据原油新闻2月19日消息称，《华尔街日报》周三援引沙特顾问的话报道称，该国计划在未来几个月增加石油产量，扭转最近的减产局面。
世界最大石油出口国上月宣布，将在2月和3月单方面削减原油日产量100万桶，以提高油价，这令石油市场感到意外。
据《华尔街日报》报道，沙特阿拉伯预计将在下月石油生产国联盟会议上宣布其计划，并补充说，产量增长要到4月份才会开始。
但沙特阿拉伯能源部长阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼亲王周三表示，现在宣布战胜病毒还为时过早，产油国必须保持"极其谨慎"。
他在一次能源行业活动上表示:“我们现在的状况比一年前好多了，但是我必须再次警告大家，不要自满。不确定性非常高，我们必须非常谨慎。”
更强劲的价格环境使人们更加关注欧佩克+，该组织由欧佩克、俄罗斯及其盟国组成。它将于3月4日开会制定政策。
欧佩克+的消息人士对路透表示，鉴于油价回升，欧佩克+产油国可能在4月后放松对供应的限制。
荷兰国际集团分析师Warren Patterson表示："我们认为OPEC+可能会采取更保守的方式，更温和地减少产量。"
路透调查的分析师平均估计，截至2月12日的一周，美国原油库存减少220万桶。
据《华尔街日报》报道，分析师表示，沙特计划恢复供应的举措预计不会立即刺激其他大型产油国大幅增产，因为沙特被公认为在减产方面承担了最大的重担。
不过，该新闻文章称，分析师预计，随着经济复苏势头的增强，生产商对产量限制的遵守将越来越宽松。
朱佳妮 摘译自 原油新闻
原文如下：
Saudi Arabia Plans to Increase Oil Output Amid Recovery in Prices
Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil output in the coming months, reversing a recent production cut, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wedn-esday, citing advisers to the country.
The world’s largest oil exporter surprised oil markets last month when it said it would unilaterally slash 1 million barrels a day of crude production in February and March in an effort to raise prices.
Saudi Arabia is expected to announce its plans when a coalition of oil producers meets next month, according to the WSJ report, adding that the output rise won't kick in until April.
But Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday that it was too early to declare victory against the Covid-19 virus and that oil producers must remain "extremely cautious".
"We are in a much better place than we were a year ago, but I must warn, once again, against complacency. The uncertainty is very high, and we have to be extremely cautious," he told an energy industry event.
The stronger price environment has put more attention on OPEC+, which groups OPEC, Russia and allied producers. It meets to set policy on March 4.
OPEC+ oil producers are likely to ease curbs on supply after April given a recovery in prices, OPEC+ sources told Reuters.
"We believe that OPEC+ will likely take a more conservative approach, and ease output more modestly," said ING analyst Warren Patterson.
Analysts polled by Reuters estimated, on average, that crude stocks fell 2.2 million barrels in the week to February 12.
According to the WSJ report, the planned Saudi move to restore supplies isn’t expected to immediately spark large output increases from other big producers, analysts say, given the kingdom is acknowledged to have carried the biggest burden in reducing production.
However, analysts do expect compliance with output curbs among producers to be increasingly loose as the recovery gains momentum, says the news article.?
