石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯5月8日报道称，马拉松石油公司首席执行官加里海明格在周三公布的第一季度结果电话会议上表示，受长期低重质原油产量预期的推动，该公司取消了路易斯安那州加里维尔炼油厂新的第三炼焦厂的建设。
海明格表示，马拉松计划在该厂现有9.45万桶/天炼焦产能的基础上再增加第三个5万桶/天炼焦产能，但由于 “我们对重质原油价差的长期预测”而取消了该项目，。
“地缘政治事件导致重质原油产量下降，”他补充说。
海明格表示：“此外，由于美国页岩的持续增长，正在生产更多的轻质原油。”
不断变化的市场动态已经改变了项目的投资回报率，使其“不再超过我们通常用于炼油项目的20％的门槛，”海明格说。
“我们对全球一些政策的变化感到担忧，”他补充说。“因此，中东石油生产商只能作为摇摆不定的生产商，为这个市场带来沉重的负担。
徐蕾 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Marathon Petroleum cancels Garyville coker project on bullish long-term heavy crude differentials
Marathon Petroleum canceled the construction of a new, third coker at its Garyville, Louisiana, refinery, driven by its long-term outlook for lower heavy crude production, CEO Gary Heminger said on Wednesday's first quarter results call.
Marathon had planned to add a third 50,000 b/d coker to the 94,500 b/d coking capacity already at the plant but canceled the project based on "our long-term outlook for heavy crude differentials," Heminger said.
"Geopolitical events have caused lower production of heavy crude," he added.
"In addition, more light crude is being produced as a result of continued US shale growth," Heminger said.
Changing market dynamics has shifted project return on investment so that it "no longer exceeds the 20% hurdle we typically use for refining projects," Heminger said.
"Our concerns over some policy changes around the world, that was a big supplier of heavy crude," he added. "And, therefore, it kind of leaves the Middle East producers as the swing producers to bring heavy into this market.
