据ICIS网站1月29日消息 利安德巴赛尔首席执行官周五表示，预计第一季度其休斯顿炼油厂的产能将达到80%，与第四季度持平。
首席执行官鲍勃帕特尔表示，第四季度该炼油厂平均每天处理21.4万桶石油。他在财报电话会议上发表了自己的看法。
该炼油厂每天可加工26.8万桶原油。
一般而言，在航空燃料和汽油需求改善之前，炼油利润应保持稳定。
除精制产品外，利安德巴塞尔还生产甲基叔丁基醚（MTBE）和乙基叔丁基醚（ETBE），这些是美国以外的国家用来提高汽油辛烷值的含氧燃料。
帕特尔表示：“利安德巴赛尔在销售含氧燃料方面没有问题，只是利润率基本上为零。”
帕特尔表示，如果由于疫苗接种的增加，驾驶能力得以恢复，那么利昂德巴塞尔的氧燃料业务将为公司的盈利做出贡献。
由于汽油中掺入了含氧燃料，即使航空旅行不能恢复到疫情前的水平，收入也可能得到提升。
王磊 摘译自 ICIS
原文如下：
Lyondellbasell plans to run Houston refinery at 80% in Q1
Lyondellbasell expects to run its refinery in Houston at 80% of its throughput capacity during the first quarter, the same rate as the fourth quarter, the CEO said During the fourth quarter, the refinery processed an average of 214,000 bbl/day of oil, said Bob Patel, CEO. He made his comments during an earnings conference call.
The refinery can process 268,000 bbl/day of crude.
In general, refining margins should remain steady until demand for jet fuel and gasoline improve.
In addition to refined products, Lyondellbasell also makes methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE). These are oxyfuels that countries outside of the US use to boost the octane rating of gasoline.
Patel said Lyondellbasell has not had problems selling volumes of oxyfuels. "It's just the margins have been essentially zero."
If driving recovers as a result of increasing vaccinations, then Lyondellbasell's oxyfuels business can contribute to the company's earnings, Patel said.
Because oxyfuels are blended into gasoline, that earnings boost could take place even if air travel does not recover to pre-pandemic levels.