石油设备网讯 据世界油气网华盛顿报道，2018年，美国原油日出口升至200万桶，几乎是2017年120万桶/日的两倍。随着美国对中国原油出口的下降，以及对韩国和加拿大等其他目的地的出口的增加，按目的地划分的出口量在这一年中发生了显著变化。
美国原油出口量的增加是由于美国原油产量的增加和基础设施的变化。2018年，美国原油产量增长17%，至1090万桶/日。墨西哥湾沿岸地区作为美国主要的出口区域，占美国原油出口量的90%以上，其产量为710万桶/日。产量的增加主要是轻质低硫原油的增加，但美国墨西哥湾沿岸炼油厂的配置主要是加工重质含硫原油。这种不断增长的产量和原油种类与炼油厂配置之间的不匹配导致更多的美国原油产品出口。
詹晓晶 摘自 世界油气网
原文如下：
U.S. exported 2 MMbopd in 2018 to 42 destinations, nearly doubling 2017
In 2018, U.S. exports of crude oil rose to 2.0 MMbpd, nearly double the 1.2 MMbpd rate in 2017. Export volumes by destination changed significantly during the year, as U.S. crude oil exports to China fell and exports to other destinations such as South Korea,and Canada increased.
The increase in U.S. crude oil exports was the result of increasing U.S. crude oil production and infrastructure changes. U.S. crude oil production increased 17% to 10.9 MMbpd in 2018, with U.S. Gulf Coast states—the departure point for more than 90% of U.S. crude oil exports—producing 7.1 MMbpd. The increased production is mostly of light, sweet crude oils, but U.S. Gulf Coast refineries are configured mostly to process heavy, sour crude oils. This increasing production and mismatch between crude oil type and refinery configuration causes more of U.S. crude oil production to be exported.
