石油设备网讯 据世界石油网4月22日休斯敦报道，美国能源信息署(EIA)公布的统计数据显示，美国炼油商正计划在第二季度对他们旗下的主要炼油厂进行大规模改造，这样本月美国原油总加工量将比年初减少8.5%。
初春和初冬通常是美国炼油厂维修的旺季。但美国炼油商计划在今年上半年进行比以往更多的升级改造，以避免秋冬季停产，因为它们正准备满足即将到来的低硫标准。
根据美国汽车协会(AAA)的统计数据，今年的维修计划和原油价格上涨已推动美国汽油价格上周升至每加仑2.83美元的全国平均水平，比年初上涨了26%。美国原油期货价格第一季度上涨了32%。
国际海事组织(IMO) 2020是一项在明年1月1日生效的船用柴油标准，旨在减少空气污染。炼油商一直在对炼油厂进行改造，以生产符合IMO 2020标准的船用燃料。
能源咨询公司IHS Markit高级助理苏珊•贝尔表示：“炼油商将把(冬季)业务的好转推进到2020年晚些时候，以利用从转型到IMO 2020的这一利润增长。”
李峻 编译自 世界石油
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US refiners planning major plant overhauls in second quarter
U.S. oil refiners are planning a heavy slate of plant overhauls in the second quarter, with total production this month off 8.5 percent compared with the start of the year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Early spring and winter traditionally are heavy periods for U.S. refinery maintenance. But refiners are planning more upgrades than usual in the first half of 2019 to avoid fall and winter shutdowns as they prepare to meet coming low-sulfur standards.
This year’s maintenance schedule and higher crude prices helped push U.S. gasoline prices to a national average of $2.83 a gallon last week, up 26 percent since the start of the year, according to data from the American Automobile Association. U.S. crude futures rose 32 percent in the first quarter.
International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 is a standard for maritime diesel that takes effect on Jan. 1 and is designed to reduce air pollution. Refiners have been revamping their plants to make IMO 2020 compliant fuel.
“They will push (winter) turnarounds later into 2020 to take advantage of that margin bump from the switch to IMO 2020,” said Susan Bell, a senior associate at energy consultancy IHS Markit.
