石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯新德里3月11日消息 印度政府发表声明称，印度已敦促沙特阿拉伯在保持油价合理水平方面发挥积极作用，并要求沙特确保向印度稳定供应原油和LPG。
沙特能源部长Khalid al-Falih上周末在新德里与印度石油部长Dharmendra Pradan举行了会谈。Pradan在会上提到，“沙特阿拉伯是世界上主要的原油生产国，在维持全球石油市场平衡方面发挥着卓越的作用。为此对全球原油价格上涨趋势表示担忧。”
印度计划中最大的下游项目之一是Ratnagiri炼油厂，这是位于西海岸的大型炼油厂和石化厂，计划产能为6000万吨/年(120万桶/天)。
该项目由印度国有炼油企业印度石油公司、印度斯坦石油公司和巴拉特石油公司联合建造。沙特阿美公司和ADNOC已签署初步协议，共同持有该项目的股份。
印度政府声明表示， Pradan和Falih同意加快印度西海岸的项目工作。该项目预计耗资440亿美元，有望成为世界上最大的新建炼油厂。
该声明称，2017年至2018年(4月至3月)，印度从沙特阿拉伯进口原油3680万吨(73.9万桶/天)，占印度进口总量的16.7%。
在2月访问期间，Falih曾表示，沙特正寻求加强与印度的石油关系。印度已成为沙特在海外的“头号投资重点”。沙特石油公司首席执行官Amin Nasser表示，该公司正在印度石油业寻找更多机会，预计未来几年印度的需求增长将保持强劲。
沙特承诺向印度投资1000亿美元，其中大部分资金将投向基础设施和能源领域，包括炼油和石化等下游领域。
吴慧丹 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
India urges Saudi Arabia to ensure steady crude, LPG supplies despite output cuts
India has urged Saudi Arabia to play an active role in keeping oil prices at a reasonable level, and has also asked the kingdom to ensure steady supplies of crude oil and LPG to the country, an Indian government statement said.
The statement was issued after Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih held a meeting with Indian petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradan in New Delhi over the weekend.
"During the meeting, Pradhan referred to Saudi Arabia's pre-eminent role as a leading producer of crude oil in the world, and in maintaining global oil market balance. He raised concerns about the increasing trend in global crude oil prices."
One of the biggest downstream projects planned in India is the Ratnagiri refinery, a mega refinery and petrochemicals complex on the western coast, with a planned capacity of 60 million mt/year (1.2 million b/d).
It is being jointly built by state-run refiners Indian Oil Corp., Hindustan Petroleum Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Saudi Aramco and ADNOC have signed an initial agreement to jointly take a stake in that project.
The Indian government statement said that Pradhan and Falih agreed to expedite work on the project in India's western coast. The project, estimated to cost $44 billion, is expected to be the largest greenfield refinery in the world.
In 2017-2018 (April-March), India's crude imports from Saudi Arabia was 36.8 million mt (739,000 b/d), accounting for 16.7% of the country's total imports, the statement said.
During the February visit, Falih had said that Saudi Arabia was looking to strengthen its oil ties with India, which had emerged as its "No. 1 priority for investment" outside the kingdom. Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, who said the company is looking for additional opportunities in India's oil sector where it expects demand growth to remain robust in the coming years.
The kingdom has pledged to invest $100 billion in India, with the bulk of funds going toward infrastructure and energy sectors, including downstream segments like refining and petrochemicals.
