据World Oil网华盛顿5月17日消息 美国石油学会最新月度统计报告显示，2019年4月，美国原油日产量维持在创纪录的1210万桶/天，而石油总需求为2020万桶/天，为2007年以来的最高水平。4月的其他亮点包括:

美国4月份石油需求同比增长1.2%

创纪录的950万桶/天的汽油需求

季节性强劲的航空燃油需求为每日170万桶

自2007年以来，炼油厂和其他种类的石化原料需求最强，达到每日500万桶

原油总库存同比增长4.5%

API首席经济学家Dean Foreman称:“能源与经济增长齐头并进。”

该经济学家补充道：“美国强劲的生产和需求反映了消费者的信心。再加上强劲的就业数据，这对美国经济来说是个好消息。美国的能源革命仍然是这一成功的支柱，所有美国人因此继续承受着价格下跌的压力。”

此外，美国石油国际贸易从3月到4月，馏分油(柴油)需求下降了10.9%。与此同时，货运卡车和工业活动也出现了放缓。API的经济指标API DEI(馏分经济指标)4月下降0.3个百分点，为三个月均值为零，反映出美国工业生产总值放缓。

此外，美国石油国际贸易在3月至4月间减弱：美国石油进口每日增加110万桶，其中约60%为原油;此外，原油出口每日减少40万桶，这也增加了国内原油库存。

吴慧丹 摘译自 World Oil

原文如下：

U.S. natural gas and oil industry turns in strong April performance

The American Petroleum Institute’s latest Monthly Statistical Report (MSR) shows U.S. crude oil production sustained a record-tying 12.1 MMbopd in April 2019 while total petroleum demand was the highest for the month since 2007 at 20.2 MMbpd. Other April highlights include:

U.S. petroleum demand grew 1.2% year to year (y/y) in April.

Record gasoline demand at 9.5 MMbpd.

Seasonally strong jet fuel demand at 1.7 MMbpd.

Strongest refinery and petrochemical “other oils” feedstock demand since 2007 at 5 MMbpd.

Total petroleum inventories grew to 4.5% y/y. “Energy and economic growth go hand-in-hand,” said API Chief Economist Dean Foreman.

“America’s strong production and demand reflects strong consumer confidence. That combined with strong employment numbers is good news for the U.S. economy. America’s energy revolution continues to be the backbone of this success, and all Americans continue to enjoy downward pressure on prices as a result.”

The demand for distillates (diesel) fellby 10.9% between March and April and coincided with indicators that freight trucking and industrial activity slowed. API’s economic indicator, the API DEI (Distillate Economic Indicator) decreased by 0.3 percentage points in April with a three-month average level of zero, which has reflected the slowing of U.S. total industrial production.

Moreover, U.S. petroleum international trade weakened between March and April: U.S. petroleum imports rose by 1.1 MMbpd, about 60% of which was crude oil; and, crude oil exports fell by 0.4 MMbpd, which contributed to increased domestic crude oil inventories.