據美國彭博新聞社3月29日報道，全球最大的石油出口國沙特阿拉伯可能將其5月份出口亞洲的主要原油品種的定價提高到創紀錄水平。 

彭博新聞社對5家煉油商和交易商進行的調查顯示，沙特阿拉伯國家石油公司（沙特阿美）可能將其5月份運往亞洲的主要原油出口品種阿拉伯輕質原油的官方售價每桶上調5美元。 這將使兩者之間的總價差比阿曼-迪拜基準原油價格每桶高出9.95美元，這將是自彭博新聞社2000年開始匯編該數據以來的最大價差。 

今年第一季度油價飆升至2008年以來的最高水平。此前，全球需求擴大和庫存快速下降已經推高了油價。 但預計沙特阿拉伯主要原油品種的價格仍有可能上調，這將有助于為該地區其他品種的原油定下基調。 

全球基準布倫特原油期貨價格3月28日扭轉了盤中跌幅，交易價接近每桶113美元。 在最初階段，油價飆升至近140美元，為2008年以來的最高水平。

官方銷售價格(OSP)是相對于地區基準原油價格的溢價或折價，它決定簽訂長期合同的買家為貨物支付多少錢。 這些差異可以表明潛在需求的強弱。

由于沙特阿美準備宣布銷售價格，利雅得將與其他產油國一起參加本周舉行的歐佩克+會議，為該聯盟制定生產政策。 在會議召開之前，成員國們已經表示，他們仍然認為沒有必要調整供應計劃。

沙特阿美沒有回復記者尋求置評的電子郵件。 這家國有企業通常在每月的前5天公布原油官方銷售價格。

與布倫特原油和西得克薩斯中質原油等其他全球原油基準相比，作為亞洲原油基準之一的迪拜原油折價幅度相對較大。 交易商們說，這也使亞洲買家更愿意為與迪拜有關的波斯灣原油支付更高的價格。  

李峻 編譯自 美國彭博新聞社

原文如下：

Saudis may hike oil price to record as war reroutes flows

Saudi Arabia, the largest oil exporter, will likely boost pricing of its main crude variety to a record.

Saudi Aramco may raise the official selling price of its key Arab Light crude by $5 a barrel to Asia for May-loading cargoes, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of five refiners and traders. That would increase the overall differential to $9.95 above the Oman-Dubai benchmark, which would be the widest since Bloomberg began compiling the data in 2000.

The expected hike in pricing for the key Saudi barrels -- which help to set the tone for other grades from the region.

Brent futures, the global benchmark, reversed intraday losses to trade near $113 a barrel on Tuesday. In the initial , prices rallied close to $140, the highest since 2008. 

Official selling prices, or OSPs, are the premiums or discounts to regional benchmarks for barrels, and they determine how much buyers with long-term contracts pay for cargoes. The differentials can indicate the strength or weakness of underlying demand.

As Saudi Aramco prepares to announce selling prices, Riyadh is set to join other producers including Russia at an OPEC+ meeting this week to set production policy for the alliance. Ahead of the gathering on Thursday, members have signaled they still see no need to adapt supply plans.

Aramco didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. The state-run company typically releases official prices in the first five days of the month.

The discount of Dubai oil, among Asia’s crude benchmarks, has stayed relatively wide compared with other global markers such as Brent and West Texas Intermediate. That also makes buyers more willing to pay up for Persian Gulf barrels linked to Dubai, according to traders.