中国石化新闻网讯 据管道&天然气杂志网6月9日报道，美国能源部周五表示，已与五家公司签订供应合同，将在8月以平均每桶73美元的价格向战略石油储备（SPR）供应300万桶原油。

在去年地缘政治冲突事件发生后，美国国防部释放了历史最高水平的库存，美国能源部于5月份宣布了购买计划，作为补充紧急储备的一个步骤。

(资料图)

美国能源部在一份新闻稿中表示，这300万桶原油的均价约为每桶73美元，低于2022年SPR原油约为每桶95美元的平均售价，为纳税人带来了一笔不错的收益。

该国政府此前曾表示，当油价达到或低于每桶72美元时，将开始将石油回购到储备中。周五，基准美国原油期货交易价格约为每桶70美元。

美国能源部表示，这些原油将被运送到得克萨斯州的Big Hill储备点。

美国能源部还表示，已开始征求另外300万桶原油的订单，将于9月交付到美国的Big Hill储备点。能源部称，投标应在6月20日之前收到，并在月底前授予合同。

该国政府去年进行了有史以来最大规模的1.8亿桶SPR销售，这是稳定飙升的石油市场和应对冲突后高油价战略的一部分。

这也成为美国与沙特阿拉伯关系的一个痛点，因为其压低了沙特最大出口产品的价格。

此次销售使SPR库存达到约3.72亿桶，为1983年以来的最低水平，按目前美国的消费率计算，这相当于不到20天的供应量。

郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网

原文如下：

US Buys 3 Million Barrels for Oil Stockpile, Announces Plan for 3 Million More

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it awarded supply contracts to five companies to deliver 3 million barrels of crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in August at an average price of $73 per barrel.

The DOE had announced the purchase plan in May as a step to refill the emergency stockpile after a record release in last year.

"These 3 million barrels are being purchased for an average price of about $73 per barrel, lower than the average of about $95 per barrel that SPR crude was sold for in 2022, securing a good deal for taxpayers," the DOE said in a press release.

The Administration had previously said it would start to buy oil back into the reserve when prices are at or below $72 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude futures traded around $70 a barrel on Friday.

The barrels will be delivered to the Big Hill SPR site in Texas, the DOE said.

The department also said it launched a new solicitation for another 3 million barrels for delivery to the stockpile"s Big Hill site in September. It said bids should be received by June 20, with awards by the end of the month.

The Administration last year conducted the largest ever sale from the SPR of 180 million barrels, part of a strategy to stabilize soaring oil markets and combat high pump prices.

The sales brought the SPR inventory to around 372 million barrels, the lowest since 1983, amounting to just under 20 days of cover at current U.S. consumption rates.