中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工新闻4月27日消息称，日本Cosmo能源控股有限公司新任总裁周四表示，尽管由于人口老龄化和电动汽车销量增加，日本汽油需求预计将下降，但该公司计划将目前的炼油能力至少保持到2030年。

这家日本第三大炼油商在日本拥有三家炼油厂，总炼油能力为36.3万桶/天。

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“我们计划在未来10年保持目前的炼油结构。”集团首席执行官Shigeru Yamada告诉记者。

他补充说：“在接下来的10年里，我们将观察对个别石油等级的需求如何变化，并考虑是否适合改造或合并炼油厂。”

据日本经济产业省称，日本对石油产品的需求预计将以每年2.5%的速度下降。

Yamada表示，随着电动汽车越来越受欢迎，汽油需求可能会下降，但航空燃油和卡车柴油的需求预计将保持稳定。

根据今年3月公布的新的三年业务计划，Cosmo计划在未来三年投资31.4亿美元，其中30%将投资于SAF等绿色电力和能源。

Yamada说：“我们将以风力发电为重点，加强我们的绿色电力供应链。”

他说：“除了我们正在稳步扩张的陆上风电，我们希望赢得海上风电拍卖，同时妥善准备电力存储等供需调整功能，使电力供应链成为我们的业务支柱之一。”

但他补充说，该公司没有计划投资海外风电项目。

曹海斌 摘译自 烃加工新闻

原文如下：

Japan"s Cosmo to keep current refining capacity at least until 2030

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd plans to keep the current refining capacity at least until 2030 despite an expected fall in gasoline demand in Japan due to aging population and higher sales of electric vehicles, its new president said on Thursday.

Japan"s third-biggest refiner has three refineries in Japan, with a total refining capacity of 363,000 bpd.

"We plan to maintain the current refining structure for the next 10 years," Shigeru Yamada, group CEO, told reporters.

"And in the following 10 years, we will see how demand for individual oil grade changes and consider whether it is appropriate to remodel or consolidate refineries," he added.

Japan"s demand for petroleum products is expected to fall about 2.5% a year, according to the industry ministry.

Gasoline demand is likely to decrease as EV will become more popular, but jet fuel and diesel oil for trucks are expected to remain solid, Yamada said.

Under the new three-year business plan unveiled in March, Cosmo plans to make an investment of $3.14 B in the next three years, with 30% to be allocated in green power and energy such as SAF.

"We will strengthen our green power supply chain with a focus on wind power generation," Yamada said.

"On top of onshore wind power which we are steadily expanding, we want to win offshore wind power auctions while properly preparing supply-demand adjustment functions such as power storage and make electric power supply chain one of our business pillars," he said.

But the company has no plan to invest in overseas wind power projects, he added.

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