能源部授标逾4000万桶战略石油储备原油交换：1.72亿桶释放计划收官，明年初起归还逾2.16亿桶
美国能源部（Department of Energy，DOE）10月29日在 Washington 宣布，战略石油储备（Strategic Petroleum Reserve，SPR）逾4,000万桶原油交换的合同已经授出，其中包括此前各轮招标提供的数量。能源部表示，这批授标是执行特朗普总统1.72亿桶释放安排的一部分，该安排同时构成国际能源署（International Energy Agency，IEA）成员国战略储备协同释放4亿桶行动的组成部分。
能源部副部长 Kyle Haustveit 说：「能源部最新授出的逾4,000万桶，完成了我们从战略石油储备释放1.72亿桶的承诺。在特朗普总统领导下，我们已确保明年初起有逾2.16亿桶原油归还储备——其中包括4,400万桶额外溢价桶——价值逾40亿美元，美国辛勤工作的纳税人无需为此多付一分钱。让归还量超过释放量，我们是在加强美国的能源安全，确保战略石油储备为未来做好准备。」
按交换安排，借出的原油由企业在日后连同溢价桶一并归还，因此归还总量高于释放总量。能源部说，本次授标合同项下的原油将从战略石油储备的 Big Hill 与 Bryan Mound 两个储存站点供应，能源部将与中标企业、管道、码头与炼油伙伴协调，支持原油安全高效地转运。
能源部表示，这批授标体现本届政府对能源安全、战略石油储备长期战备状态以及对这一关键国家能源安全资产负责任管理的承诺。战略石油储备是美国应对原油供应中断的紧急储备，此前各轮交换授标与紧急交换已分批执行，本次授标使1.72亿桶释放承诺全部落实。
DOE Awards Exchange Contracts for Over 40 Million Barrels From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Completing the 172-Million-Barrel Release
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in Washington on October 29 that it has awarded contracts for an exchange of more than 40 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), including volumes offered through previous solicitations. DOE said the awards are part of its execution of President Trump's 172-million-barrel release, which contributes to a coordinated 400-million-barrel action by International Energy Agency (IEA) member nations' strategic reserves.
DOE Under Secretary Kyle Haustveit said: "DOE's latest awards of more than 40 million barrels complete our commitment to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Under President Trump's leadership, we have secured the return of more than 216 million barrels to the Reserve beginning early next year—including 44 million additional premium barrels—with a value of more than $4 billion, at no additional cost to hardworking American taxpayers. By securing the return of more than we released, we are strengthening America's energy security and ensuring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains ready for the future."
Under the exchange structure, borrowing companies return the crude later together with premium barrels, so the total returned exceeds the total released. DOE said crude oil under the awarded contracts will be supplied from the SPR's Big Hill and Bryan Mound storage sites, and that DOE will coordinate with awardees, pipelines, terminals, and refining partners to support the safe and efficient movement of crude oil.
DOE said the awards reinforce the administration's commitment to energy security, long-term SPR readiness, and responsible stewardship of this critical national energy security asset. The SPR is the United States' emergency crude stockpile for supply disruptions; with these awards, the full 172-million-barrel release commitment has now been carried out.
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