據油價網5月16日報道，今年3月，世界最大原油出口國沙特阿拉伯的原油出口較2月略有下降，這是自2020年4月以來的最高水平。

聯合組織數據倡議（JODI）周一顯示，2022年3月沙特的原油出口量平均為723.5萬桶/日，低于2月的730.7萬桶/日，這是自2020年4月以來沙特原油出口量首次超過700萬桶/日。

盡管3月份原油出貨量下降，但沙特阿拉伯的出口量仍保持在700萬桶/日以上，因為該國正在根據歐佩克+協議解除減產。

匯總各國自行報告數據的JODI上月數據顯示，沙特2月份原油出口升至自2020年4月與歐佩克+盟友進行長達一個月的價格戰以來的最高水平。當時，由于各國為應對疫情而采取封鎖措施，沙特未能就全球石油需求驟降的應對措施達成初步協議，導致石油市場充斥著大量石油。

根據歐佩克+協議，沙特阿拉伯每月將其原油產量提高超過10萬桶/日，該協議的所有成員國總共增加了40萬桶/日。在2022年2月之前的幾個月里，沙特阿拉伯每個月都在小幅提高原油出口量。但1月至2月的增幅超過30萬桶/日，表明沙特從其他地方進口的原油遠遠超過其月度原油產量增幅。國際原油價格高企和需求回升也可能是沙特2月份原油出口增加的原因。

3月底，引發對第二季度需求和今年全球石油總需求的擔憂。

根據JODI數據，沙特3月原油產量增加7.5萬桶至1030萬桶/日。這與沙特3月份向歐佩克自我報告的數字相同，但歐佩克的二次來源顯示，3月份沙特原油日產量增加5.4萬桶，至1026.2萬桶。

黎泱 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Saudi Oil Exports Dropped in March From Two-Year High In February

Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia fell slightly in March from February, when the world’s top crude exporter shipped the highest level of crude since April 2020.

The Kingdom’s crude oil exports averaged 7.235 million barrels per day (bpd) in March 2022, down from 7.307 million bpd in February, which was the first time since April 2020 that the Saudis had exported more than 7 million bpd of crude, data from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday.

Despite the decline in crude shipments in March, Saudi Arabia’s exports still held above the 7 million bpd mark as the Kingdom is unwinding the production cuts per the OPEC+ agreement.

Data from JODI, which compiles self-reported data from the countries, showed last month that Saudi crude exports rose in February to the highest level since the April 2020 month-long price war with OPEC+ ally. Back then, the Saudis flooded the market with oil after failing to initially agree on a response to the plunge in global oil demand as countries imposed lockdowns to fight COVID.

Saudi Arabia has been raising its crude oil production by over 100,000 bpd each month under the OPEC+ deal for a total of 400,000-bpd increase from all members of the pact. In the months leading to February 2022, Saudi Arabia had been raising slightly its crude exports each month. But the increase between January and February was more than 300,000 bpd, suggesting that the Kingdom drew more crude from elsewhere to export much more than its monthly increase in crude production. The high international crude oil prices and recovering demand probably also played a role in the higher Saudi crude exports in February.

At the end of March, it is leading to concerns about demand in the second quarter and total global oil demand for this year.

Saudi crude oil production increased by 75,000 in March to 10.3 million bpd, per JODI data. That’s the same figure the Saudis self-reported to OPEC for March, although the cartel’s secondary sources pegged Saudi crude production as rising by 54,000 bpd to 10.262 million bpd in March.