共话中国经济新机遇
“中国对我们来说充满机遇”
—— 新华社专访沙特阿美下游业务总裁
穆罕默德·卡塔尼
文章来源：新华社
记者：王海洲 胡冠
沙特阿美下游业务总裁 穆罕默德·卡塔尼
沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司（沙特阿美公司）下游业务总裁穆罕默德·卡塔尼日前接受新华社记者专访时表示，中国力争2060年前实现碳中和，为沙特阿美公司与中国伙伴在能源转型过程中提供了合作机会，中国市场充满机遇。
据卡塔尼介绍，沙特阿美公司在中国的投资可追溯至15年前。他说：
我们与中国各地合作伙伴保持定期交流，探讨进一步的发展和机会，中国对我们来说充满机遇。
卡塔尼表示，沙特阿美公司准备在能源转型过程中加强与中国的合作。
我们很高兴通过实施相关技术助力中国能源转型。作为能源企业，我们加大了进一步减少碳排放的力度，上游碳强度已经处于行业内较低水平。
沙特阿美公司是全球一体化能源和化工品企业，公司下游业务主要集中在能源贸易、炼油和石化产品、基础油、润滑油以及零售业务等。
我们正努力打造一个世界级的下游业务，包括建设综合炼油石化设施和全球战略资产网络、扩大零售和国际润滑油业务、实现公司品牌定位、建立以客户为中心的企业文化并提供优质燃料和服务。
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Interview:
Saudi energy giant ready to participate in China's energy transition
Source：Xinhua
Reporter: Wang Haizhou, Hu Guan
Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani
Aramco Downstream President
China is committed to attaining carbon neutrality by 2060, and Aramco, or the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is ready to work with China in the process of energy transition, Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, president of Downstream business at the energy giant, told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Al Qahtani told Xinhua:
We're excited to be part of that journey by deploying technologies. As a company we have intensified efforts to further reduce carbon emissions, building on the fact that our upstream carbon intensity is already among the lowest in the industry.
Moreover, the official mentioned that China's demand for Arabian crude oil is robust and growing. He said:
Arabian crude oil is very popular in China, and we sell significant amounts of crude oil as exports to China.
According to official figures from China, Saudi Arabia was China's biggest oil supplier in 2022, selling 87.5 million tons of crude oil during the year.
Meanwhile, the president said he thinks China's current high demand for electric vehicles will not likely impact the demand for crude oil from Saudi Arabia.
On the one hand, electric vehicles would contribute to the energy transition, which is happening throughout the world. He said:
We're moving with our own investments with the belief that there are markets for it.
The company's investments in China mainly focus on the high convergent refineries, where more than 50 percent of crude oil is converted to chemicals, he noted:
So we are taking account of future shifts of demand.
Aramco's investments in China go back more than a decade and a half. Al Qahtani said:
We are in regular exchange with our partners throughout China, as there is always discussion for further growth and opportunities. China is full of opportunities.
Aramco is one of the largest integrated energy companies in the world, and its Downstream business focuses mainly on refining and petrochemicals, base oils and lubricants, retail operations, distribution, supply and trading, and power generation.
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