据9月22日Oil Monster消息：印度政府周一公布的数据显示，8月印度原油进口继续下降，尽管增速有所放缓，但冠状病毒病例持续激增，影响了人口流动性，并减缓经济复苏。
根据石油和天然气部石油规划和分析小组(PPAC)的数据，上月原油进口量较上年同期下降约23.4％，至1515万吨，即每天358万桶。
月度进口量较7月的1379万吨(即326万桶/天)增长9.9％。
作为全球第三大石油进口国和消费国，该国8月的燃料需求也出现下滑，创下4月份以来的最大单月降幅，并连续第六次同比下降。
成品油进口量同比增长1.5%，至325万吨，但较7月的401万吨下降18.77%。
8月，成品油出口同比下降13.5％，至459万吨。该产量较7月的392万吨增长17.1%。
数据显示，柴油出口继续占总出口的主要份额，为279万吨，同比增长18.3%，是三个月来的首次增长。较上月增加35.6%。
咨询公司Energy Aspects在一份报告中称，"在印度，炼油厂可能会提高产量，因为需求有可能已经触底（一旦膨胀的国内库存被吸收，就有进一步向国外出口的风险）。"
由于新冠病毒病例增多，印度国内需求大幅下降，而出口较为稳定。
冯娟 摘译自 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 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 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 “In India, refiners are likely to raise runs now that demand has probably bottomed out—at least Significantly reduced domestic demand as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in India has resulted in steady exports from the country.