据路透社10月22日新德里报道，从工业和航运来源获得的数据显示，印度9月份的石油进口量降至3年多来的最低水平，至日进口量382万桶。一些炼油厂由于维护和燃料升级而停产，从而削减了采购量。
数据显示，上个月，沙特阿拉伯取代伊拉克成为印度最大的石油供应国，与上次被赶超相差13个月。
数据显示，印度9月份石油日均进口量自2016年6月以来首次降至400万桶以下，较8月份下降约18.7%，较上年同期下降8.4%。
印度政府周二公布的数据显示，9月份印度炼油企业的原油加工量较上年同期下降了约7%。
沙特在9月份向印度提供了约83.05万桶/日的石油，而伊拉克提供了82.1万桶/日。
沙特将其9月份轻质原油每桶官方报价降低了0.75美元，而伊拉克的巴士拉轻质油只降低了0.40美元。
欧佩克和国际能源机构(IEA)下调了对2019年全球石油需求增长的预测。欧洲、印度、日本、韩国等经济体放缓后，IEA预计2019年全球石油需求增长将是2016年以来最疲弱的。
EIA表示，在2014至2018年间，印度的石油日均消费量增长了23.5万桶，接近全球总消费量的五分之一。IEA表示，由于经济放缓，2019年的日均消费量可能放缓至17万桶，为2014年以来的最低水平。
王桌芳 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
India's September oil imports at 3-yr low, Saudi regains top spot
India's oil imports fell to their lowest in more than three years in September to 3.82 million barrels per day (bpd), data obtained from industry and shipping sources showed, as some refiners cut purchases due to shutdowns for maintenance and fuel upgrades.
Last month, Saudi Arabia replaced Iraq as top oil supplier to India after a gap of about 13 months, the data showed.
September oil imports, which dropped below 4 million bpd for the first time since June 2016, were about 18.7% lower than in August and down 8.4% from a year ago, the data showed.
Indian refiners' crude processing declined about 7% in September from a year ago, government data showed Saudi Arabia supplied about 830,500 bpd oil to India in September, compared with 821,000 bpd supplied by Iraq.
Saudi Arabia has cut its September OSP for its Arab Light grade for Asia by $0.75/barrel compared to a $0.40/barrel reduction in Iraq's Basra Light.
OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have trimmed their global oil demand growth forecast for 2019. The IEA expects 2019 global oil demand growth to be the weakest since 2016, following evidence of a slowdown in economies including Europe, India, Japan, Korea and the United States.
The IEA said India's oil consumption rose by 235,000 bpd