据烃加工在线12月1日消息，美国炼油商HollyFrontier计划在2021年将资本支出增加近一倍，增加对可再生能源的投资，并指望在冠状病毒大流行重创消费后燃料需求有望复苏。
这家炼油商表示，公司计划明年投资10.5亿至11.5亿美元，高于2020年预计的4.75亿至5.5亿美元。今年的冠状病毒大流行大幅减少了驾车行为，并使全球经济陷入混乱，导致炼油商纷纷减产，并想办法在需求少的一年里保持盈利。
美国能源情报署(EIA)的数据显示，美国炼油商的产能利用率仍较去年同期下降逾10个百分点。
这家总部位于得克萨斯州达拉斯的炼油商表示，明年将在可再生能源业务上投资约5亿至5.3亿美元，而2020年的投资额为1.3亿至1.45亿美元。
张春晓 摘译自 烃加工在线
原文如下：
HollyFrontier plans to double capex in 2021, boost renewables spending
U.S. refiner HollyFrontier Corp has outlined plans to nearly double its capital expenditure in 2021, boosting its renewables investment and counting The refiner said it plans to spend between $1.05 billion and $1.15 billion next year, up from the $475 million to $550 million slated for 2020. This year the coronavirus pandemic slashed driving and sent the global economy into a tailspin, leading refiners to decrease output and figure out how to stay profitable in a year of little demand.
U.S. refiners’ utilization rate is still down more than 10 percentage points from the same time last year, Energy Information Administration data showed.
The Dallas, Texas-based refiner said it would spend around $500 million to $530 million on its renewables business next year, compared with $130 million to $145 million in 2020.
