燃料油日报：阿祖尔炼厂装置有望在近期重启-20251121

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - High-sulfur fuel oil: Neutral in the short term, bearish in the medium term [2] - Low-sulfur fuel oil: Neutral in the short term, bearish in the medium term [2] - Cross-variety: None [2] - Cross-period: None [2] - Spot-futures: None [2] - Options: None [2] 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The main contract of Shanghai Futures Exchange fuel oil futures closed up 2.45% at 2,553 yuan/ton overnight, while the main contract of INE low-sulfur fuel oil futures closed down 0.06% at 3,153 yuan/ton [1] - Crude oil prices continue to oscillate weakly. Although there are short-term disturbances from geopolitical and macro factors, the medium-term expectation of oversupply in the oil market is gradually being realized, which exerts some pressure on the unilateral price of fuel oil [1] - In terms of the fundamentals of fuel oil itself, low-sulfur fuel oil has recently performed stronger than high-sulfur fuel oil, but the situation reversed again yesterday [1] - The low-sulfur fuel oil market lacks a sustainable upward driver. Part of the Azur refinery's facilities under maintenance due to malfunctions are expected to restart around November 29, and Kuwait's low-sulfur fuel oil shipments have been zero so far in November. Supply will resume after the facilities restart [1] - There are still supporting factors in the high-sulfur fuel oil market. In particular, Ukrainian drones have continuously attacked Russian refineries, leading to a decline in their operating rates. Recent fuel oil shipments have been low, and the impact of US sanctions may further materialize [1] 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Market Analysis - The main contract of Shanghai Futures Exchange fuel oil futures closed up 2.45% at 2,553 yuan/ton overnight, and the main contract of INE low-sulfur fuel oil futures closed down 0.06% at 3,153 yuan/ton [1] - Crude oil prices are in a weak oscillation. The medium-term oversupply expectation in the oil market is pressuring fuel oil prices [1] - Low-sulfur fuel oil recently outperformed high-sulfur fuel oil, but the situation reversed. The low-sulfur market lacks a sustainable upward driver, while the high-sulfur market has supporting factors [1] Strategy - High-sulfur fuel oil: Neutral in the short term, bearish in the medium term [2] - Low-sulfur fuel oil: Neutral in the short term, bearish in the medium term [2] - No strategies for cross-variety, cross-period, spot-futures, and options [2]