伊拉克国家油轮公司安排一艘超大型原油运输船（VLCC）运输200万桶原油通过霍尔木兹海峡，标志着伊拉克开始在波斯湾以外地区销售石油。
Iraq’s state tanker company arranged a very large crude carrier to transport 2 million barrels beyond the Strait of Hormuz, marking a move toward offering oil outside the Persian Gulf.
伊拉克油轮公司总经理阿里·凯斯·阿卜杜勒·贾巴尔在石油部Facebook页面发布的视频评论中表示，该公司装载了一艘VLCC并安排其通过海峡，“这是几十年来的首次”。此前，买方会自行安排超大型油轮在波斯湾顶端附近的巴士拉提取伊拉克原油。
Iraqi Oil Tankers Co. loaded a VLCC and arranged for it to sail through the strait “for the first time in decades,” Director General Ali Qais Abdul Jabbar said in video comments published on the Oil Ministry’s Facebook page. Previously, buyers would have arranged for supertankers to collect Iraqi crude at Basra, near the head of the Persian Gulf.
此次过境标志着伊拉克原油销售方式的转变，由国家油轮公司承担将货物运至关键海峡以外的责任。在海湾以外交货可能有助于伊拉克触达不愿派船只通过霍尔木兹海峡的炼厂，并争取更好的价格，从而减少吸引买方前往其南部码头所需的折扣。
The transit marks a shift in how Iraq markets its crude, with the state tanker company taking responsibility for moving a shipment beyond the critical strait. Delivering outside the Gulf could help Iraq reach refiners reluctant to send vessels through Hormuz and secure better prices, reducing the discounts needed to attract buyers to its southern terminals.
中东各地的石油生产商正争相确保油轮运力，以支撑其恢复通过海峡的原油和成品油运输能力，此前伊朗战争导致了运输中断。阿布扎比国家石油公司的航运部门正在扩充其油轮船队运力。
Oil producers across the Middle East are rushing to secure tankers to underpin their ability restore flows of crude and refined fuels through the strait, following disruptions caused by the Iran war. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s shipping arm is among those building the capacity of its tanker fleet.
伊拉克石油部长巴西姆·穆罕默德·库代尔周六对官方通讯社表示，伊拉克还在为油轮公司购买油轮寻求资金。他表示，拥有船只将支持出口并增加财务回报，但未透露计划购买多少艘油轮。
Iraq is also seeking funding to purchase tankers for the company, Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair told the state-run news agency on Saturday. Owning vessels would support exports and increase financial returns, he said, without saying how many tankers it wants to buy.
凯斯表示，公司推动购买油轮将使巴格达对原油交付拥有更大控制权，因为伊拉克正寻求与地区生产商竞争。他未透露用于首次霍尔木兹海峡外运输的VLCC身份，也未透露其船东、原油最终目的地及买家。
The company’s push to buy tankers would give Baghdad greater control over crude deliveries as Iraq seeks to compete with regional producers, Qais said. He didn’t identify the VLCC used for the first shipment outside Hormuz, nor its owner or the final destination and buyer of the crude.
上个月，伊拉克原油出口在截至9月21日的期间内日均约260万桶，该部表示。这比8月的日均约200万桶有所增加，但仍低于战前日均330万至350万桶的出口量。
Last month, Iraq’s crude exports averaged about 2.6 million barrels a day in the period through Sept. 21, the ministry said. That was up from about 2 million barrels a day in August, but remained below the daily exports of 3.3 million to 3.5 million barrels shipped before the war.
巴格达也在寻求替代出口渠道，包括经土耳其的北部路线和一条拟建通往叙利亚巴尼亚斯港的管道。
Baghdad is also pursuing alternative export outlets, including the northern route through Turkey and a proposed pipeline to Syria’s Baniyas port.