据美国彭博新闻社1月25日东京报道,由于需求因人口减少以及车辆更节能而日益减弱,日本去年原油进口量跌到了1988年以来的最低水平。
根据日本财务省25日在东京公布的初步统计数据,世界第三大经济体去年进口了1.955亿千升或大约337万桶/天的原油,比2014年下降了2.3%。来自财务省的统计数据显示,这是1988年以来的最低水平,日本在1988年进口了1.922亿千升原油。
日本的石油产品需求在1999年财政年度曾达到峰值,但由于人口减少以及汽车制造商制造更节省燃料的汽车,日本的石油产品需求自那以后一直在下降,从而迫使炼油企业削减产能以及联合。日本经济产业省在去年4月份曾说,到2020年3月结束的财政年度前,日本对诸如汽油和柴油那样燃料的需求量预计将平均每年减少1.3%。
李峻 编译
原文如下:
Japan Oil Imports Plunge to Lowest Since 1998 as Demand Weakens
Bloomberg
Monday, January 25, 2016
Japan’s crude oil imports last year fell to the lowest level since 1988 as demand weakens amid a declining population and more efficient vehicles.
The world’s third-biggest economy imported 195.5 million kiloliters of oil, or about 3.37 million barrels a day in 2015, a 2.3 percent drop from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance on Monday. That’s the lowest since 1988 when the nation imported 192.2 million kiloliters, data from the ministry shows.
Japan’s oil-product demand peaked in fiscal year 1999 and has been in decline as the populace shrinks and as auto manufacturers build more fuel efficient vehicles, forcing refiners to cut capacity and consolidate. Demand for fuels like gasoline and diesel is forecast to fall by an average 1.3 percent annually through the year ending March 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in April.