據油價網12月10日消息：路透社援引熟悉沙特動向的未具名消息人士的話稱，沙特阿拉伯將向亞洲多數買家提供合同規定的全部石油供應量。

這將是沙特連續第四個月全量供應，這表明原油供應暫時充足。

此前，沙特阿拉伯有時會通知買家，它將無法供應全部合同量，這影響了國際油價，因為這意味著供應可能過于緊張，無法實現全面出口。

然而，今年10月，沙特表示，它準備向亞洲的某些買家提供額外的數量，同時履行與其余買家的全部合同義務。

就在新冠病毒變種的消息傳出幾天后，沙特提高了石油的官方售價，這立即對國際基準石油價格造成了壓力。這種信心的信號可能有助于穩定價格。對亞洲買家來說，旗艦阿拉伯輕質原油價格上漲0.60美元，使其相對于迪拜/阿曼的價差升水至每桶3.30美元。美國買家的提價區間為每桶0.40至0.60美元。

有趣的是，盡管歐佩克在最近的一次會議上決定繼續增加40萬桶/天的成員國總產量，但價格還是出現了上漲。這表明沙特要么對近期的原油需求非常有信心，要么試圖通過表現出這種信心來穩定價格。

與此同時，彭博社本周早些時候報道稱，亞洲買家對沙特石油的興趣不大，沒有人要求1月份增加石油產量。交易員表示，在沙特阿拉伯的一些歐佩克成員國宣布他們自己的1月份官方售價后，現貨市場也將很快活躍起來。

馮娟 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia Will Supply Full Volumes To Asia

Saudi Arabia will supply full contracted oil volumes to most of its buyers in Asia, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the Kingdom’s moves.

This will be the fourth month in a row during which Saudi Arabia has supplied full volumes, which suggests that crude oil supply is sufficient for the time being.

Previously, Saudi Arabia has on occasion notified buyers it would not be able to supply full contractual volumes, which has affected international oil prices because of the implication supply might be too tight for full exports.

Yet in October, the Kingdom said it was ready to supply additional volumes to certain buyers in Asia, all while fulfilling its full contractual obligation with the rest of them.

The Kingdom raised its official selling prices for oil just days after the news broke there was a new coronavirus variant out there, which immediately weighed on international benchmarks. This signal of confidence may have served to help stabilize prices. The hike for the flagship Arab Light was $0.60 for Asian buyers, which brought its premium to the Dubai/Oman spread to $3.30 per barrel. The price raise for U.S. buyers was between $0.40 and $0.60 per barrel across grades.

The price hikes interestingly came despite a decision at the latest OPEC+ meeting to keep adding 400,000 bpd to members’ combined production despite the Omicron scare. This suggests that Saudi Arabia is either very confident about demand for crude oil in the near future, or it is trying to stabilize prices by displaying this confidence.

Bloomberg meanwhile reported earlier this week that Asian buyers’ appetite for Saudi oil was moderate, with no one asking for additional volumes for January. December orders were also for regular volumes without additional cargo requests. According to traders, the spot market will also liven up soon after some of Saudi Arabia’s fellow OPEC members announce their own official selling prices for January.