據9月22日Oil Monster消息：印度政府周一公布的數據顯示，8月印度原油進口繼續下降，盡管增速有所放緩，但冠狀病毒病例持續激增，影響了人口流動性，并減緩經濟復蘇。

根據石油和天然氣部石油規劃和分析小組(PPAC)的數據，上月原油進口量較上年同期下降約23.4％，至1515萬噸，即每天358萬桶。

月度進口量較7月的1379萬噸(即326萬桶/天)增長9.9％。

作為全球第三大石油進口國和消費國，該國8月的燃料需求也出現下滑，創下4月份以來的最大單月降幅，并連續第六次同比下降。

成品油進口量同比增長1.5%，至325萬噸，但較7月的401萬噸下降18.77%。

8月，成品油出口同比下降13.5％，至459萬噸。該產量較7月的392萬噸增長17.1%。

數據顯示，柴油出口繼續占總出口的主要份額，為279萬噸，同比增長18.3%，是三個月來的首次增長。較上月增加35.6%。

咨詢公司Energy Aspects在一份報告中稱，"在印度，煉油廠可能會提高產量，因為需求有可能已經觸底（一旦膨脹的國內庫存被吸收，就有進一步向國外出口的風險）。"

由于新冠病毒病例增多，印度國內需求大幅下降，而出口較為穩定。

馮娟 摘譯自 Oil Monster

原文如下：

India's August Crude Imports Continue Slide as Economy Stalls

India’s crude oil imports declined in August, albeit at a slower pace, as soaring coronavirus cases continued to hit mobility and slowed economic recovery, government data showed on Monday.

Crude oil imports last month fell about 23.4% from a year earlier to 15.15 million tonnes, or 3.58 million barrels per day (bpd), data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed.

On a monthly basis, imports rose 9.9% from 13.79 million tonnes, or 3.26 bpd in July.

Fuel demand in the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer also slipped in August, posting its biggest monthly decline since April and a sixth consecutive year-on-year drop.

India’s coronavirus tally hit 5.49 million, with infections second only to U.S. with 6.79 million, a figure the country could overtake in the next few weeks at its current rate of increase.

Refined product imports edged up 1.5% to 3.25 million tonnes year-on-year, but slipped 18.77% from 4.01 million tonnes in July.

Exports of refined products were down 13.5% in August from a year ago to 4.59 million tonnes. However, it rose 17.1% from 3.92 million tonnes in July.

Diesel exports continued to hold a major share of the total exports at 2.79 million tonnes, up 18.3% year on year, rising for the first time in three months, the data showed. It rose 35.6% from the prior month.

“In India, refiners are likely to raise runs now that demand has probably bottomed out—at least once bloated domestic stocks have been absorbed—risking further exports out of the country,” consultancy Energy Aspects said in a note on Friday.

Significantly reduced domestic demand as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in India has resulted in steady exports from the country.