中印关系改善，贸易商寻求印度国有买家以人民币结算俄石油

Traders Seek Yuan Payment From Indian State Buyers of Russian Oil

Traders offering Russian oil have begun asking Indian state refiners to pay in Chinese yuan, taking recent signs of improving relations between New Delhi and Beijing as a chance to simplify deals with Indian buyers, Reuters reported, citing trade sources.

10月8日，据路透社报道，贸易知情人士透露，供应俄罗斯石油的贸易商已开始要求印度国有炼油厂以人民币结算。他们认为，近期新德里和北京关系改善的迹象是简化与印度买家交易的机会。

India's top refiner, state-controlled Indian Oil Corp, recently made payments in Chinese currency for two to three cargoes of Russian oil, people familiar with Indian companies' Russian oil purchases said.

熟悉印度公司购买俄罗斯石油情况的人士称，印度最大炼油企业印度石油公司最近以人民币支付了两到三船俄罗斯石油。

In 2023, Indian state refiners made some payments for Russian oil in yuan, but they stopped due to displeasure from the Indian government during a period of heightened tensions with Beijing, though private refiners continued to use the Chinese currency.

2023年，印度国有炼油厂使用人民币支付过一些俄罗斯石油，但由于当时印中关系紧张，印度政府表示不满，于是停止了支付，但私营炼油厂仍在继续使用人民币。

Now, traders, which until now had to convert payments in dirhams or dollars into yuans - since only those can be directly exchanged into roubles needed to pay the producers - are seeking to remove one costly step from the process, one trader said.

现在贸易商们正寻求简化流程，省去一个成本高昂的步骤。此前他们必须先将迪拉姆或美元款项兑换成人民币——因为只有人民币才能直接换成生产商所需的卢布。

Sources also said that traders were pricing Russian oil in dollars to ensure adherence to the European Union's price cap and seeking equivalent yuan payment.

知情人士还称，贸易商以美元为俄罗斯石油定价，以确保遵守欧盟的价格上限，并寻求等值的人民币支付。