據美國鉆井網站2022年7月28日報道，美國石油學會（API）和美國勘探與生產委員會（AXPC）日前發布了一份新的研究分析報告，報告顯示了美國豐富的原油資源對國內使用和對全球出口的顯著和不斷增長的經濟效益。 

這項研究分析工作由美國國防部智能應急基金（ICF）進行，ICF分析了自2015年12月同意解除美國原油出口禁令以來的6年時間的原油出口和收入情況。研究分析發現，開放原油出口市場促進了美國石油和天然氣的開發，在6年的時間里，全球油價平均下降了1.93美元/桶，而美國GDP增加了1610億美元凈收益，美國平均每年增加了近5萬個就業崗位。 

API總裁兼首席執行官邁克·薩默斯表示：“美國在能源方面的領導地位不僅為國家帶來重大利益——推動美國經濟和國內就業，提供可靠的能源，幫助降低能源價格壓力，而且還加強了全球安全，支持了我們的盟友。”

薩默斯表示：“美國能源出口為全球市場提供了至關重要的穩定，支持我們在世界各地依賴美國能源滿足其需求的盟友，并加強美國國內的能源安全。如果美國不出口能源，就為那些不穩定的國家或那些環境標準不那么嚴格的國家打開大門，讓它們填補空缺并從中獲益。”

這項新研究分析了自美國國會允許原油出口以來，美國石油和天然氣市場發生的變化，并將其與美國石油出口禁令保持不變的假設情況進行了比較。 

“正如分析顯示，2015年解除原油出口禁令節省了美國人的燃油錢，支持了數千個高薪的美國就業崗位，并減少了美國對外國石油的依賴。當美國受到油價的傷害時，很明顯，增加全球原油供應對降低國內能源價格和加強全球能源安全至關重要。”AXPC首席執行官安妮·布拉德伯里如是說。 

其好處包括美國消費者在精制石油產品和天然氣方面的支出減少920億美元。美國石油產量增加擴大了全球石油供應，降低了全球原油和成品油價格。由于石油產品的自由貿易，美國的燃料消費者從這些較低的石油產品價格中受益。

API表示，燃料成本降低給美國消費者帶來的好處和石油生產商收入增加給美國煉油商帶來的利潤損失超過了利潤損失，過去6年原油出口為美國GDP帶來了1610億美元的凈收益。原油出口也使美國貿易差額增加了1780億美元。

取消原油出口禁令增加了美國的就業崗位，包括油氣上游行業的直接就業崗位，如石油工程師和地質學家、工業機械安裝和維護、井架操作員、旋轉鉆機操作員、鉆井平操作員和服務設備操作員。 政策變化還創造了間接和誘發就業。總的來說，美國就業崗位平均年增4.8萬個。  

美國原油產量也有所上升，這使得美國國內油價與國際基準接軌，刺激了更多的鉆井活動，導致原油產量增加，以及來自產油井的伴生天然氣和天然氣液體產量增加。美國原油產量在出口禁令之后增加了18億桶。

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

原文如下：

U.S. Crude Oil Exports Add $161 Bn To GDP Since Ban Lift

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC) have released a new analysis demonstrating the significant and growing economic benefits of America’s abundant crude oil resources for both domestic use and global export.

The study, conducted by ICF, analyzed the six-year period since a bipartisan Congressional majority lifted a ban on exporting U.S. crude oil in December 2015. The study found that enabling open markets increased oil and natural gas development in America, which, over the six-year period, reduced global oil prices by an average of $1.93 per barrel, added $161 billion to U.S. GDP, and increased jobs in the U.S. by nearly 50,000, on average.

“American energy leadership doesn’t just deliver significant benefits to Americans – fueling the U.S. economy and American jobs, delivering reliable energy, and helping put downward pressure on prices, but it also strengthens global security and supports our allies,” said API President and CEO Mike Sommers.

“U.S. energy exports provide critical stability to the global market, support our allies across the world who depend on American energy to meet their needs and strengthen American energy security here at home. If the U.S. is not exporting energy, it leaves the door open for unstable nations or those with less stringent environmental standards to fill the void and reap the benefits,” he added.

The new study analyzes the changes that have occurred in U.S. oil and natural gas markets since Congress enabled crude oil exports compared to a hypothetical scenario where the ban on U.S. oil exports remained in place.

“As this analysis shows, lifting the ban on crude exports in 2015 saved Americans money at the pump, supported thousands of good-paying American jobs, and reduced our country’s dependence on foreign oil. At a time when Americans are hurting from the price at the pump, it’s clear that increasing the global supply of crude oil is critical to lower energy prices here at home and greater energy security around the globe,” said AXPC CEO Anne Bradbury.  

The benefits include decreased U.S. consumer expenditures on refined products and natural gas by $92 billion. Higher U.S. oil production expanded the global oil supply, reducing global crude oil and refined product prices. Because there is free trade in petroleum products, U.S. fuel consumers have benefited from these lower product prices.

The API said that the benefits of lower fuel costs for U.S. consumers and higher revenues for U.S. oil producers outweighed margin losses for U.S. refiners, resulting in a net benefit of $161 billion in U.S. GDP. The export of crude also improved the U.S. Trade Balance by $178 billion.

Lifting the crude export ban has increased U.S. employment, including direct jobs in the Upstream oil & gas sector, such as petroleum engineers and geologists, industrial machinery installation and maintenance, derrick operators, rotary drill operators, roustabouts, and service unit operators. The policy change has also created indirect and induced jobs. In total, U.S. employment rose by an average of 48,000 jobs.

Production of U.S. crude oil production also rose, and it allowed U.S. domestic oil prices to converge with international benchmarks, spurred more drilling activity leading to higher crude oil production, as well as higher production of associated natural gas and NGLs that come from oil wells. U.S. crude oil production, post export ban, rose by 1.8 billion barrels.