據(jù)彭博社9月17日?qǐng)?bào)道，自3月底印度實(shí)施世界上最嚴(yán)格的出行限制以來(lái)，印度汽油銷(xiāo)量首次出現(xiàn)增長(zhǎng)，這對(duì)能源需求復(fù)蘇陷入停滯的全球石油市場(chǎng)來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)積極跡象。

據(jù)知情的官員提供的初步數(shù)據(jù)顯示，9月上半月，印度三大燃油零售商的銷(xiāo)售額增長(zhǎng)2.2%，為六個(gè)月來(lái)首次同比增長(zhǎng)。

作為世界第三大石油進(jìn)口國(guó)，印度汽油銷(xiāo)量的上升對(duì)全球市場(chǎng)來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)可喜的進(jìn)展。全球市場(chǎng)一直在被迫推遲對(duì)能源需求何時(shí)可能恢復(fù)到病毒爆發(fā)前水平的預(yù)期。不過(guò)，印度使用最廣泛的石油產(chǎn)品柴油的銷(xiāo)量仍較上年同期下降了約6%。

托克表示，疲弱的需求將導(dǎo)致石油再度出現(xiàn)過(guò)剩。隨著對(duì)病毒限制的放松，人們重返工作，使用私人車(chē)輛的情況越來(lái)越多。為避免疫情傳染擴(kuò)大，政府倡議更多地使用私人車(chē)輛，這反映在以汽油為主要燃料的汽車(chē)和兩輪車(chē)的銷(xiāo)量上升上。印度8月份汽車(chē)銷(xiāo)量同比增長(zhǎng)14%，而兩輪車(chē)銷(xiāo)量同比增長(zhǎng)3%。

印度石油公司(Indian Oil Corp.)董事長(zhǎng)維迪亞(Shrikant Madhav Vaidya)表示，有跡象顯示需求正在復(fù)蘇，但疫情的影響可能會(huì)持續(xù)下去，到今年年底月度消費(fèi)量可能會(huì)小幅回到病毒爆發(fā)前的水平。

印度汽油銷(xiāo)售環(huán)比增長(zhǎng)7.1%，柴油銷(xiāo)售增長(zhǎng)19%。印度石油公司(Indian Oil)、巴拉特石油公司(Bharat Petroleum Corp.)和印度斯坦石油公司(Hindustan Petroleum Corp.)的燃油銷(xiāo)售量占印度燃油總銷(xiāo)量的90%以上。

王佳晶 摘譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

Indian Gasoline Sales Revive in Positive Sign for Oil Demand

Indian gasoline sales rose for the first time since the nation imposed one of the world’s strictest virus lockdowns in late March, a positive sign for global oil markets amid a stalling energy demand recovery.

Sales at India’s three biggest fuel retailers climbed 2.2% in the first half of September, the first year-on-year increase in six months, according to preliminary data from officials with direct knowledge of the matter.

The uptick in gasoline sales in the world’s third-largest oil importer is a welcome development for a global market that’s been forced to push back expectations for when energy demand might get back to pre-virus levels. Indian sales of diesel, the most widely used petroleum product in the country, are still down around 6% from a year earlier, however.

Trafigura Says Weak Demand Pushing Oil Back Into Surplus

An easing of virus restrictions is leading to increased use of personal vehicles as people return to their offices, the officials said, asking not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak to media. India has now relaxed most of its stay-at-home restrictions, despite a continued rise in infections, after the economy contracted by almost a quarter in the three months through June.

Greater use of personal vehicles to avoid the risk of getting infected on public transport has been reflected in rising sales of cars and two-wheelers, which mainly run on gasoline. Car sales in India rose 14% in August from a year earlier, while two-wheeler sales increased by 3%.

Indian Oil Corp. Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said this week there are signs of a demand recovery, but the pandemic’s impact could linger and monthly consumption may edge back to pre-virus levels by the end of the year.

Gasoline sales rose 7.1% on a month-on-month basis, while diesel sales jumped 19%. Spokespeople at the three retailers -- Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. -- that account for more than 90% of fuel sales couldn’t immediately comment on the provisional data.