石油是工业的血液。随着生产力的发展,石油在国民经济运行中的地位也越来越重要,石油供应安全已经成为影响国家经济安全的一个重要因素。由于经济的快速发展,近年来我国石油需求增长较快。尽管我国是石油生产大国,但受资源条件的制约,国内原油生产已经远远不能满足需求,致使石油进口数量逐年增加。自1993年起我国就成为石油净进口国,此后石油进口量一路攀升,预计2004年国内石油消费需求为2.7亿吨,而国内的石油产量依将稳定在1.65亿吨左右。这就意味着今年我国的石油进口量将在1.15亿吨左右,石油消费对进口的依赖程度将达到42.5%。据估计我国在未来10年～20年石油消费对国外资源的依赖程度将进一步增大,因此,建立战略石油储备是当前一项十分紧迫的任务。 Oil is industrial blood. With the development of productive forces, the status of oil in the national economy is also becoming more and more important. The security of oil supply has become an important factor affecting the economic security of the country. Due to the rapid economic development, the demand for petroleum in our country has increased rapidly in recent years. Although our country is a big oil producing country, due to the restriction of resource conditions, the domestic crude oil production is far from meeting the demand, resulting in a year-on-year increase in the volume of oil imports. Since 1993, China has become a net importer of oil. Since then, oil imports have risen all the way. It is estimated that domestic oil consumption will reach 270 million tons in 2004, while domestic oil output will stabilize at around 165 million tons. This means that China’s oil imports this year will be about 115 million tons, the dependence of oil consumption on imports will reach 42.5%. It is estimated that China’s dependence on foreign resources will further increase in the next 10 to 20 years. Therefore, establishing a strategic oil reserve is a very urgent task at present.