API：4月美国石油需求下降26.7%

据Oil & Gas Journal网站5月18日报道 美国石油学会（API）最新月度统计报告显示，4月份美国石油需求量（以国内石油总交付量计）降至1420万桶/天，较3月份下降26.7%，较2019年4月下降29.4%，为1970年以来4月份的最低水平。

美国石油需求的减少反映了为防止COVID-19的传播而增加的隔离防控措施。剩余燃料油的季节性交付量是本月唯一的增长。运输燃料交付量全面下降，但燃料受到不同程度的影响。喷气燃料受到的负面影响最大，其次是汽油和柴油/蒸馏油。用于炼油和石化的石脑油/汽油减少相对较少。在美国石油学会40多年来发表这份报告的过程中，2020年4月突出了其异常的劣势。

吴恒磊 编译自 Oil & Gas Journal

原文如下：

API: US petroleum demand down 26.7% in April

US petroleum demand, as measured by total domestic petroleum deliveries, decreased to 14.2 million b/d in April—a decrease of 26.7% from March and 29.4% compared with April 2019—the lowest for the month of April since 1970, according to the latest monthly statistics report of American Petroleum Institute (API).

The decrease in US petroleum demand reflected the escalation of stay-at-home orders to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Seasonal deliveries of residual fuel oil showed the only increase for the month. Transportation fuel deliveries fell across the board, but fuels were affected to varied extents. Jet fuel was the most adversely affected, followed by gasoline and diesel/distillates. Naphtha/gasoil used in refining and petrochemicals decreased by relatively less. In more than 4 decades of API publishing this report, April 2020 stands out for its singular weaknesses.