亚洲航空燃油精炼利润小幅上升

据天然气加工新闻网9月22日报道，亚洲航空燃油精炼利润率本周小幅上升，但贸易员仍担心，由于该地区定期航班运营数量减少，航空燃油市场在今年剩余时间内将继续低迷。

周二亚洲市场交易中，新加坡航空燃油的炼油利润率较迪拜原油每桶低41美分，而一天前为负88美分。据贸易消息人士称，一旦冬季取暖需求回升，航空燃料的利润可能会得到一些支撑。这也决定了与航空业密切相关的煤油的盈利能力。

咨询公司Energy Aspects在月度报告中表示，亚洲航空燃料市场将继续挣扎，直到东北亚煤油供暖需求在今年第四季度末开始上升。

根据航空数据公司OAG的数据显示，截至周一，中国的定期航班同比下降2.3％，而前一周下降了4.2％。周二新加坡航空燃料现金折扣为每桶1.17美元，较周一下跌4美分。 十月份的改级价格是航空燃油和汽油之间的价差，周二为每桶折扣2.62美元，这促使炼油商继续将航空燃料混入柴油池。

郝芬 译自 天然气加工新闻网

原文如下:

Jet fuel cracks inch up as aviation demand struggles

Asian refining margins for jet fuel edged higher this week, but traders remained concerned the market for aviation fuel would stay depressed for the remainder of the year due to lesser number of scheduled flights operating in the region.

Refining margins or cracks for jet fuel in Singapore were at a discount of 41 cents per barrel to Dubai crude during Asian trade on Tuesday, compared with minus 88 cents per barrel a day earlier. The jet fuel cracks, which also determines the profitability of closely-related kerosene, might find some support once winter heating demand for kerosene picks up, trade sources said.

"Asian jet (fuel) markets will continue to struggle until the uptick in Northeast Asian kerosene heating demand kicks in later in the fourth quarter of 2020," consultancy Energy Aspects said in a monthly note.

Scheduled flights in China were down by 2.3% year-on-year in the week to Monday, compared with a 4.2% drop in the preceding week, data from aviation data firm OAG data showed. Cash discounts for jet fuel were at $1.17 a barrel to Singapore quotes on Tuesday, 4 cents lower from Monday. The regrade, which is the price spread between jet and gasoil, for October stood at a discount of $2.62 a barrel on Tuesday, prompting refiners to continue blending jet fuel into the diesel pool.