-- 複数のメディア報道によると、中国の3月の原油輸出量は前年同月比2.8%減の4998万トン(日量約1177万バレル)となり、火曜日に発表された中国税関のデータに基づくとみられる。 ブルームバーグの報道によると、中国の3月の原油輸入量は2月を上回った。中国が原油備蓄を積み増し続けているため、今年の輸入量は前年同期比で8.9%増加している。 ロイター通信によると、中国の先月のガス輸入量(パイプラインガスと液化天然ガスを含む)は前年同月比で約10.7%減の818万トンとなり、2022年10月以来の低水準となった。 一方、ディーゼル油、ガソリン、航空燃料、船舶燃料を含む中国の精製石油製品輸出量は、国内供給確保のため政府が先月実施した精製燃料輸出禁止措置の影響で、3月は前年同月比12.2%減の460万トンとなった。 ロイター通信はアナリストの見解を引用し、原油供給の逼迫を受け、中国の4月の原油輸入量は平均需要量に比べて日量約200万バレル減少する可能性があると報じた。 また、3月の輸入量は、中東からの原油が1月と2月に積み込まれたため、ホルムズ海峡からの原油輸送が通常通りだったことから、現在進行中のエネルギー供給危機の影響をほとんど受けていないと付け加えた。 中国のコンサルティング会社オイルケムのデータによると、中国の製油所の3月の稼働率は68.79%で、前年同月比0.9ポイント減、2月比4.47ポイント減となった。 中国国家エネルギー局は、からのコメント要請にすぐには応じなかった。中国税関総署にも連絡が取れなかった。
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