据查尔斯·戈里万、米切尔·费尔曼和格兰特·史密斯报道，雪佛龙公司首席执行官迈克·沃思周二表示，若美国禁止柴油出口，国内部分地区的油价可能随之上涨，同时还会给依赖美国供应的其他国家带来麻烦。
A US ban on diesel exports could result in higher prices in some parts of the country as well as causing issues with other nations that rely on American supplies, Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said on Tuesday.
“国内部分地区的油价可能会面临上行压力，”沃思在伦敦举行的能源情报论坛上说道，“对美国的盟友而言，这一举措传递的信号也极为负面——毕竟在危急时刻美国一直是值得信赖的供应方。”上周晚些时候，唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布不会实施柴油出口禁令。此前七国集团及其伙伴国已决定释放部分应急燃油储备，旨在平抑持续走高的油价。这一决定也意味着总统放弃了此前考虑实施的柴油出口限制方案。
“You could see some upward pressure on prices in some parts of the country,” Wirth said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London. “And I think particularly for our allies, it would send a very bad signal where the US has been a reliable supplier in a time of need.”Late last week, President Donald Trump said he would’t ban US diesel exports, after Group of Seven nations and their partners agreed to release some of their emergency fuel stockpiles in a bid to bring down soaring prices. The president’s decision marked a retreat from his earlier consideration of possible diesel export curbs.
沃思还向与会者表示，波斯湾战争结束后，全球石油与天然气需求仍将保持增长态势，雪佛龙也有望加入连接伊拉克与地中海的石油管道建设联盟。
Wirth also told the audience that demand for oil and gas will continue to grow after the end of the Persian Gulf war, and that his company could join an Iraq-to Mediterranean oil pipeline consortium.
沃思指出，随着技术进步，如今雪佛龙用比以往更少的钻井设备就能完成更多钻井作业。
Amid technological advances, Chevron is drilling more wells with fewer rigs than ever before, Wirth said.