据彭博社8月16日华盛顿报道，根据美国石油学会今天发布的最新月度统计报告，2019年7月美国石油总需求平均为2080万桶/日，同比增长0.9%，为2005年以来需求的最高点。需求增加的同时，美国会继续保持世界领先的产量，这将继续满足几乎全球所有石油需求的增长。

美国石油学会首席经济学家迪安·福尔曼说:“美国生产满足世界日益增长的能源需求的持续能力证明了页岩革命的意义所在。”“EIA分析预测，在未来几十年，天然气和石油将提供世界一半以上的电力，因此，美国越来越有能力缓冲全球石油市场，并使消费者免受外部冲击和价格波动的影响。”

孙子舒 编译自 彭博社

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API: Total U.S. petroleum demand in July highest since 2005

Total U.S. petroleum demand averaged 20.8 MMbpd in July 2019, which represented a 0.9% year-over-year increase and the highest demand for the month since 2005, according to the latest Monthly Statistical Report released today by the American Petroleum Institute. The increase in demand came as the U.S. continued to sustain world-leading production, which continues to meet virtually all global oil demand growth.

“The continued ability of U.S. production to meet the world’s increasing energy needs is a testament to the shale revolution,” said API Chief Economist Dean Foreman. “With sustained production at a record pace of 12 MMbpd year-to-date, and U.S. Energy Information Administration analyses predicting that natural gas and oil will provide more than half the world’s power for decades to come, the U.S. is increasingly well-positioned to cushion global oil markets and insulate consumers from external shocks and price volatility.”