印度果阿，10月27日——印度石油公司董事长A·S·萨赫尼周二在一次行业活动上表示，印度需要壮大其航运船队，以帮助炼油企业从折扣原油中获益。
GOA, India, Oct 27 - India needs to build up its shipping fleet to help refiners benefit from discounted crude oil, the chairman of Indian Oil Corp, A S Sahney, told an industry event on Tuesday.
萨赫尼在果阿举行的能源技术与创新会议上参加一场小组讨论时说：“我们一直忽视航运……我们必须在航运方面建设自己的能力。如今我们能以折扣价拿到原油，但运费把这部分好处吃掉了。运费是一个致命因素。”他指的是缺乏运输原油的油轮。
"We have been neglecting shipping... we have to build our capabilities in shipping. Today we are getting crude at discount but freight is eating that up. Freight is a killing factor," Sahney said on a panel at the Energy Technology and Innovation Meet in Goa, referring to a lack of tankers to carry crude.
10月初，受黑海风险加剧以及全球油轮费用上涨的推动，俄罗斯从其西部港口出口至印度的石油运费创下历史新高。
Freight rates for Russian oil exports from its western ports to India hit record highs in early October, driven by heightened risks in the Black Sea and a global rally in tanker fees.
萨赫尼表示，印度还需要投资建设原油和液化石油气储存设施，这将为该国多提供几天的缓冲。
Sahney said India also needs to invest in building crude and liquefied petroleum gas storage that will give the country a few more days of cushion.