中國石化新聞網(wǎng)訊 據(jù)美國彭博新聞社4月19日加拉加斯報道，嚴重依賴美國原油來經(jīng)營其位于庫拉索島上的煉油廠的委內(nèi)瑞拉國家石油公司（委國油/PDVSA）日前取消了4月份和5月份進口美國原油的計劃，這是因為賣方要求在交貨前付款。

據(jù)知情人士透露，價格是正確的，但雙方不能在支付條件上達成一致。委國油通常會在原油貨物交付以后付款或用石油產(chǎn)品和原油支付。委國油曾計劃為庫拉索島上的伊斯拉煉油廠購買350萬桶西德克薩斯中質(zhì)原油和Domestic低硫混合原油。

知情人士說，由于委國油因故障和缺乏維護時下正在努力提高原油加工水平以及委內(nèi)瑞拉3月份原油產(chǎn)量同比下降了三分之一，供應(yīng)商越來越要求用現(xiàn)金提前支付。

由于委內(nèi)瑞拉原油產(chǎn)量因缺乏投資、3位數(shù)通貨膨脹以及人道主義危機大幅下降，以前加工委內(nèi)瑞拉輕質(zhì)原油的伊斯拉煉油廠轉(zhuǎn)向進口供應(yīng)品。根據(jù)美國能源信息署和彭博新聞社匯編的數(shù)據(jù)，去年，伊斯拉煉油廠進口的所有原油來自美國，平均日進口1.5萬桶。

李峻 編譯自 美國彭博新聞社

原文如下：

PDVSA Cancels Plans to import US Crude Oil Amid Cash Crunch

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, which relies heavily on U.S. oil to run its refinery in the island of Curacao, canceled plans to import American grades in April and May as sellers demanded payment ahead of delivery.

The price was right, but parties couldn't agree on the payment conditions, according to people familiar with the situation. PDVSA typically offers to pay after cargo delivery or makes the payment with oil products and crude. PDVSA was planning to buy 3.5 million barrels of West Texas Intermediate and Domestic Sweet Blend for its Isla refinery in Curacao.

As PDVSA refineries are struggling to raise oil-processing due to breakdowns and lack of maintenance, and the country's oil production fell by a third from a year earlier in March, suppliers are increasingly demanding payment upfront and in cash, the people said.

The Isla refinery, which used to process Venezuelan light oils, switched to imported supplies as production in Venezuela slumped amid lack of investments, triple-digit inflation and a humanitarian crisis. In 2017, all of Isla's imported oil came from the U.S., or 15,000 barrels daily, according to the Energy Information Administration and data compiled by Bloomberg.