中国石化新闻网讯 据俄罗斯卫星新闻网1月19日东京报道，日本媒体19日报道说，在美国国会上个月取消了长达40年的出口禁令以后，日本将重新开始从美国进口石油。

《日经商业日报》说，日本第四大炼油企业日本科斯莫能源控股公司计划在2月中旬花费847万美元来装运美国原油。在4月中旬，大约30万桶美国原油计划在日本炼油厂精炼。

《日经商业日报》说，中东石油出口国的不稳定以及沙特阿拉伯和伊朗的外交僵局迫使东京寻找石油的其他来源。

日本的批发商估计将每天使用大约390万桶原油来生产汽油、柴油和其他石油产品。

美国石油出口禁令的取消部分受到了国内产量增长的影响。

李峻 编译

原文如下：

Japan to Resume US Oil Imports After 40-Year Pause

Sputnik

January 19, 2016

Tokyo

Japan will renew oil imports from United States after US Congress lifted a 40-year export ban last month, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

Japan’s Cosmo Energy Holdings plans to spend an equivalent of $8.47 million to ship US crude oil in mid-February, the Nikkei business daily said. In mid-April, some 300,000 barrels of US oil is planned to be refined in Japan.

Instability from Middle Eastern exporters and the Saudi-Iranian diplomatic standoff forces Tokyo to seek other sources. Wholesalers in Japan are estimated to use some 3.9 million barrels of crude daily to produce gasoline, gas oil and other products, according to the publication.

The removal of the US oil export ban was in part influenced by the growth of domestic production.