-- 根據多家媒體週三引述產業數據報道,截至4月11日當週,日本煉油廠開工率仍遠低於戰前水平,僅為設計產能的67.8%。受此影響,中東原油供應持續緊張,而美伊衝突仍在持續。 據報道,最新開工率與前一周的67.7%基本持平,但遠低於戰前超過80%的水平。 路透社指出,儘管日本政府努力釋放戰略石油儲備並確保替代原油供應,但由於煉油廠主要處理中東中硫原油,日本煉油廠在提高開工率方面仍將面臨挑戰。 日本超過90%的原油進口來自中東。 出光興產告訴路透社,該公司正在探索從其他地區採購原油的可能性,但加工非中東原油有設備限制。 據報道,太陽石油公司表示,它可以混合超過50%的非中東原油,例如來自北美、東南亞和大洋洲的原油。已聯繫其他日本煉油商Eneos和Cosmo Energy,以了解它們原油來源多元化的能力。 同時,據路透社報道,由於供應短缺,依賴石腦油作為產品原料的日本企業已調整生產和交付計劃,部分企業甚至取消了訂單。 東陶株式會社、旭化成株式會社和關西塗料等公司都受到供應鏈中斷的影響。 儘管日本政府保證未來四個月的石腦油供應充足,但這些擔憂仍然存在。 日本經濟產業省尚未回覆的置評請求。
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