Local power-rationing energy-saving and emission-reduction enterprises increase demand for diesel

Our correspondent Ling Yongping some places to take power rationing practices energy-saving emission reduction, resulting in some enterprises to maintain production of diesel fuel generation to avoid "diesel shortage" repeat must rationalize the oil price system, with the international market to regulate domestic demand recently, the country from south to north frequent diesel shortages, many gas stations do not have diesel, There is also a limited supply of oil, a car can only add 100 yuan or 200 yuan of oil. Some car owners tend to run a lot of gas stations and queue for hours. Similar "diesel shortage" is not the first time, since 2003, the early winter season diesel shortage has repeatedly appeared.　　In the end why do we often have "diesel shortage"? Individual local power rationing mode "energy-saving", the enterprise since the generation of diesel fuel demand increased 1-September, bearing the bulk of the domestic oil supply of Sinopec cumulative production of oil products increased by 10.4%, of which diesel growth of 10.8%.　　In view of the current domestic diesel market supply tight situation, Sinopec actively take measures to increase diesel production, and strive to minimize the supply and demand contradictions in the diesel market. So where does this conflict come from?　　PetroChina said in an interview with reporters that the recent increase in diesel power generation is a direct cause of the current diesel tension.　　Since entering the three quarter, because of the pressure of energy saving and emission reduction, some places even adopt the method of power rationing to achieve the goal of energy saving and emission reduction, so that some production enterprises have to use diesel generators to maintain production, thereby increasing the demand for diesel. The reporter confirms the above statement from some enterprises in Zhejiang.　　For example, many local textile enterprises, more or less recently began to buy diesel to generate electricity, otherwise it will be discontinued. Diesel power, even if it partly explains the reason for this year's lack of oil, fails to explain the recurrent "diesel shortage" that has occurred.　　Why is our diesel supply and demand balance so fragile, as long as the demand side can not support the slightest hint of trouble?　　Wang Zhen, director of China Energy Strategy Research Center at PetroChina University, said there were other reasons. "Diesel shortage" refraction of China's transport methods, fuel oil production planning abuses Wang Zhen, repeated occurrence of the "diesel shortage" in fact, and China's transport mode. China's transportation relies heavily on heavy duty vehicles that burn diesel. As long as careful observation will find that every time when the transport tension will appear diesel tension, on the contrary, when the transport is loose, diesel generally not tight.　　For example, the annual winter, coal transport tension often and diesel tension superimposed.　　And how much diesel and petrol refineries produce is planned. China's oil refining enterprises in the "diesel ratio" is about 1:2, that is, the refinery of diesel oil is almost twice times the gasoline. Based on this, the refinery wants to adjust the "fuel ratio" to increase the supply of diesel oil, must be a substantial restructuring process and process, the need to significantly increase investment.　　Therefore, once the market demand for diesel oil is too large, the adjustment capacity of refineries is not only limited but also lagging behind. In developed countries, usually rely on international markets to solve the problem of diesel supply and demand, once the domestic supply is insufficient, will increase the intensity of imports from abroad. And in myCountry, because the market price of refined oil is lower than the international market, so import to make up for the lack of domestic demand this road is not good to go.　　Unless there is a last resort, the importation of diesel will be used to supplement the domestic shortage. "To solve the problem from the root, to avoid the" diesel shortage "repeat, or rely on the market to work. In other words, we must really straighten out the oil price system.　　"Wang Zhen believes that only in this way can use the international market to regulate domestic demand, but also can use the price lever to adjust the consumption structure of oil."　　Sinopec to provide full power to ensure diesel supply, key areas of refineries do not arrange overhaul in order to alleviate the diesel tension, Sinopec said, first, the enterprise has been required to complete the processing of crude oil, refining equipment operating rate than 1-September average level of 0.6% increase, go all out to do a good job of oil production. Second, continuously optimize the separation of enterprises, plant processing programs, and actively increase the production of oil products, especially diesel.　　October production of refined oil increased by 8.3%, the production of "diesel gas ratio" 2.16, than the annual average level of 0.18 units. Third, actively optimize the chemical raw materials, top out diesel components to protect the market supply. On the basis of the application of the heavy pyrolysis material in ethylene Enterprise, combined with the arrival of the imported and external cracking resources, the diesel component 100,000 tons were topped out in October and November two months by adjusting the feed structure.　　At the same time, the four-quarter high price imports of ethylene cracking material 130,000 tons, for further ejection of diesel components laid the foundation. In addition, Sinopec also said to further tap the potential to increase diesel supply. For example, in the guarantee of safe production and product quality, under the premise of the requirements of the finished products and semi-finished inventory to control the historical low, by the middle of October has been increased by digging the library 100,000 tons of diesel. To the key areas of the refinery does not arrange equipment overhaul, the postponement of Takahashi, Guangzhou and other key areas of refinery maintenance arrangements, in order to do a good job in the market resource protection.