炼油厂数量的减少已经将柴油价格推至历史新高，对各国经济构成了威胁。美国若实施出口禁令将是“巨大的冲击和打击”。伊朗战争导致全球柴油价格飙升，令各国财政预算承压，增加了企业的成本，并使从农场到港口的供应链陷入混乱。
A reduction in refineries has already driven the price of diesel to record highs, threatening economies. An U.S. export ban would be “tremendous shock and blow.”The Iran war has sent diesel prices soaring around the world, straining national budgets, adding costs to businesses and snarling supply chains from farms to ports.
现在，特朗普总统威胁要禁止或限制美国出口柴油。美国是包括墨西哥、加拿大以及欧洲大部分地区在内的十多个国家的最大供应商。石油高管和世界各国领导人正发出越来越严厉的警告，其结果可能是从食品到航空煤油等所有商品的全球价格飙升。
Now President Trump is threatening to ban or restrict the export of diesel from the United States, which is the top supplier to more than a dozen countries including Mexico, Canada and much of Europe. Oil executives and world leaders are issuing increasingly dire warnings that the result could be global price spikes on everything from groceries to jet fuel.
欧盟能源部长丹·约根森周二表示：“我已经向我的美国同行以及公众发出了一个非常明确的信号，那就是在当前这个艰难时期，确保能源尽可能自由流动才符合所有人的利益——无论对美国还是对我们。”
“I’ve sent a very clear signal to my American counterpart and also the public, which is that it is not in the interest of anybody — not the U.S., not us — to not have as free a flow of energy as possible in these difficult times,” Dan Jorgensen, the European Union’s energy minister, said on Tuesday.
柴油通常被称为全球经济的“主力燃料”，是由原油在炼油厂提炼而成的。它为重工业至关重要的重型机械、卡车、拖拉机和农业设备提供动力。当柴油价格上涨时，运费和其他运输成本也会随之上升，这往往会引发连锁反应，导致超市里的食品甚至加油站的汽油价格上涨——因为运送汽油的重型油罐车本身就是靠柴油驱动的。
Often called the workhorse fuel of the global economy, diesel is made from crude oil at refineries. It powers the heavy machinery, trucks, tractors and agricultural equipment crucial to heavy industry. When diesel prices rise, so do freight charges and other transportation costs, which often cascade into higher prices for things like food at the supermarket or even gasoline at the pump — because the heavy-duty tankers that deliver gas themselves run on diesel.
价格飙升的主要原因是伊朗战争导致的炼油能力不足。导弹袭击破坏了中东地区的炼油厂，该地区航运的中断也使运输变得更加困难。此外，乌克兰袭击并损坏了许多俄罗斯炼油厂。这迫使作为主要出口国的俄罗斯囤积其柴油供应。
The primary reason for the price jump is a lack of refining capacity caused by the war in Iran. Missile strikes have damaged refineries in the Middle East, and the disruptions in shipping in the region have made it harder to transport. In addition, Ukraine has attacked and damaged many Russian refineries. That has forced Russia, a major exporter, to hoard its supplies of diesel.