国际油轮运输市场:呈倒N型走势

International Tanker Market Overview:Show an Inverted N-shaped Trend

5月,油轮市场呈倒N型走势。原油轮市场,月初OPEC继续减产,美欧相继加息引发经济衰退与能源需求下降担忧,运价承压下行。月中,中国“五一”假期旅客出行量激增,带动经济复苏和能源需求回升,运价止跌反弹。月末,亚洲炼厂进入维护期后开工率下降,炼油利润疲软进一步打击了原油进口热情,运价再度回落。今年4月,欧佩克原油产量2860万桶/日,环比下降0.7%,同比下降0.3%;中国原油进口量4241万吨,环比下降18.9%。1至4月,中国原油进口量1.79亿吨,同比上升4.6%。成品油轮市场,两大洋区走势分化。太平洋区后半月受亚洲炼厂检修影响,运价先扬后抑;大西洋区后半月迎来出游旺季,运价先抑后扬。

In May,the oil tanker market showed an inverted N-shaped trend.As for the crude sector,at the beginning of May,OPEC continued with production reduction while the successive interest rate hikes in the U.S.and Europe caused concerns about economic recession and declining energy demand,dragging down freight rates.In mid-May,the number of passenger trips during the May Day holiday in China surged,boosting economic recovery and a rebound in energy demand.Freight rates stopped falling and started to rebound.