World oil demand in 2016 continued its healthy performance for the second year, with growth set to be above 1.3 mb/d. This growth is in line with our initial projection for the year in July 2015. However, revisions were made within the regions with upward adjustment in OECD Europe, OECD Asia Pacific and Other Asia. Oil demand in these regions performed better-than-expected particularly in the petrochemical and transportation sectors. The upward revisions were almost entirely offset by bearish oil consumption momentum in Latin America and Middle East as a result of stagnating economic activities and a high level of fuel substitution with natural gas. In terms of oil products, road transportation fuels – both gasoline and diesel oil – were the largest contributors to 2016 oil demand growth, in line with high vehicle sales in major markets, particularly in Europe and China. Petrochemical feedstocks also received an extra push in 2016 as firm petrochemical margins globally as well as start-ups of propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants in China lent support to the industry.

1 月 5 日，国家能源局召开新闻发布会，正式对外发布《能源发展“十三五”规划》 (简称《规划》 )及 14 个专项规划。《规划》以提高能源发展的质量和效益为中心，明确指出要构建清洁低碳、安全高效的现代能源体系，凸显我国能源“转型变革、创新发展”的新特点。

1月15-17日，中国最大的三家石油央企，中国石油天然气集团公司（以下简称“中石油”）、中国石油化工集团公司（以下简称“中石化”）和中国海洋石油总公司（以下简称“中海油”）分别召开了2017年的工作会议。

三次采油配套技术日臻完善，使中国石化难动用储量中的特低渗透油藏和超稠油油藏得到有效开发，为特殊岩性油藏采收率的提高提供了重要手段，更为老油田采收率整体达到40%，主力油田力争50%、挑战60%奋斗目标奠定了坚实基础。

2016年前三季度，国际油价完成阶段性的探底回升以后进入上行通道，在第三季度初转为区间横盘震荡。文章从供需基本面、美元走势、地缘政治事件和宏观经济等角度回顾了前三季度的油价走势，并在综合考虑各项不确定因素的前提下，对第四季度的国际油价变化趋势进行了展望。

近年来，受国际原油市场供需变化、国内成品油消费增长趋缓等因素影响，国内成品油销售企业面临新的发展机遇与挑战。为顺应新的发展环境，中国石化销售有限公司北京石油分公司通过“互联网＋”思维的运用，探索了综合服务平台的新商业模式，实现了客户增值、企业增效、商户获客的三方共赢。

分析了某公司新建80万吨／年芳烃装置设计施工中需要考虑的问题，建议通过选择先进技术、优化设计、改造现有装置、解决公用工程需求、制定长周期设备采购进度计划、完善大件设备制造和运输方案等应对措施，保障新建芳烃装置需求，实现企业的资源、能源优化利用。