据悉,中国石化茂名石化一号常减压蒸馏装置已于5月30日开始加工处理美国美湾原油,这是中国石化首次加工美国原油,也是美国解除长达40年的原油出口禁令后首次出口原油至中国,使我国的原油进口来源进一步丰富,有助于减轻对中东地区原油的依赖。上世纪70年代初,受石油危机冲击,美国国内油价一度飞涨。为保障本国石油供应安全,美国于1975年出台《能源政策和节能法》,开始严格限制美国原油出口。近年来,在页岩气革命的推动下,美国原油产量大幅增加,2015年12月18日,美国解除了长达40年的原油出口禁令。中国石化也在 It is reported that Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Company No. 1 atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit on May 30 began to process the United States Gulf crude oil, which is Sinopec first processing of US crude oil, but also the United States for as long as 40 years after lifting the first export ban on crude oil exports Crude oil to China, so that China’s crude oil import sources to further enrich and help reduce dependence on the Middle East crude oil. The early 70s of last century, by the oil crisis, the domestic oil prices soared. In order to protect the security of its oil supply, the United States introduced the Energy Policy and Energy Conservation Law in 1975 and began to strictly restrict the export of U.S. crude oil. In recent years, with the shale gas revolution in the United States, the U.S. crude production has risen sharply. On December 18, 2015, the United States lifted its 40-year ban on crude oil exports. Sinopec is also here