据路透社纽约报道，得益于加拿大原油价格的下跌推低了投入成本，预计美国炼油商第三季度将公布强劲的收益，其中又以美国中西部的生产商领先。
美国原油价格大幅低于全球基准价格布伦特，令独立炼油商从中受益。米德兰、得克萨斯州的石油价格进一步折扣也可能对其有所帮助，尽管在最近一个季度这种折扣有所下降。
由于运输方面的限制，加拿大石油的折扣幅度比美国原油大，分析人士认为，这将使位于中西部的炼油厂受益，因为这些炼油厂处理的加拿大原油的数量要高于墨西哥湾沿岸。
加拿大原油目前的价格几乎比美国原油低50美元，创下历史新高。据Shorcan能源经纪商的数据，今年第三季度，油价跌至每桶43.5美元，低于西德州中级原油价格。
因为产量已经超过了管道运输能力，加拿大石油生产商被迫以折扣出售原油。
根据美国能源信息管理局的数据，7月份加拿大原油进口到中西部的总量约为7460万桶，为该月有记录以来的最高水平。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
U.S. Midwest refiners look like earnings winners in third quarter
U.S. refiners are expected to post strong earnings for the third quarter, with Midwest producers leading the way thanks to cheaper prices for Canadian crude that pushed down input costs.
Independent refiners benefited from a steep discount for U.S. crude oil below the price of global benchmark Brent. WTCLc1-LCOc1 A further discount Because of transportation constraints, Canada’s oil has a steeper discount than U.S. crude, and analysts believe this should benefit refiners situated in the Midwest that process a higher volume of that country’s crude than those Canadian crude is currently priced at almost $50 less than U.S. crude, an all-time record. During the third quarter it was as low as $43.50 per barrel less than WTI, according to Shorcan Energy brokers SHRWCSMc2.
Canadian producers have been forced to sell crude at a discount as production has outpaced pipeline capacity.
Canadian crude oil imports to the Midwest totaled almost 74.6 million barrels in July, the most
