-- 据彭博社周二报道，沙特阿美公司已将其位于朱艾迈（Juaymah）的关键液化石油气出口码头的液化石油气运输暂停期限延长至5月底。 报道指出，据知情人士透露，这家国有能源巨头近日通知国际买家，此前因管道基础设施故障而暂停的丙烷和丁烷的交付将继续暂停一个月。 此次中断源于2月23日发生的一起事故，当时连接码头装卸泊位的输气管道部分栈桥坍塌。 该公司尚未回复的置评请求。 尽管沙特阿美最初将此次事故描述为结构性故障，并未报告泄漏或人员伤亡，但长时间的停运加剧了全球能源市场的担忧。 朱艾迈码头是全球第七大液化石油气出口枢纽，通常每月向印度、中国、日本和韩国的主要工业买家输送平均45万吨液化石油气。 由于朱艾玛炼油厂2025年约60%的出口原本计划销往印度，沙特供应的持续中断迫使亚洲炼油商转向美国西海岸和西非寻求成本更高的替代来源。 （市场动态新闻来源于与全球市场专业人士的对话。这些信息据信来自可靠渠道，但可能包含传闻和推测。准确性无法保证。）
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