據Oil & Gas Journal網站5月18日報道 美國石油學會（API）最新月度統計報告顯示，4月份美國石油需求量（以國內石油總交付量計）降至1420萬桶/天，較3月份下降26.7%，較2019年4月下降29.4%，為1970年以來4月份的最低水平。

美國石油需求的減少反映了為防止COVID-19的傳播而增加的隔離防控措施。剩余燃料油的季節性交付量是本月唯一的增長。運輸燃料交付量全面下降，但燃料受到不同程度的影響。噴氣燃料受到的負面影響最大，其次是汽油和柴油/蒸餾油。用于煉油和石化的石腦油/汽油減少相對較少。在美國石油學會40多年來發表這份報告的過程中，2020年4月突出了其異常的劣勢。

吳恒磊 編譯自 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.