据路透社4月17日新加坡报道，周二，中东原油基准价格上涨，接近本月早些时候的最高溢价，因亚洲强劲的需求支撑了价格。

交易商称，伊拉克五月份装载的巴士拉轻质原油已经以高于其官方售价每桶1美元的历史新高的溢价出售。

他们表示，日本炼油商JXTG Nippon和印度炼油商IOC以每桶高于官方售价1.10美元的溢价购买了这些货物。

在伊拉克的SOMO发布5月的配额后，现货溢价从原来的40美分上涨到50美分。

某些亚洲炼油商给予巴士拉轻质原油高度评价，SOMO也可能在五月份减少对一些买家的配额。

阿布扎比国家石油公司计划通过招标在7月至9月期间每月购买250万桶凝析油。

原文如下：

Middle East Crude-Benchmarks rise; Basra Light sells at record premium

The Middle East crude benchmarks rose on Tuesday, close to the highest premiums seen earlier this month, as robust demand in Asia underpinned prices.

Iraq's May-loading Basra Light crude has been sold at an all-time high premium of just above $1 a barrel to its OSP, traders said.

Japanese refiner JXTG Nippon and Indian refiner IOC bought cargoes at premiums of about $1.10 a barrel to its OSP, they said.

Spot premiums jumped from earlier levels of 40 cents-50 cents after Iraq's SOMO released May allocation.

Basra Light is highly valued at certain Asian refiners and SOMO may have also cut allocations to some buyers in May, one of the sources said.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is looking to buy 2.5 million barrels per month of condensate to be delivered between July and September via a tender.