創紀錄的減產幅度。

歐佩克創紀錄的每日減產970萬桶的減產規模一度延長了一個月至7月底，但到8月1日，減產總規模將放緩至每日770萬桶。目前，沒有跡象表明，該組織愿意討論再次延長創紀錄規模減產的意向。

本月初，俄羅斯能源部長亞歷山大?諾瓦克(Alexander Novak)表示，歐佩克+不會討論或計劃修改減產協議，這應會導致石油生產國在8月份減少減產量。

據路透社消息，盡管歐佩克組織的最大產油國、世界最大石油出口國沙特阿拉伯緩和了減產，但并不打算增加原油出口量。該消息人士對路透表示，增產的石油將用于國內發電，沙特在夏季會消耗更多石油。

根據彭博社收集的油輪跟蹤數據顯示，沙特阿拉伯6月份的原油出口量從5月份的620萬桶下降到570萬桶/天。這是自2017年彭博社開始跟蹤沙特原油出口量以來的最低水平。

據報道，沙特還試圖收緊亞洲的中質原油和重質原油市場。了解沙特阿美計劃的消息人士7月13日對路透社表示，沙特阿美已將重點放在削減阿拉伯中質和阿拉伯重質原油的供應上，亞洲至少有6家買家接到通知，他們將收到較少數量的重質原油，并可選擇用輕質原油替代損失的重質油桶。

熟悉內情的消息人士上周對路透表示，盡管沙特石油巨頭8月出口計劃將較7月持平，但阿布扎比國家石油公司(ADNOC)計劃下月將日出口量增加30萬桶。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Neftegaz.RU.

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia has no plans to increase oil exports just yet

Saudi Arabia is set to keep its crude oil exports in August at the levels from July, although the OPEC+ group is expected to ease the record production cuts as of next month, sources in the industry told Reuters, Oilprice analysed..

The record 9.7-million-bpd OPEC+ cuts – which were extended once for a month until the end of July – are now set to ease to a total cut of 7.7 million bpd as of August 1. Currently, there are no indications that the coalition of oil producers would be willing to even discuss another extension of the record level of production cuts.

At the beginning of this month, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that OPEC+ was not discussing or planning changes to its production cut agreement, which should see the oil producers ease the cuts in August.

Despite the eased cuts, OPEC’s top producer and the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, does not intend to boost its crude oil exports, according to Reuters’ sources. The increased production will go to domestic power generation, for which Saudi Arabia burns more oil during the summer months, the sources told Reuters.

In June, Saudi Arabia’s observed crude oil exports dropped to 5.7 million bpd, down from 6.2 million bpd in May, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. This was the lowest level of Saudi crude oil exports since Bloomberg began tracking the flows in 2017.

The Kingdom is also reportedly trying to tighten the medium and heavy crude market in Asia. Saudi Aramco has focused on cutting supply for its Arab Medium and Arab Heavy grades, with at least six buyers in Asia notified they would receive lower volumes of heavier grades with the option to substitute the missing heavy barrels with lighter grades, sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on July 13.

While the Saudi oil giant is said to be keeping exports flat in August, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is reportedly planning to boost its exports next month by 300,000 bpd, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last week.