据Sherry Su报道，在沙特境内的重要跨国输油管道在遭受袭击后重新恢复运营，沙特阿美已通知欧洲的炼油商：11月份将满足他们提出的所有原油采购需求。这一举措无疑为那些此前不得不另寻供应渠道的欧洲客户带来了福音。
Aramco has told European oil refiners it will provide them with all the crude they asked for in November after the kingdom’s key cross-country pipeline resumed operation following attacks, offering relief to customers who’ve been forced to find alternative supplies. At least three European refiners said they will receive full allocations of crude oil from Saudi Arabia’s state oil company next month, according to people with knowledge of the matter, asking not to be identified because the information is not public.
据知情人士透露，至少有三家欧洲炼油商将于下个月从这家沙特国有石油公司获得承诺的全部原油供应量。由于相关信息尚未对外公开，这些人士要求匿名。截至目前，沙特阿美尚未对相关询问作出回应。
Saudi Aramco didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The restoration of the supplies will help ease a tight market in Europe after the disruption forced refiners to scramble for alternative supplies.
此次原油供应的恢复将有助于缓解欧洲市场的紧张局面。此前由于输油管道中断，欧洲各炼油商不得不四处寻找替代货源。就在上个月，因东西输油管道遭到袭击，沙特阿美曾通知欧洲客户：10月份将不会向他们供应任何原油。
Last month, Aramco told European refiners that they would be allocated no crude in October after an attack on the East-West pipeline. The step triggered a rush to secure replacement cargoes.
这一决定随即引发了欧洲市场的抢购热潮，各企业纷纷寻求替代货源。作为沙特原油的最大买家，波兰石油公司Orlen SA甚至先后发布了十余份采购招标书，以寻找其他原油供应方。
Orlen SA, the biggest buyer of Saudi crude, issued more than ten tenders to buy alternative barrels. Saudi Arabia typically exports an average of 700,000 to 800,000 barrels a day of crude to Europe, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
根据彭博社整理的船舶航行追踪数据，通常情况下，沙特每日向欧洲出口的原油量在70万至80万桶之间。
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