据OGJ网站9月25日休斯顿报道，根据美国石油学会（API）最新的月度统计报告，美国8月份以车用汽油、馏分油和炼油厂原料为首的石油日需求量增加到了2080万桶，比7月份增加了25万桶。
API在报告中称，这是自2007年8月以来任何一个月的最强劲需求，反映了强劲的经济增长、工业活动和消费者信心。
截至今年8月份，美国石油需求平均每天为2030万桶。这比2017年前8个月每天增加了近50万桶。
李峻 编译自 OGJ
原文如下：
API: US petroleum demand in August reached 20.8 million b/d
According the latest monthly statistics report from the American Petroleum Institute, US petroleum demand in August, led by motor gasoline, distillate, and refinery feedstocks, increased to 20.8 million b/d, up 250,000 b/d from July. This was the strongest demand for any month since August 2007 and reflected solid economic growth, industrial activity, and consumer confidence, API said.
Year-to-date through August, petroleum demand averaged 20.3 million b/d. This was an increase of nearly 500,000 b/d over the first 8 months of 2017.
