據彭博新聞社2023年5月19日報道，阿聯酋最大的石油生產商阿布扎比國家石油公司（Adnoc）時下正在對外探索銷售一種更重質的新原油等級的想法，Adnoc正在改造其交易原油品種的方式，以實現利潤最大化。

知情人士說，Adnoc最早可能在明年年底前推出這種混合原油，后者將很可能來自幾個海上油田。新原油等級可能以其中一個海上油田的名字命名為Ghasha，一旦這些海上油田開發提高產量，Adnoc就會引入這種新的更重質的原油等級。

因涉及保密而要求匿名采訪的知情人士說，Adnoc時下正在評估這種新品種原油等級的市場需求，并試圖確定是否有足夠的流量來支持這一計劃。Adnoc拒絕置評。

該公司通過淘汰較重的原油，創造新的原油等級可以幫助確保Adnoc其他海上原油的質量。知情人士說，此舉還可以填補一個不像阿聯酋其他混合原油那樣輕質的原油市場。他們說，Adnoc也可能決定不繼續使用新的原油等級。在這種情況下，它將與現有的一個原油等級混合。

作為歐佩克第三大產油國，阿聯酋利用其石油財富在該地區建立了一個商業、休閑和交通中心。Adnoc正斥資數十億美元，將其原油日產能提高約四分之一到2027年達到500萬桶，同時擴大其天然氣和化工行業，并尋求減少這些業務碳足跡的方法。

據彭博新聞社報道，自2021年以來，Adnoc已允許其旗艦穆爾班原油在阿布扎比交易所自由交易，并希望以同樣的方式交易上扎庫姆油田所產等級的原油。穆爾班原油的日產量約為200萬桶，來自阿布扎比的陸上油田，而上扎庫姆原油則是在海上油田與達斯和烏姆魯魯原油一起生產，這些原油的產量較小。

Adnoc時下正在尋求將穆爾班原油作為一個與布倫特原油同等重要的基準。

李峻 譯自 彭博新聞社

原文如下：

Adnoc Explores Introducing New Heavier Crude Grade

The biggest oil producer in the United Arab Emirates is exploring the idea of selling a new, heavier crude grade as the company revamps the way it trades barrels in an effort to maximize profit.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. could introduce the blend — which would likely come from several offshore deposits — toward the end of next year at the earliest, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The new grade may be named Ghasha after one of the offshore fields and would be introduced once those developments ramp up output.

The company is gauging market demand for the new variant and trying to determine if there is sufficient flow to warrant it, said the people, asking not to be identified when discussing confidential deliberations. Adnoc declined to comment.

Creating the new grade could help ensure the quality of Adnoc’s other offshore crudes by weeding out heavier barrels. It could also fill a market niche for crude that’s not as light as the UAE’s other oil blends, according to the people. The company may also decide not to go ahead with the new grade, they said. In that case, it would be mixed with one of the existing grades.

The UAE, the third-largest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, has used its oil wealth to build a business, leisure and transport hub in the region. Adnoc is spending billions to boost crude production capacity by about a quarter, to 5 million barrels a day by 2027, as it expands its natural gas and chemicals industry and looks for ways to make those businesses less polluting.

Adnoc has allowed its flagship Murban crude to be freely traded on an exchange in Abu Dhabi since 2021 and wants to have the Upper Zakum grade bought and sold in the same way, Bloomberg has reported. Murban, with capacity of about 2 million barrels daily, comes from Abu Dhabi’s onshore fields, while Upper Zakum is produced at offshore fields along with Das and Umm Lulu crudes, which are pumped in smaller quantities.

The company is seeking to have Murban trade as a benchmark, alongside Brent.