据路透社北京、新加坡报道，中国海关总署（GAC）数据显示，中国8月份的原油进口量较上月增长了约3%，原因是尽管石油产品持续过剩，需求不温不火，但炼油利润出现回升。

GAC数据显示，8月份原油装运量为4217万吨，7月份为4104万吨，去年8月为3838万吨，同比增长9.9%。

这相当于每天993万桶，高于7月份的每天966万桶，也是4月份以来的最高水平。

GAC数据显示，2019年前8个月，中国原油进口量达到3.278亿吨，即985万桶/日，比去年同期增长9.6%。

今年上半年，炼油厂的利润率已经恢复到每吨200至300元，但由于大型炼油企业恒利石化和浙江石化的石油产品供应，整个行业仍处于压力之下。

中国大宗商品咨询公司JLC网络技术的Amanda Zhao在公布数据之前表示：“山东的私人炼油厂在获得银行信贷方面也面临困难，它们可能无法用完每年的原油进口配额。”

GAC数据显示，8月份中国的石油产品出口量为408万吨，低于7月份的549万吨。

今年1月至8月，中国石油产品出口量为4208万吨，高于2018年同期的4022万吨。

数据还显示，8月份，中国天然气进口总量，包括液化天然气和管道进口在内，达到834万吨，较去年同期增长7.3%，这是自1月份以来的最高纪录，而7月份为789万吨。

詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

原文如下：

China's August crude imports rise on margin rebound, but fuel surplus persists

China’s crude oil imports gained about 3% in August from a month earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, buoyed by a recovery in refining margins despite a persistent surplus of oil products and tepid demand.

Shipments of crude oil last month were recorded at 42.17 million tonnes, compared with 41.04 million tonnes in July, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Sunday. Arrivals were 9.9% higher than 38.38 million tonnes in August last year.

That equates to 9.93 million barrels per day (bpd), from 9.66 million bpd in July, and the highest on a daily basis since April.

Over the first eight months of 2019, China’s crude imports reached 327.8 million tonnes, or 9.85 million bpd, up 9.6% from the same period last year, customs data showed.

Profit margins at refineries have recovered to 200-300 yuan a tonne after falling into negative territory in the first half of this year, but overall the industry remain under pressure due to oil products supplies from big refiners Hengli Petrochemical and Zhejiang Petrochemical.

“Private refineries in Shandong are also facing difficulties in obtaining bank credit, they may not be able to use up their annual crude oil imports quotas,” said Amanda Zhao at JLC Network Technology, a Chinese commodities consultancy, before the data was released.

China’s oil product exports were at 4.08 million tonnes, slowing from 5.49 million tonnes in July, the customs data showed.

Oil product exports in January to August were 42.08 million tonnes, up from 40.22 million tonnes in the same period in 2018.

China’s total gas imports, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline imports, hit 8.34 million tonnes in August, up 7.3% from the same month last year and compared to 7.89 million tonnes in July, the data showed. It was the highest seen since January.