據(jù)5月18日All Africa報(bào)道，受益于國(guó)際市場(chǎng)原油價(jià)格下跌，東非不斷擴(kuò)大的經(jīng)常賬戶(hù)壓力將得到緩解，通脹飆升得到遏制。因?yàn)橹圃焐淌侨剂系淖畲笙M(fèi)者，因此消費(fèi)品的成本也可能下降。

然而，由于缺乏戰(zhàn)略?xún)?chǔ)備設(shè)施，該地區(qū)無(wú)法充分利用當(dāng)前低油價(jià)形勢(shì)，積累儲(chǔ)備。不過(guò)，即使國(guó)際市場(chǎng)油價(jià)從目前每桶26.10美元的低位反彈，油價(jià)還能在低位持續(xù)更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。

石油行業(yè)專(zhuān)家喬治 瓦奇拉(George Wachira)表示:“因?yàn)槿狈κ痛鎯?chǔ)設(shè)施，東非地區(qū)錯(cuò)過(guò)了一此儲(chǔ)備石油的機(jī)會(huì)。”

5月14日，肯尼亞能源和石油監(jiān)管局(EPRA)公布了最新的最高石油批發(fā)和零售價(jià)格，柴油和汽油價(jià)格大幅下降，創(chuàng)下該國(guó)10多年來(lái)燃料價(jià)格的最大降幅。

在最新的評(píng)估中，柴油零售價(jià)格每升下跌19.19肯尼亞先令(合0.17美元)至78.37肯尼亞先令(合0.72美元)。超級(jí)汽油的零售價(jià)每升下降了9.5肯尼亞先令（0.08美元）至88.33肯尼亞先令（0.82美元）。

報(bào)告顯示，4月份進(jìn)口的穆?tīng)柊嘣偷腇OB價(jià)格為每桶17.64美元，較3月份的每桶35.58美元下跌50.42%。

王佳晶 摘譯自 All Africa

原文如下：

East Africa: Low Crude Oil Prices to Ease Production Costs in East Africa

East Africa stands to benefit from the drop in crude oil prices at the international market as it would ease pressure on widening current accounts and arrest a surge in inflation. The cost of consumer goods could also reduce as manufacturers are some of the heaviest consumers of fuel.

However, lack of strategic reserve facilities means the region can't take full advantage of the low prices--caused by the Covid-19 pandemic--and build up their stockpiles, which would guarantee the benefits last longer even when prices at the international market rebound from the current low levels of $26.10 per barrel.

"The East African region has missed an opportunity for stockpiling because there are no facilities," George Wachira, an oil industry expert, told The EastAfrican.

Kenya recorded the biggest drop in fuel prices in over a decade last week on May 14 after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) unveiled new maximum wholesale and retail petroleum prices with the cost of diesel and petrol coming down drastically.

In the latest review, the cost of diesel reduced by Ksh19.19 ($.17) per litre to retail at Ksh78.37 ($.72) while the price of super petrol declined by Ksh9.5 ($.08) to retail at Ksh88.33 ($.82).

The review shows that free on board prices of murban crude oil imported in April were at $17.64 per barrel, a decline of 50.42 per cent from $35.58 per barrel in March.