Four questions about the difficulty of refueling: Why is it difficult to refuel without lack of fuel[汽车修理知识]

Since mid-May, areas such as South China, North China, and East China have shown a situation where gas stations have no fuel to fill. Even Beijing, which has always had a relatively sufficient supply, has also shown a shortage of diesel and a limited supply of No. 90 gasoline. Recently, a reporter from the Zaobao has repeatedly heard from taxi drivers complaining: "No 90 gasoline can be added at all, and even 93 gasoline is also available in limited quantities, which can increase our costs a lot."
The Zaobao reporter randomly visited 12 of the 443 guaranteed gas stations announced by the Shanghai Economic Commission and found that each had almost no diesel, and there was very little No. 90 gasoline. The supply of No. 97 gasoline was basically guaranteed, but not always available. of. Many people are asking, is there any oil? Why is the oil so nervous? How will this problem be solved? Can it be resolved?
1Is it really short of oil?
Sinopec and PetroChina have 111.4 million tons of refined oil in Shanghai, which is enough for Shanghai to use for about 8 days.
On May 27, the Shanghai Economic Commission held an emergency meeting with the heads of Sinopec and PetroChina Shanghai Sales Company to discuss the issue of Shanghai's refined oil supply. Immediately, the Municipal Economic Commission stated that in terms of inventory, as of the 27th, Sinopec and PetroChina Shanghai had 11,400 tons of refined oil inventory, of which 53,700 tons of gasoline and 57,700 tons of diesel were all above the safety stock line. .
In addition, the resources of Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corporation in June have been implemented, and it is estimated that the supply of diesel in Shanghai will ease in June. According to the monthly consumption of 400,000 tons of refined oil in Shanghai, the amount of 111,400 tons is enough for Shanghai to use for about 8 days.
The relevant person of Sinopec Shanghai Sales Company once told Zaobao reporter that they strictly follow the above quota, "We can't do this."
Starting in mid-May, international hot money began to frantically push up international crude oil prices, reaching a maximum of US$135 per barrel. The Wenchuan earthquake caused damage to nearly a thousand gas stations, the Lancheng-Chongqing oil product pipeline was temporarily suspended, and the Nanchong refinery reduced production. Nowadays, the country is entering the "three summers" busy season for agricultural oil use, which has caused the original tight supply of refined oil. More severe. On June 2, the relevant person in charge of PetroChina stated that it would stop the export of refined oil and increase the number of imports, in an effort to ensure supply in the domestic market.
2 Does anyone stock up on oil?
"For example, the company originally used 500 tons of oil a month. I put 2,000 tons in the warehouse. If it rose, wouldn't I make money?"
An industry insider told the Zaobao reporter that the current supply of refined oil is very tight. On the one hand, there is a macro trend. On the other hand, there is a problem of oil products being transported to the disaster-stricken area in Sichuan. The tightening of the two makes some gas stations and enterprises indeed have oil storage. possible.
Zhou Minhao, secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal Economic Commission, gave an example in an interview with CCTV on the 28th last month: "For example, my company used to use 500 tons of oil every month. 2000 tons are okay. Put it in the library. If (domestic oil prices) go up, won’t I make a profit in the next two months? So various factors will drive everyone to save as much as possible."
In the past, PetroChina and Sinopec generally still exported refined oil. However, in view of the special circumstances of this year, in May, PetroChina and Sinopec successively stopped the export of refined oil. PetroChina also said it would increase imports of refined oil, especially diesel.
3 Why is there an "oil shortage" from time to time?
The start of the refinery and the availability of oil for sale are two different things. The factories below can stock up a little oil.
In the past four years, there have been "oil shortages" in certain regions and time periods each year, but this year's situation at home and abroad is more complicated. International oil prices have broken through the $100 mark at the end of last year and have continued to rise to a high of nearly $130. They have fallen slightly recently, but the psychological expectations of high oil prices have remained unchanged. Analysts pointed out that the sharp drop in the U.S. dollar exchange rate is one of the main reasons for the recent increase in oil prices. Crude oil futures transactions in the international market are priced in U.S. dollars. On the one hand, the depreciation of the U.S. dollar will increase the attractiveness of crude oil futures to investors holding other strong currencies. On the one hand, it will also encourage some investors who hold US dollar assets to switch to buying crude oil futures to avoid losses.