美国石油出口还面临航运港口瓶颈

中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯5月18日消息，石油生产蓬勃发展的西德克萨斯州的石油生产商正面临着物流瓶颈的挑战，一方面缺乏足够的输油管道能力将石油运输至航运港口进行出口，另一方面航运港口本身也存在着出口瓶颈。美国能源信息署（EIA）在一份报告中表示：“美国墨西哥湾沿岸港口无法完全装载超大型油轮（VLCC），这是用于原油运输的最大也是最经济的船舶。无法全面装载规模更大、成本更低的船舶，对美国原油出口产生了定价影响。美国石油产量正在飙升，上周达到创纪录的1070万桶/日，而原油出口达到创纪录的每日260万桶。

庞晓华 摘译自 道琼斯

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US Oil Exporters Other Headache: Shipping Ports

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