石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯新加坡3月21日消息 业内消息人士称，4月印尼石油公司将进口约1000 - 1100万桶汽油，低于3月预估的1200万桶进口量。
然而，市场参与者表示他们仍持乐观态度，即亚洲最大的汽油买家的需求将继续支撑亚洲市场，帮助支撑近期的复苏直至第二季度。
新加坡一位交易商表示:“印尼4月份即将举行大选，这将有助于提振3月份的现货需求，”并补充表示：“下个月(5月)正好是斋月，印尼和马来西亚等国往往会在斋月购买更多。因此，印尼石油4月的进口量尽管可能略低于3月份，但仍将被认为是正常的。
周三亚洲收盘时新加坡离岸价（FOB）92 RON汽油价格触及近月ICE布伦特原油期货价格接近6个月高位7美元/桶。普氏数据显示，去年10月3日的最后价格为7.02美元/桶。
截至目前，3月汽油平均价格为5.06美元/桶，较2月的负9美分/桶和1月的负67美分/桶有所回升。
去年5月中旬至6月中旬，印尼的汽油进口在斋月前出现季节性上升。印尼统计局数据显示，2018年4月，进口同比增长8.9%至887万桶；2018年5月，进口同比增长23.2%至1093万桶。
然而，到目前为止印尼石油公司在2019年4月的现货市场中一直缺席，原因在于其需求主要由定期招标所覆盖。
吴慧丹 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Indonesian Pertamina's Apr gasoline imports seen lower at 10-11 mil barrels
Indonesia's Pertamina is expected to import around 10 million-11 million barrels of gasoline in April, down from estimated imports of 12 million barrels in March, industry sources said this week.
However market participants said they remained optimistic that demand from the region's largest gasoline buyer would keep the Asian market supported, helping to sustain the recent recovery through the second quarter.
"Indonesia's coming elections in April have helped boost spot demand in March," a trader in Singapore said."The following month [May] coincides with Ramadan, which is when countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia tend to buy more. Therefore, Pertamina's import volume [in April], though likely to be slightly down from March, will still be considered healthy," the trader added.
The FOB Singapore 92 RON gasoline crack against front-month ICE Brent crude oil futures was assessed at a near 6-month high at $7/b at the Asian close Wednesday. It was last higher October 3 last year at $7.02/b, S&P Global Platts data showed.
Gasoline cracks have averaged $5.06/b to date in March, rallying from minus 9 cents/b in February and minus 67/b cents in January.
Indonesia's gasoline imports saw a seasonal uptick prior to Ramadan last year, when it was observed over mid-May to mid-June. imports rose 8.9% month on month to 8.87 million barrels in April 2018 and rose 23.2% on month to 10.93 million barrels in May 2018, Statistics Indonesia data showed.
However, Pertamina has been absent from the spot market for April 2019 to date, with its demand largely covered by term tenders.
