據(jù)美國(guó)油價(jià)網(wǎng)2022年6月21日?qǐng)?bào)道，美國(guó)能源信息署周二發(fā)布的最新煉油產(chǎn)能報(bào)告顯示，今年美國(guó)可運(yùn)營(yíng)的煉油產(chǎn)能已創(chuàng)下近十年來(lái)的最低水平。 

根據(jù)EIA公布的最新數(shù)據(jù)，自1月1日起，今年美國(guó)煉油日產(chǎn)能降至1794萬(wàn)桶，低于去年同期的1809萬(wàn)桶。美國(guó)煉油產(chǎn)能目前處于2014年以來(lái)的最低水平。

美國(guó)可運(yùn)營(yíng)的煉油企業(yè)從去年的129家增加到130家，正在運(yùn)營(yíng)的煉油企業(yè)增加1家，達(dá)到125家。  

與截至2020年1月1日的美國(guó)煉油產(chǎn)能相比，2022年的煉油日產(chǎn)能減少100多萬(wàn)桶。 

EIA上周三發(fā)布的《石油狀況報(bào)告》顯示，在截至6月10日的一周內(nèi)，美國(guó)煉油企業(yè)平均日產(chǎn)量為1630萬(wàn)桶，相當(dāng)于可運(yùn)營(yíng)產(chǎn)能的93.7%，比前一周減少6.7萬(wàn)桶。

美國(guó)的煉油產(chǎn)能比其他任何國(guó)家都要多，盡管亞洲大國(guó)的煉油產(chǎn)能今年可能會(huì)超過(guò)美國(guó)——事實(shí)上，亞洲大國(guó)煉油產(chǎn)能可能已經(jīng)超過(guò)了美國(guó)。

美國(guó)汽油價(jià)格從2021年開(kāi)始上漲，由于煉油廠利用率高，原油庫(kù)存低，美國(guó)煉油企業(yè)被認(rèn)為是汽油價(jià)格上漲的最大元兇之一。 

雪佛龍公司首席執(zhí)行官沃思在6月早些時(shí)候曾表示，他認(rèn)為美國(guó)煉油產(chǎn)能問(wèn)題在短期內(nèi)不會(huì)得到任何緩解，考慮到建新煉油廠的籌備時(shí)間長(zhǎng)以及考慮到氣候問(wèn)題以及化石燃料未來(lái)的不確定性，沃思甚至暗示美國(guó)可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)再建新的煉油廠。 

李峻 編譯自 美國(guó)油價(jià)網(wǎng)

原文如下：

EIA: US Refining Capacity Sinks To Near Decade Low

Operable refining capacity in the United States hit a nearly decade low in 2022, the EIA’s latest Refining Capacity Report showed on Tuesday.

U.S. refining capacity fell this year to 17.94 million barrels per day as of January 1, according to the latest EIA data-down from 18.09 million bpd on January 1 last year. U.S. refining capacity is now the lowest it’s been since 2014.

The total number of operable refineries rose to 130, up from 129 last year, with the number of operating refineries increasing by 1 to 125.

Compared to operable U.S. refining capacity as of January 1, 2020, this year’s refining capacity has decreased by more than a million barrels per day.

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.3 million bpd during the week ending June 10, according to the EIA’s Petroleum Status Report published last Wednesday-that’s a decrease of 67,000 bpd over the previous week-running at 93.7% of operable capacity.

The United States has more refining capacity than any other country, although the biggest country in Asia refining capacity could overtake the United States’ yet this year-in fact, it may have already overtaken the United States.

Gasoline prices in the United States began ticking up in 2021, and with high refining utilization rates and low crude product inventories, the refining segment has been fingered as one of the biggest price culprits.

Chevron’s CEO Mike Worth said earlier this month that he doesn’t see any relief to the refining capacity issue in sight, even going so far as to suggest that the United States may not see any new refineries built, ever, given their long lead times combined with the uncertainty of the future of fossil fuels in general given climate concerns.