特朗普政府已告知法国和德国,要求其动用紧急柴油库存,否则将面临美国实施出口禁令的风险。这一要求加剧了欧洲面临的压力,各国政府正在权衡燃料价格与供应安全。
The Trump administration told France and Germany to release emergency diesel stocks or risk a US export ban. The demand sharpens pressure on Europe as governments weigh fuel prices against supply security.
特朗普政府已告知德国和法国,要求其动用紧急柴油库存,以帮助缓解飙升的全球燃料价格,否则可能遭到美国柴油出口禁令。三名知情人士称。
The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help ease soaring global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, according to three people close to the discussions.
这一警告意味着美国对欧洲施压升级。特朗普总统正考虑实施可能的出口禁令,以在11月中期选举前帮助压低美国国内燃料价格。
The warning marks an escalation in pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential ban to help bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections.
特朗普执政以来,由于关税争端以及军事开支分歧,欧洲与华盛顿的关系一直恶化。
Europe's relationship with Washington has soured under Trump due to tariffs disputes and disagreements over military spending.
对欧盟而言,释放更多库存将使其陷入两难抉择:既要努力压低国内燃料价格,又要维持高位库存,以防特朗普与伊朗未能达成和平协议、燃料危机进一步恶化。
For the EU releasing more stocks would represent a dilemma as it needs to balance the need to bring down fuel prices at home with maintaining high stocks for a possible worsening of the fuel crisis should Trump and Iran not reach a peace deal.
两名欧盟官员称,欧盟委员会、德国、法国、意大利、英国和爱尔兰周四举行了一次会议,讨论可能需要释放柴油库存的问题。
The European Commission, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Ireland held a call on Thursday to discuss the possible need to release diesel stocks, two EU officials told Reuters.
德国经济部表示,负责西方能源监管的国际能源署尚未要求德国释放库存。该署何时再次开会尚不清楚。
The International Energy Agency, the West's energy watchdog, has not yet asked Germany to release stocks, Germany's economy ministry said. It was not clear when the IEA might meet next.
路透社此前报道称,美国政府尤其对法国和德国感到不满,认为两国没有完全履行此前释放紧急石油及石油产品库存的承诺。
The US administration has been particularly frustrated with France and Germany, which US officials believe have not fully followed through on earlier commitments to release emergency oil and petroleum product stocks, Reuters has reported previously.
一名美国官员告诉路透社:“在我们采取多条途径增加成品油供应、降低消费者成本之际,与美国合作符合欧洲的最大利益。”
"It is in Europe’s best interest to work with the United States as we pursue multiple pathways to boost the supply of refined products and lower costs for consumers," one of the sources, a US official, told Reuters.
第二名身处某欧洲首都的消息人士称,美国已要求欧盟在未来六个月内释放1.2亿桶柴油库存。
A second source, based in a European capital, said that the US has asked the EU to release 120 million barrels of diesel over the next six months.
自俄罗斯因入侵乌克兰而遭到欧洲禁运,以及美以对伊朗的战争扰乱了中东的供应后,欧洲对美国燃料的依赖日益加深。
Europe has become increasingly dependent on US fuel after banning Russian imports over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and after the US-Israeli war against Iran disrupted supplies from the Middle East.
美国能源部长克里斯·赖特周三对记者表示,美国政府预计欧洲很快会宣布有关新的柴油供应的消息。
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters on Wednesday that the US administration expected announcements from Europe soon regarding new diesel supplies.
他说:“我们失去了一些来自中东的柴油出口,尽管我们正在恢复这些供应,同时我们也失去了来自中国的柴油出口。所以这里有许多中断情况。”伊朗战争已经打乱了世界主要石油和燃料来源之一。在乌克兰损坏了其许多炼油厂后,俄罗斯已将柴油出口禁令延长至10月底,给市场增添了进一步的压力。知情人士称,中国炼油厂已暂停10月的燃料出口以增加国内库存。法国能源部拒绝置评。
"We've lost some diesel exports from the Middle East, although we're restoring those, and we've lost diesel exports from China," he said. "So that's a lot of interruptions." The Iran war has disrupted one of the key sources of oil and fuel for the world. Russia has extended its ban on diesel exports until the end of October, adding further strain on the market, after Ukraine damaged many of its refiners. Chinese refiners suspended October fuel exports to bolster domestic stocks, sources said. France's energy ministry declined to comment.
爱丽舍宫的一位官员表示,法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙与特朗普上周在纽约出席联合国大会期间会晤时并未讨论此问题。
An official at the Elysee Palace said that French President Emmanuel Macron and Trump did not discussed the issue when they met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last week.
不过,这位官员表示,马克龙将主持召开七国集团(G7)领导人视频会议,以应对不断上涨的燃料价格以及精炼产品的全球供应情况,包括配合国际能源署协调释放储备。
However, the official said that Macron would convene a video conference of leaders of G7 countries to address rising fuel prices and the global availability of refined products, including the coordination of a release of reserves in conjunction with the International Energy Agency.