-- 米エネルギー省は、中東紛争の継続に伴う供給途絶を緩和する取り組みの一環として、3月以降、戦略石油備蓄(SPR)から1,750万バレルの原油を放出したと、エネルギー情報局(EIA)が木曜日に発表した。 EIAは最新の「週間石油状況報告書」で、4月24日までの1週間に710万バレルが放出され、2022年10月以来最大の週間放出量となったと発表した。SPRの総在庫量は3億9,790万バレルとなっている。 EIAのエコノミスト、キンバリー・ピーターソン氏は、「米国のSPR放出は交換方式で行われ、放出された原油量に加えて追加の原油を1年以内にSPRに戻す必要がある」と述べた。 米国は現在、国際エネルギー機関(IEA)との連携イニシアチブの一環として、SPRから1億7,200万バレルの大規模な放出を実施しており、これにより4億バレルの原油と石油製品が世界の市場に供給される予定だ。米エネルギー情報局(EIA)によると、今回の共同取り組みは、中東紛争に関連した供給途絶を受けて、エネルギー市場の安定化を図ることを目的としている。 1970年代に石油供給ショックへの対応として設立された戦略石油備蓄(SPR)は、世界最大の緊急原油備蓄であり、最大7億1400万バレルの貯蔵能力が認められている。 この備蓄は、米国のメキシコ湾岸沿いの4か所に分散して保管されている。この地域には、米国の製油能力のかなりの部分が存在する。
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