美国能源部或将夺回壳牌运行的圣詹姆斯终端汽车腰靠

据普氏能源资讯9月15日华盛顿报道，美国能源部的一名官员本周说，美国能源部时下正在考虑一旦与壳牌公开槽螺母司之间的20年租赁合同在今年年底到期就夺回位于路易斯安那州的圣詹姆斯海上终端的运行控制。

由于美国能源部官员寻求斥资20亿美元来升级改造这个在潜在供应冲击时候用来分配政府拥有原油的基础设施，他们时下正在考虑未来控制这个位于密西西比河和巴吞鲁日东南大约30英里的终端。

自圣詹姆斯成为作为墨西哥湾炼油厂基准的路易斯安那轻质低硫原油的定价中心以来，这个终端的命运增加了重要性。

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US Energy Department may retake Shell-run St. James terminal

Washington (Platts)--15 Sep 2016

The US Department of Energy is considering retaking operational control of the St. James marine terminal in Louisiana once a 20-year lease with Shell expires at the end of 2017, an agency officia滚轴l said this week.

Future control of the terminal, which is located on the Mississippi River and roughly 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, is being weighed by DOE officials as they look to spend $2 billion to upgrade and modernize the infras恩施tructure used to distribute government-owned crude oil during potential supply shocks.

The fate of the terminal has added significance since St. James is the pricing hub for Light Louisiana Sweet, a benchmark for Gulf of Mexico refiners that has gained