根據美國能源部長致7家美國煉油企業的一封信，美國政府希望美國煉油企業限制燃料油出口  

美國在全球對非產能大國燃料油的需求飆升之際限制出口，將給石油和燃料油價格均增加上行壓力

美國煉油企業已經表示，由于庫存低，對歐洲的柴油出口沒有太多空間，來自政府的壓力只會放大這一事實 

據美國油價網8月26日報道，《華爾街日報》日前獲得的美國能源部長格蘭霍姆致7家大型煉油企業的一封信顯示，由于美國國內燃料油庫存水平多年來一直處于低位，政府敦促美國煉油企業限制他們的燃料油出口。

由于歐洲國家和一些南美國家正在尋找產能大國燃料油的替代品，美國的燃料油出口近幾個月來一直在增長。 在歐洲，歐盟（EU）即將對原油及其石油產品實施的禁運，正促使貿易商從非該國來源采購越來越多的柴油。 美國就是其中之一，7月份美國柴油日出口量達到140萬桶，為5年來最高。 其中大部分柴油需求增長來自歐洲。  

不過，美國政府現在正敦促美國煉油企業抑制燃料油出口，以提高國內庫存水平。 

格蘭霍姆在本月寫給7家美國煉油企業的信中寫道：“考慮到美國成品油出口的歷史水平，我再次敦促你們在近期內集中精力在美國建立庫存，而不是拋售現有庫存來進一步增加出口?！?/p>

格蘭霍姆在《華爾街日報》獲得的信中補充稱：“我們希望煉油企業能夠主動解決這一需求。” 

“如果情況未能達到預期如此，美國政府將需要考慮采取更多政府明令或其他緊急措施?！备裉m霍姆如是說。

分析人士說，美國在全球對非產能大國石油和燃料油的需求高漲之際限制出口只會推高油價。  

據美國煉油企業說，未來美國對歐洲的柴油出口量沒有太大增加空間。 

瓦萊羅能源公司執行副總裁兼首席商務官蓋理·西蒙斯在7月舉行的公司第二季度財報電話會議上表示：“對我們來說，向歐洲供應更多柴油將是一個真正的挑戰?！?/p>

西蒙斯補充稱，由于美國柴油庫存較低，且“該行業基本用盡庫存”，“我很難看到將有大量柴油從美國流入歐洲”。

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網

原文如下：

The Administration Urges Refiners To Curb Fuel Exports

·     According to a letter sent by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to seven U.S. refiners, the Biden administration wants refiners to limit fuel exports.

·     Limiting exports at a time when global demand for non-Russian fuel is soaring would add upward pressure to both oil and fuel prices.

·     Refiners have already said that there isn’t much room to increase exports to Europe due to low inventories, pressure from Washington only amplifies that fact.

The Administration is urging American refiners to limit their fuel exports amid multi-year low domestic inventory levels, according to a letter U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm sent to seven big refiners obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

U.S. fuel exports have been rising in recent months as countries in Europe and some in South America are looking to source alternatives to the larger producer's fuel. In Europe, the looming EU embargo on crude and products is prompting traders to source growing amounts of diesel from other sources. The U.S. has been one such source, and its exports hit 1.4 million bpd in July, the highest in five years. A lot of the increase is coming from Europe. 

However, the U.S. Administration is now urging refiners to curb exports in order to raise inventory levels at home.

"Given the historic level of U.S. refined product exports, I again urge you to focus in the near term on building inventories in the United States, rather than selling down current stocks and further increasing exports," Secretary Granholm wrote in a letter to seven American refiners this month. 

"It is our hope that companies will proactively address this need," she added in the letter obtained by the Journal. 

"If that is not the case, the Administration will need to consider additional Federal requirements or other emergency measures."

Limiting exports at a time when global demand for other oil and fuels is high would only drive up oil prices, analysts say. 

According to U.S. refiners, there isn't much room for a further increase in diesel shipments from America to Europe going forward. 

Gary Simmons, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Valero Energy, said on the Q2 earnings call last month that "It's going to be a real challenge for us to be able to supply a lot more diesel into Europe."

With U.S. inventories low and "the industry basically running all out," "it's very difficult for me seeing that there's going to be a lot of flow from the U.S. into Europe," Simmons added.