據天然氣加工網站7月27日報道，韓國S-Oil表示，由于全球經濟活動和流動性增加，運輸燃料需求旺盛，預計公司煉油利潤率將在第三季度反彈。

　　S-Oil是韓國第三大煉油商，其主要股東是沙特國有石油公司沙特阿美。

　　S-Oil周二宣布，二季度營業利潤為5710億韓元(合4.96億美元)。

　　二季度煉油業務的營業利潤為1525億韓元，銷售額為4.85萬億韓元。

　　由此利潤率為3.1%，低于第一季度的9%，但高于上年同期的負13.8%。

　　該公司表示，4月至6月期間，其位于蔚山的日產66.9萬桶煉廠的原油蒸餾裝置平均產能為98.8%，高于一季度的94.4%。日前S-Oil的股價早盤上漲3.1%，而大盤上漲0.8%。

　　(1美元= 1150.1800韓元)

　　曹海斌 編譯自 天然氣加工網站

　　S-Oil expects Q3 refining margins to rebound on rising fuel demand

　　South Korea's S-Oil Corp said that refining margins are expected to rebound in the third quarter, driven by high demand for transport fuels because of an increase in global economic activities and mobility.

　　S-Oil is the country's third-largest oil refiner and its main shareholder is state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco.

　　S-Oil reported on Tuesday an operating profit of 571 billion won ($496 million) for the second quarter.

　　Operating income in the second quarter at its oil refining business was 152.5 billion won from revenue of 4.85 trillion won.

　　That resulted in a profit margin of 3.1%, down from 9% in the first quarter but higher than minus 13.8% in the same period a year ago.

　　The company said it operated the crude distillation units at its 669,000 barrels-per-day refinery in the southeastern city of Ulsan at 98.8% of capacity on average in the April-June period, up from 94.4% in the first quarter.

　　Shares of S-Oil were up 3.1% as of morning trade, while the wider market was trading 0.8% higher.

　　($1 = 1,150.1800 won)