據烴加工在線8月4日消息，美國煉油產能今年可能出現近10年來最大降幅，原因是與疫情相關的旅行限制和一場火災導致多家工廠關閉，扭轉了多年來的小幅增長。

由于新冠病毒疫情大流行導致全球燃料需求減少高達30%，全球范圍內的煉油商已經閑置了一些煉油廠。

在美國，馬拉松石油公司將關閉位于加州和新墨西哥州的煉油廠，以應對需求下滑。費城能源解決方案公司(Philadelphia Energy Solutions)在去年夏天發生火災和一系列爆炸后關閉了旗下一家加工能力為33.5萬桶/日的煉油廠，并將其賣給了一家房地產開發商。據路透社計算，這三家煉油廠的加工能力合計為52.3萬桶/日，占美國煉油總產能的近3%，美國煉油總產能已降至1,850萬桶/天。

張春曉 摘譯自 烴加工在線

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U.S. refining capacity poised for first big drop in nearly a decade

U.S. oil refining capacity this year could decline by the largest amount in nearly a decade as pandemic-related travel curbs and a fire shut several plants, reversing years of small gains.

Refiners globally have been idling plants as the COVID-19 pandemic slashed fuel demand as much as 30%. In the United States, Marathon Petroleum Corp will close California and New Mexico plants in response to the demand slump.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions closed and sold its refinery to a property developer after a fire and series of explosions tore through the plant last summer.

The three processed a combined 523,000 barrels per day of oil, or nearly 3% of total U.S. refining, reducing capacity to 18.5 million bpd, according to Reuters calculations.