白宫宣布计划动用战略石油储备——这一举措旨在缓解笼罩着中期选举的不断上涨的汽油价格。
The White House announced plans to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — a step meant to blunt rising gas prices looming over the midterm elections.
美国将提议向能源生产商借出最多4000万桶石油，这是政府3月份承诺的1.72亿桶中剩余的部分。白宫还敦促欧盟释放应急柴油库存以降低全球价格。
The US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil, which is what remains of the 172 million-barrel commitment the government made in March. The White House is also urging the European Union to draw down emergency diesel inventories to lower global prices.
运营GasBuddy的能源分析师帕特里克·德·汉表示，这两种方法都不太可能在价格上“产生太大影响”。6月份类似的动用储备提议鲜有人问津，仅授予了50万桶。德·汉补充说，紧张的炼油能力而非石油供应正在推高价格。
Patrick De Haan, an energy analyst who runs GasBuddy, said neither approach will likely “move the needle much” on prices. A similar offer to tap reserves in June attracted little interest, with just half a million barrels awarded. De Haan added that strapped refinery capacity is driving higher prices, rather than oil supply.
他说，有意义的缓解需要“解决造成这种环境的问题：解决地缘政治紧张局势。”—— Lauren Morganbesser
He said meaningful relief requires “solving the issues that have created this environment: addressing the geopolitical tensions.”— Lauren Morganbesser