中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工网12月16日报道，美国能源部周五表示，将开始为战略石油储备(SPR)回购石油，这是自今年创纪录的1.8亿桶库存释放以来的首次购买。
一位高级官员告诉记者称，该部将购买300万桶于明年2月交付的石油。1.8亿美元的销售量将SPR推至自1984年以来的最低水平，引发了对能源安全的担忧。
这位官员表示，将发布一份购买300万桶于明年2023年2月交付石油的招标书。当公司提交标书时，这种方法将预先锁定价格。
为了帮助缓解上周石油泄漏导致Keystone原油管道关闭后炼油厂的供应短缺，能源部还将从SPR中交换约200万桶石油，这些公司将必须在晚些时候返还。
该官员表示，能够在回购300万桶的同时做到这一点。
郝芬 译自 烃加工网
原文如下：
U.S. begins buying back oil for strategic reserve
The U.S. Energy Department said>The department will buy 3 MM barrels for delivery in February, a senior official told reporters. The 180 MM sale pushed levels in the SPR to the lowest since 1984, raising concerns about energy security.
"We'll be releasing a solicitation to purchase 3 MM barrels of oil for delivery in February of next year, 2023," the official said. "This approach will lock in a price upfront when companies submit their bids."
To help relieve supply shortages at refineries after an oil spill last week shut down the Keystone crude pipeline, the Energy Department will also execute an exchange of about 2 MM barrels from the SPR, that companies will have to send back at a later date.
"We are able to do that at the same time we're doing the 3 MM barrel buyback," the official said.
