普氏能源资讯12月12日迪拜报道，就在欧佩克宣布2019年新的减产计划之际，阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）正在启动一项雄心勃勃的计划来扩大本国的原油产能。
不过，阿联酋能源部长马兹鲁伊表示，他认为欧佩克的市场平衡努力与阿联酋增加油田投资之间没有任何冲突。
马兹鲁伊在接受标普全球普氏能源资讯记者采访中援引了长期市场预测说，该预测显示美国生产增长将放缓，而全球消费将增加，这就需要更多的石油来源。
马兹鲁伊在上周欧佩克维也纳会议结束后表示：“阿联酋将增加投资是因为我们认为我们对新增原油产量有需求，但除非我们认为有需求，否则不会将增加的产量投入市场。”
他说，相反，这些项目将提高阿联酋的备用产能，当市场吃紧时，阿联酋就可以利用这些备用产能。
李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
UAE invests in crude production for the long term, despite OPEC cuts
The UAE is launching into an aggressive plan to expand its crude production capacity just as OPEC has announced new output cuts for 2019.
Energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei, however, said he saw no conflict between OPEC's market balancing efforts and the country's field investments.
In an interview with S&P Global Platts, he cited long-term market forecasts showing US production growth slowing while global consumption was set to increase, necessitating more sources of oil.
"The UAE is investing because we feel there is a requirement for this production, but we are not going to put that production into the market unless we feel there is a need for it," Mazrouei said after last week's OPEC meeting in Vienna.
Rather, the projects will boost the country's spare capacity, which it can tap when the market gets tight, he said.
