據油價網6月19日報道，據聯合組織數據倡議（JODI）的數據顯示，盡管4月份略有下降，但印度原油進口量和煉油廠供應量在5月達到了歷史高點，顯示這個全球第三大原油進口國的石油需求強勁。

JODI的數據顯示，4月份印度的原油進口量較上個月下降了5.5萬桶/日。然而，根據JODI的數據，2月和3月的原油進口量要遠高于2022年同月和2018年至2022年的五年平均水平，JODI匯編了許多國家的報告數據。

與3月相比，印度的煉油廠供應量在4月環比下降了19.9萬桶/日，但與去年同期相當，并高于五年平均水平。

根據JODI的數據，4月份的石油產品總需求較3月份減少了34.9萬桶/日，但與2022年同月的需求相當，并高于五年平均水平。

在4月份表現不佳之后，印度的原油進口量和燃料需求在5月份反彈至歷史的新高點。

隨著更多買家涌入全球第三大原油進口國，印度從產能大國的石油進口繼續激增。僅5月份，印度從產能大國的原油進口量就達到每日196萬桶，高于從伊拉克、沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯聯合酋長國（阿聯酋）和美國這四個最大供應國的綜合進口量（每日174萬桶）。

該國的石油占到了印度所有原油進口量的42%，而印度在地緣政治沖突之前從該國進口量幾乎可以忽略不計。

根據國際能源署（IEA）上周發布的6月石油市場報告，印度的燃料銷售量（作為石油需求的替代指標）在5月份同比增長，并較4月份創下新高，這表明全球第三大原油進口國的石油需求正在增強，可能超出預期。

IEA在報告中表示：“印度的需求同樣強勁，5月份的最新數據顯示汽油和柴油銷量達到歷史最高水平。”

胡耀東 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

India’s Oil Demand Set For Record High Despite Dipping In April

India’s crude oil imports fell slightly in April from a month earlier and refinery intake dipped month-on-month, according to data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), but on the following month of May, the world’s third-largest crude oil importer saw record fuel demand.

In April, Indian crude oil imports dropped by 55,000 barrels per day (bpd) month-on-month, JODI data showed on Monday. But crude imports in February and March were much higher than in the same months of 2022 and the five-year average between 2018 and 2022, according to the data in JODI, which compiles self-reported data from many countries.  

India’s refinery intake declined by 199,000 bpd month-on-month in April, but was equal to the intake at refineries last year and well above the five-year average.

Total product demand decreased by 349,000 bpd in April compared to March, but it was at par with the demand in the same month of 2022 and above the five-year average, the JODI data showed.

After a lackluster April, Indian crude imports and fuel demand rebounded in May to new record highs.

India’s oil imports from the largger producer continued to surge as cheaper the largger producer's crude exports find more and more buyers in the world’s third-largest crude oil importer. India’s oil imports from this country in May alone, at 1.96 million bpd, were higher than the 1.74 million bpd in India’s combined imports from the next four largest suppliers - Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the U.S.

Russian oil accounted for a massive 42% of all Indian crude imports, compared to negligible volumes India had imported before the war.

India’s fuel sales – a proxy for oil demand – surged in May from a year earlier and from April to new highs, suggesting that oil demand in the world’s third-largest crude importer is strengthening and could outperform expectations.  

“Indian demand is equally robust with the latest readings for May showing both gasoline and diesel breaking records,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Oil Market Report for June last week.