印度國有煉油商預計2018年利潤將保持強勁
中國石化新聞網訊 據路透社新德里/孟買2月22日消息，印度國有煉油商的高管們和分析師們表示，今年印度國有煉油商們的煉油利潤將表現強勁，因為在印度基礎設施開支創930億美元的歷史最高紀錄以及原油價格穩定背景下，成品油需求增速加快。
印度的汽車尤其摩托車的銷售量預計將快速增長。同時德里至孟買工業走廊的開發將驅動印度主要燃料產品柴油和汽油消費的增長。
印度2018年-2019年財政年度基礎設施規劃顯示將修建超過8萬公里的新高速公路以更好地把城市與農村地區連接起來。道路和其他建設活動需要瀝青和塑料管等石油基產品，同時這些材料需要用卡車和鐵路進行運輸，這也將刺激燃料的需求。
印度巴拉特石油公司（BPCL）煉油業務主管R. Ramachandran表示：“這些項目將對燃料需求產生影響，從而導致煉油利潤的強勁增長。”
根據BMI研究公司的一份報告顯示，2018年印度的年度燃料（主要是柴油和汽油）需求預計增長7.5%。據印度政府公布的數據顯示，去年印度的燃料需求增長了5.4%。
Ramachandran表示：“印度強勁的基本面和攀升的需求表明短期內，即至少六個月內，印度煉油商的煉油利潤仍將保持強勁。”
唐紹紅 摘譯自 路透社
原文如下：
Indian state oil refiners see strong margins for 2018
India state refiners expect their profit margins to hold their strength this year as demand growth accelerates for fuel products amid a record $93 billion spent on infrastructure and stable crude oil prices, company executives and analysts said.
India's sales of cars and especially motorbikes are forecast to rise rapidly, even as the development of a Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor drives consumption of the country's primary fuel products, diesel and gasoline.
The infrastructure programme for fiscal 2018/19 calls for more than 80,000 km (50,000 miles) in new highways to better connect rural areas with urban hubs. Roads and other construction require oil-based products such as tar and plastic piping, and fuel to move materials by truck and rail.
"They (these projects) will have a cascading effect on fuel demand," said R. Ramachandran, director of refineries at Bharat Petroleum, adding that this would be reflected directly in strong refining margins.
India's annual fuel demand, made up mainly of diesel and gasoline, is expected to grow 7.5 percent in 2018, according to a report by BMI Research, a unit of Fitch. That compares with 5.4 percent last year, according to government data.
"Strong fundamentals and rising demand in India indicate that refining margins will remain strong in the near term, for at least six months," Ramachandran said.
