据道琼斯8月17日消息,英国石油公司(BP)周一在声明中表示,公司位于印第安纳州的一家炼油厂的一套关键装置仍处于关闭状态,但称该公司自供应中断事故发生逾一周以来已履行了所有合同义务。
BP于8月8日关闭了上述日产能为41.3万桶的炼油厂的主要原油蒸馏装置,受此影响上周中西部地区的汽油价格大幅上升,因市场担忧在夏季驾车出行季节期间,总体汽油供应满足不了仍居高不下的消费者需求。根据价格核查公司GasBuddy,在印第安纳州,周一的汽油平均零售价为2.97美元/加仑,高于一周前的2.36美元/加仑。全国的汽油平均零售价为2.67美元/加仑,略高于一周前的水平。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
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BP Says Key Unit at Indiana Refinery Remains Shut
BP Plc said in a statement Monday that a key unit of its refinery in Indiana remains shut, but said it has met all of its contractual obligations since the outage hit more than a week ago.
The Aug. 8 closure of the 413,000 barrel-a-day refinery's main crude distillation unit led to a huge spike in gasoline prices in the Midwest last week, amid concerns overall supplies wouldn't meet still-high consumer demand amid summer-driving season. In Indiana, retail gasoline prices were averaging $2.97 a gallon Monday, according to price-checking firm GasBuddy, up from $2.36 a gallon one week ago. Nationwide, gasoline prices are slightly higher from a week ago, at $2.67 a gallon.