EIA稱美國每周汽油需求創歷史新高
中國石化新聞網訊 據休斯敦普氏能源資訊6月13日消息，美國能源情報署(Energy Information Administration)周三公布的數據顯示，截至6月8日當周，美國汽油需求(以產品供應衡量)創下歷史新高。
在6月的第一個完整星期，汽油供應報告為98.79億桶/日，這是早在1991年的數據中最高的數字。此前的歷史最高紀錄出現在今年早些時候，當時報告稱，截至4月13日當周的日產量為9857萬桶。
在需求強勁的情況下，本周美國汽油庫存料減少227萬桶，至2.36763億桶，較上年同期減少約2.3%。盡管美國汽油進口量有所上升，但美國汽油庫存仍有所下降。美國能源情報署表示，在截至6月1日的一周內，美國汽油進口量從每日777,000桶增至每日824,000桶。
除了需求強勁之外，美國汽油進口增加可能不會導致燃料庫存增加，因為汽油出口增加6.9萬桶，至每日60.7萬桶。美國能源情報署(EIA)的數據顯示，這是自2010年以來6月第一周以來的最高出口量。
有趣的是，盡管價格高于歷史標準，但美國的需求卻達到了歷史最高水平。
周二，標普全球普氏(S&P Global Platts)對休斯敦的CBOB進行了評估。休斯頓可能是美國流動性最強的汽油現貨市場。這比去年同期的評估價值高出40%以上。
這一數據與汽車俱樂部AAA周三發布的一篇博客文章相符。該博客稱，與去年夏天相比，駕車者現在在加油站加油上的支出更多。
駕車者本季度至少要多花250美元加油，但這并不妨礙他們出行。夏季是公路旅行和度假的代名詞，我們不會看到美國人今年放棄這種消遣。
同一篇博客文章說，美國一些州現在的油價高于心理上很重要的3美元/加侖。例如，根據美國汽車協會(AAA)的數據，在愛達荷州，99%的加油站的汽油售價都是在3.01美元/加侖以上，而在2017年夏天，沒有加油站的汽油價格達到或高于這一水平。
胡晶晶摘譯自普氏能源資訊
原文如下
US gasoline demand -- measured as product supplied -- hit a new all-time weekly high in the week ended June 8, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
Product supplied of gasoline was reported at 9.879 million b/d in the first full week of June, the highest that figure has ever been in data going as far back as 1991. The previous all-time high occurred earlier this year, when product supplied was reported at 9.857 million b/d for the week ended April 13.
Amid robust demand, US gasoline stocks for the week were reported 2.27 million barrels down on the week at 236.763 million barrels, which is about 2.3% below their level in the year-ago week. Those stocks fell despite uptick in US gasoline imports, which the EIA says rose from 777,000 b/d in the week ended June 1 to 824,000 b/d in the week ended June 8.
Aside from strong demand, higher US gasoline imports likely did not lead to an increase in fuel stocks because gasoline exports rose 69,000 b/d to reach 607,000 b/d. The EIA data show this is the highest volume of exports seen in the first full week of June going as far back as 2010.
Interestingly, US demand reached an all-time high despite prices being above historic norms.
On Tuesday, S&P Global Platts assessed CBOB in Houston, which is perhaps the most liquid gasoline cash market in the US, at July NYMEX RBOB futures minus 14.60 cents/gal, or $1.9439/gal. This is more than 40% above the assessment value from the year-ago date.
This data lines up with a blog post from AAA, an auto-club, posted on Wednesday which said that motorists are now spending more on fuel at the pump relative to last summer.
"Motorists can expect to spend at least $250 more on gas this season, but that won't stop them from traveling. Summer is synonymous with road trips and vacation and we are not going to see Americans are giving up this pastime this year," said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokeswoman.
The same blog post said that some US states are now seeing prices at the pump above the psychologically-important $3/gal level. For example, in Idaho, 99% of gas stations are selling gasoline at prices at or above $3.01/gal compared to the summer of 2017, when no gas stations sold fuel at or above this level, according to AAA.
