日本4月汽车燃料需求降至31年来最低水平

据石化新闻2020年4月28日东京报道，日本的紧急状态措施使该国4月份的汽车燃料需求降至至少31年来的最低水平，这是因为这些措施加剧了由于疫情导致的本已疲软的汽油和轻油需求。

东京、神奈川、埼玉县、大阪、兵库县和福冈市在4月7日首次宣布进入紧急状态，并在4月16日扩大至日本全国范围，直至5月6日。近几周来，紧急状态加速了日本国内对汽车燃料需求的下降。

日本最大的炼油商JXTG 新日本石油和能源公司周二说，日本4月份汽油需求预计为318万千升或66.6719万桶/天，比去年同期下降了22%，其中汽油需求预计较上年同期下降10%，至249万千升或52.0053万桶/天。

由于驾车者被要求避免外出致使汽油和轻油消耗量大幅下降，JXTG把日本国内汽车燃料需求大幅下降归因于紧急状态。

根据日本经济产业省可立即获得的统计数据，日本4月份汽油和轻油需求将是至少1989年以来该月的最低水平。1989年4月，日本国内汽油销量为329万千升，而轻油销量为271万千升。

李峻 编译自 石化新闻

原文如下：

State of emergency sends Japan's Apr motor fuels demand to lowest in at least 31 years

Japan's state of emergency measures sent the country's motor fuels demand in April to the lowest level for the month in at least 31 years as the steps worsened an already weak demand for gasoline and gasoil because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The state of emergency, which was first declared April 7 for Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka, and expanded April 16 to nationwide until May 6, has accelerated the drop in domestic demand for the motor fuels in recent weeks.

Japan's gasoline demand is estimated at 3.18 million kl, or 666,719 b/d, in April, down 22% from a year earlier, with gasoil demand estimated down 10% on the year to 2.49 million kl or 520,053 b/d, the country's largest refiner JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy said Tuesday.

JXTG attributed the drop in motor fuels demand to the state of emergency, which had slashed gasoline and gasoil consumption as drivers were asked to refrain from going out.

The April gasoline and gasoil demand would be the lowest for that month since at least 1989, when domestic gasoline sales stood at 3.29 million kl and gasoil sales were 2.71 million kl in April that year, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry data immediately available.