據4月21日Neftegaz.RU.哥本哈根報道，歐佩克成員國及其盟友達成的每日減產970萬桶的協議，可能不足以抵消需求大幅下降帶來的缺口，而且肯定會對油輪航運市場產生嚴重的影響。

波羅的海國際航運公會（BIMCO）首席航運分析師彼得桑德（Peter Sand）表示：“2020年第一季度是過去10年里原油油輪利潤最高的季度之一，這有望為未來幾個月的挑戰提供流動性緩沖。一旦減產開始，盈利可能會慢慢陷入停滯。”

大型石油生產商監督市場并協調減產，在一定程度上有序地推進減產或者由個別公司推動的突然減產，這是無法預測的，但個別公司的突然性減產更有可能導致全球范圍內的混亂和大范圍的破產，這既不利于石油市場，也不利于油輪運輸市場。

英國咨詢公司Drewry認為，如果歐佩克+以外的石油產量沒有顯著下降，5月和6月的供應過剩規模將分別超過2000萬桶/天和900萬桶/天。在這種情況下，預計2020年第二季度初大約會有10- 13億桶的閑置陸上儲油能力將在5月底之前耗盡。進而將在本季度末推高對浮式存儲的需求，6月份的過剩原油將每天耗費4至5艘超大型油輪的儲能。

如果歐佩克+以外國家的石油產量下降約350萬桶/天，而韓國、印度、中國和美國等國的SPR增加約2億桶，可用的閑置陸上儲油能力將可能吸收市場上部分過剩供應。預計今年5月至6月，油輪市場的原油運費將較目前水平大幅下降。

此外，由于供應過剩將限制油價在第二季度的上漲，目前用于浮式存儲的55艘超大型油輪和24艘蘇伊士型油輪中的大部分郵輪，都不太可能在第三季度的石油需求和價格出現可能復蘇的跡象之前，恢復活躍的貿易。在這種情況下，原油油輪市場的運價將會飆升，因為浮式儲存的增加將進一步擠壓運力。

雖然浮式儲能的增加能夠將大量產能從市場中抽走，但這不足以抵消需求下滑和產能過剩的影響。BIMCO預計，2020年下半年市場或將發生翻天覆地的變化。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Neftegaz.RU.

原文如下：

OPEC+ production cuts have dire implications for oil tankers

The agreement of the members of OPEC and its allies to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels of crude per day is not believed to be enough to offset the massive demand drop and will certainly have dire implications for the oil tanker shipping market.

“The 1st quarter of 2020 has been one of the most profitable quarters in the past decade for crude oil tankers, which will hopefully provide a liquidity buffer for the challenging months that lie ahead. Once the production cuts set in, the profitable journey is likely to grind to a halt,” says BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand.

“The real choice is between a somewhat orderly process of production cuts where the large oil producers monitor the markets and coordinate output reductions or – alternatively – an unpredictable process of abrupt cuts driven by individual companies that can no longer afford to produce at prevailing prices. The latter process will more likely lead to chaos and widespread bankruptcies across the globe that will benefit neither the oil nor the tanker markets,” Poten said.

UK-based consultancy Drewry believes that if oil production outside OPEC+ fails to observe a significant decline in production, the market will be in surplus by more than 20 mbpd in May and 9 mbpd in June, despite the production cut by OPEC+.

In such a scenario estimated spare onshore storage capacity of about 1-1.3 billion barrels at the beginning of 2Q20 will be exhausted by the end of May. This, in turn, will inflate the demand for floating storage towards the end of the quarter and surplus oil will absorb about 4-5 VLCCs per day in June.

If oil production in countries outside OPEC+ declines by about 3.5 mbpd and countries such as South Korea, India, China and the US increase SPR by around 200 million barrels, the available spare onshore storage capacity will probably manage to absorb excess supply from the market. If this proves to be the case. Drewry expects freight rates in the crude tanker market to drop significantly in May-June from current levels.

Additionally, as oversupply will cap any surge in oil prices in 2Q20, most of the 55 VLCCs and 24 Suezmaxes currently locked in floating storage are unlikely to return to active trade before any possible recovery in oil demand and prices in 3Q20. In such circumstances freight rates in the crude tanker market will hit the roof, as a rise in floating storage will squeeze tonnage supply even further.

While the uptick of floating storage takes a substantial chunk of capacity out of the market, providing some silver living, it will not be enough to offset the sliding demand and overcapacity. according to BIMCO. Therefore, it is expected that the 2nd half of 2020 will face a radically different reality than the 1st half of the year.?