據管道&天然氣雜志網6月9日報道，美國能源部周五表示，已與五家公司簽訂供應合同，將在8月以平均每桶73美元的價格向戰略石油儲備（SPR）供應300萬桶原油。

在去年地緣政治沖突事件發生后，美國國防部釋放了歷史最高水平的庫存，美國能源部于5月份宣布了購買計劃，作為補充緊急儲備的一個步驟。

美國能源部在一份新聞稿中表示，這300萬桶原油的均價約為每桶73美元，低于2022年SPR原油約為每桶95美元的平均售價，為納稅人帶來了一筆不錯的收益。

該國政府此前曾表示，當油價達到或低于每桶72美元時，將開始將石油回購到儲備中。周五，基準美國原油期貨交易價格約為每桶70美元。

美國能源部表示，這些原油將被運送到得克薩斯州的Big Hill儲備點。

美國能源部還表示，已開始征求另外300萬桶原油的訂單，將于9月交付到美國的Big Hill儲備點。能源部稱，投標應在6月20日之前收到，并在月底前授予合同。

該國政府去年進行了有史以來最大規模的1.8億桶SPR銷售，這是穩定飆升的石油市場和應對沖突后高油價戰略的一部分。

這也成為美國與沙特阿拉伯關系的一個痛點，因為其壓低了沙特最大出口產品的價格。

此次銷售使SPR庫存達到約3.72億桶，為1983年以來的最低水平，按目前美國的消費率計算，這相當于不到20天的供應量。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

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US Buys 3 Million Barrels for Oil Stockpile, Announces Plan for 3 Million More

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it awarded supply contracts to five companies to deliver 3 million barrels of crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in August at an average price of $73 per barrel.

The DOE had announced the purchase plan in May as a step to refill the emergency stockpile after a record release in last year.

"These 3 million barrels are being purchased for an average price of about $73 per barrel, lower than the average of about $95 per barrel that SPR crude was sold for in 2022, securing a good deal for taxpayers," the DOE said in a press release.

The Administration had previously said it would start to buy oil back into the reserve when prices are at or below $72 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude futures traded around $70 a barrel on Friday.

The barrels will be delivered to the Big Hill SPR site in Texas, the DOE said.

The department also said it launched a new solicitation for another 3 million barrels for delivery to the stockpile's Big Hill site in September. It said bids should be received by June 20, with awards by the end of the month.

The Administration last year conducted the largest ever sale from the SPR of 180 million barrels, part of a strategy to stabilize soaring oil markets and combat high pump prices.

The sales brought the SPR inventory to around 372 million barrels, the lowest since 1983, amounting to just under 20 days of cover at current U.S. consumption rates.