据普氏能源资讯阿尔及尔9月23日消息称，沙特阿拉伯能源部长哈立德法利赫周日表示，沙特打算在未来几个月内提高原油产量，以满足不断增长的客户需求。他反驳了美国总统特朗普批评欧佩克密谋让油价保持在高位。
Falih在欧佩克/非欧佩克国家监测委员会会议上表示，沙特9月产量已经高于8月的约1040万桶/日的水平，但是他没有提供具体数字。
“十月将会更高，”他告诉记者。但他强调，沙特阿拉伯的生产水平由客户需求决定，不受价格影响。
“我们在10月看到了更高的需求，”法利赫说。
根据欧佩克与俄罗斯和其他九个非欧佩克产油国达成的协议提高集体产量100万桶/日，沙特阿拉伯6月曾表示有意将产量提高至每天1080万桶甚至1100万桶。
该计划是在美国总统的压力下提出的，美国总统在推特上发布了一条信息，要求欧佩克采取更多措施来为正在上升的市场降温。
“石油价格过高，欧佩克再次重蹈覆辙。不好！” 特朗普6月13日在推特上发布信息，10天前，欧佩克/非欧佩克联盟在维也纳召开会议，确定了增产计划。
但是，沙特官员表示他们在会议结束后面临着不温不火的需求，迫使他们缩减计划。
沙特阿拉伯7月份产量为1029万桶/日，8月份达到1042万桶/日。
Falih说，现在由于客户明显要求更多的原油，沙特阿拉伯随时准备供应这些原油。
他补充说，该国拥有约150万桶/日的备用产能，如果需要可以动用。
“我们的计划是回应需求，”他说。“如果沙特原油的需求量为1090万桶/日，您当然可以将它带到银行，我们会满足的。但需求量为1050万桶/天或1060万桶/天。我认为10月会比这个更多。”
Falih还承认沙特阿美公司的一些原油客户已经开始要求在他们的期限要求之内增加更多的石油。
他说：“他们中的一些人已经开始要求更多的合同权利，而阿美公司已经满足了这些要求。”
曹海斌 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Saudi Arabia plans Q4 output boost to meet mounting demand: oil minister
Saudi Arabia intends to raise crude production in the coming months to meet mounting customer demand, energy minister Khalid al-Falih said Sunday, rejecting criticism from US President Donald Trump that OPEC was conspiring to keep prices elevated.
September output from the kingdom is already higher than August's level of about 10.4 million b/d, Falih said at a meeting of an OPEC/non-OPEC monitoring committee, though he did not provide a specific figure.
"October will be even higher," he told reporters. But he stressed that Saudi Arabia's production levels were dictated by customer demand, not to influence prices.
"We have seen higher demand in October," Falih said.
Saudi Arabia in June had signaled its intent to pump as high as 10.8 million or even 11 million b/d, under OPEC's agreement with Russia and nine other non-OPEC producers to raise collective output by 1 million b/d.
The plan came amid pressure from the US president, who tweeted at OPEC to do more to cool what was then a rising market.
"Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!" Trump tweeted June 13, 10 days before the OPEC/non-OPEC coalition met in Vienna to finalize the output boost.
But kingdom officials have said they were confronted with tepid demand after the meeting, forcing them to scale back their plans.
Saudi Arabia reported production of 10.29 million b/d in July, rising to 10.42 million b/d in August.
Now, with customers apparently clamoring for more crude, Saudi Arabia stands ready to supply them, Falih said.
The country holds some 1.5 million b/d of spare capacity that it can tap if needed, he added.
"Our plan is to respond to demand," he said. "If demand [for Saudi crude] is 10.9 million b/d you can certainly take it to the bank that we will meet it. But the demand is 10.5 million b/d or 10.6 million b/d. I think October will be more than this."
Falih also acknowledged that some of Saudi Aramco's crude customers had already started asking for more barrels "Some of them have started requesting more than their contractual entitlement and Aramco has met those requirements," he said.
