據(jù)美國油價(jià)網(wǎng)2022年8月12日?qǐng)?bào)道，未來幾天，由于駁船運(yùn)輸?shù)年P(guān)鍵航道萊茵河水位預(yù)計(jì)將降至通航水平以下，歐洲煤炭和石油等燃料的供應(yīng)將面臨進(jìn)一步中斷。 

萊茵河從瑞士向西北流經(jīng)德國、法國和荷蘭，注入北海，是歐洲重要的石油產(chǎn)品運(yùn)輸航道。由于今年夏天歐洲的熱浪和干旱，河流的水位很低，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)變得太淺，以至于許多運(yùn)送石油產(chǎn)品的駁船無法通過。駁船沒有滿載，以減輕它們?cè)谒嫔系闹亓?，這提高了運(yùn)輸成本，推遲了煤炭和燃料的運(yùn)輸，影響了德國在熱浪期間的發(fā)電。

彭博新聞社周五援引德國政府公布的數(shù)據(jù)報(bào)道稱，德國考普航路點(diǎn)的水位現(xiàn)在將下降到40厘米（15.75英寸）以下的適航門檻。預(yù)計(jì)未來幾天萊茵河水位還將進(jìn)一步下降。 

部分貨物運(yùn)輸必須改道通過鐵路運(yùn)輸，這可能會(huì)給歐洲采購煤炭和燃料帶來進(jìn)一步的困難。萊茵河的低水位已經(jīng)影響了煤炭供應(yīng)，并導(dǎo)致德國今年的電力價(jià)格創(chuàng)下歷史新高。

這個(gè)歐洲最大的經(jīng)濟(jì)體已開始運(yùn)營(yíng)更多的燃煤發(fā)電廠以節(jié)約天然氣，但公用事業(yè)公司上周警告稱，由于低水位的萊茵河的煤炭供應(yīng)有限，在9月的第一周之前，德國兩家燃煤發(fā)電廠的發(fā)電量可能會(huì)下降。

今年夏天，萊茵河的低水位已經(jīng)造成了德國煤炭的物流問題。由于萊茵河水位下降加劇了供應(yīng)挑戰(zhàn)，德國發(fā)電廠發(fā)現(xiàn)，在能源危機(jī)日益失控之際，越來越難以獲得煤炭。 

李峻 編譯自 美國油價(jià)網(wǎng)

原文如下：

Major Petroleum Corridor At Risk Of Closure Due To Low Water Levels

Europe’s supply of fuels such as coal and petroleum products faces further disruptions in the coming days as the water levels on the Rhine River—a key waterway for barge transportation – are expected to sink below the level of navigability. 

The Rhine River, which runs northwest from Switzerland through Germany, France, and the Netherlands into the North Sea, is a major petroleum product transportation corridor in Europe. Due to heat waves and drought this summer in Europe, the levels on the river are low and have now become too shallow for many barges shipping petroleum products to pass. Barges are not being fully loaded to keep them lighter on the water, which lifts shipping costs and delays shipments of coal and fuels, affecting power generation in Germany during the heat wave.  

The water level at the Kaub waypoint in Germany is now set to drop below the 40 centimeters (15.75 inches) threshold of navigability, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing German government data. The water level is expected to drop further in the next few days.

Some of the goods transportation has to be rerouted through rail transport, which could create further difficulties for Europe to procure coal and fuels. The low water levels on the Rhine have already affected coal supply and contributed to record-high year-ahead power prices in Germany.  

Europe’s biggest economy, which has started to run more coal-fired power plants to conserve gas, could see reduced generation from two of its coal plants until the first week of September due to limited coal supply via the Rhine, utilities warned last week.  

This summer, the low water levels on the Rhine have already caused logistics issues with coal in Germany. Power plants in Germany are finding it increasingly difficult to source coal amid an energy crisis that is spiraling out of control as falling water levels on the Rhine River add to supply challenges.