中国石化新闻网讯 据《美洲润滑油周刊》6月8日消息，与2021年同期相比，2022年第一季度美国润滑油基础油出口有所增长，这主要得益于对加拿大的出口增长。进口也有所上升，因为来自韩国和印尼的进口增加，帮助抵消了来自卡塔尔的进口下降。

美国能源情报署的数据显示，今年前三个月，作为世界上最大基础油出口国之一的美国向外国出口了890万桶基础油，高于去年第一季度的880万桶。

美国进口的基础油通常只有出口的一半，甚至更少，其中大部分是III类基础油。第一季度美国基础油进口量为390万桶，高于2021年同期的380万桶。韩国的供应量最大，为95.3万桶，高于2021年第一季度的74.1万桶，但仍显著低于2018年第一季度的160万桶峰值。SK润滑油和S-Oil是韩国最大的基础油出口商。

庞晓华 摘译自 《美洲润滑油周刊》

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U.S. Exports, imports Up in First Quarter

base oil exports from the United States rose during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, on the strength of increased sales into Canada. imports were also up as higher volumes from South Korea and Indonesia helped offset a decline from Qatar.

The U.S., one of the world’s largest base oil exporters, sent 8.9 million barrels to foreign countries during the first three months of this year, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, up from 8.8 million barrels during the first quarter of last year. 

The U.S. typically imports half as much base oil as it exports, or less, and most of the volume is Group III. First quarter imports were 3.9 million barrels, up from 3.8 million barrels during the same period of 2021. South Korea supplied the largest share – 953,000 barrels, which was up from 741,000 barrels during the first quarter of 2021 but still significantly lower than the recent first quartile peak of 1.6 million barrels in 2018. SK Lubricants and S-Oil are the biggest South Korean exporters.