美国能源部周五表示，已授权从战略石油储备中紧急置换最多40万桶原油，以应对影响菲利普斯66位于路易斯安那州的查尔斯湖炼油厂的供应中断。
The US Department of Energy said on Friday it had authorized an emergency exchange of up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address a supply disruption affecting Phillips 66's Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana.
在特朗普总统因美国对伊朗的战争扰乱供应线而动用储备，以及其前任拜登总统因俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰而动用储备之后，战略石油储备已降至1982年以来的最低水平。查尔斯湖炼油厂的炼油能力约为每天26.4万桶。
The SPR is already at the lowest level since 1982 after President Donald Trump tapped it as the US war on Iran disrupted supply lines, and after his predecessor, President Joe Biden, turned to it following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Lake Charles refinery has a capacity to refine about 264,000 barrels per day.
能源部表示，此次置换将“帮助抵消影响炼油厂原油交付的暂时性中断，并支持持续生产服务于路易斯安那州及周边市场的交通燃料”。菲利普斯66未立即回应关于为何需要这批石油的置评请求。
The exchange will "help offset temporary disruptions affecting crude oil deliveries to the refinery and support continued production of transportation fuels serving Louisiana and surrounding markets," the department said. Phillips 66 did not immediately respond to a request for comment about why the oil is needed.