2026年4月14日 / 美国东部时间下午6:20 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
这位能源巨头的一名高管表示，雪佛龙加大委内瑞拉石油进口量正在帮助缓解美国消费者的燃油价格压力。
雪佛龙全球炼油业务总裁安德鲁·沃尔兹对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示，该公司正让密西西比州帕斯卡古拉的炼油厂满负荷运转，以加工来自委内瑞拉的原油。
沃尔兹称，随着伊朗战争限制全球石油供应并将美国汽油价格推至2022年以来的最高水平，雪佛龙正采取行动平抑消费者面临的油价。
一艘装载40万桶委内瑞拉原油的油轮将为雪佛龙位于密西西比州的炼油厂提供四天的原油供应。沃尔兹表示，这些石油进口不仅“为委内瑞拉带来收入，也帮助了美国民众”。
他补充道：“这艘货轮正在降低美国国内的油价，因为我们获得了此前不曾拥有的新供应渠道。”
本月早些时候，特朗普政府解除了对委内瑞拉临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯的制裁，此前美国寻求与委内瑞拉政府重建外交关系。这一举措距美国军方突袭逮捕罗德里格斯的前任尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子已有三个月时间。
自马杜罗被赶下台以来，特朗普政府一直在寻求鼓励美国企业投资委内瑞拉石油行业，通过放松制裁允许美国石油公司投资基础设施和生产设施。
“我认为教训在于能源确实至关重要，它需要负担得起且供应稳定。这就是为什么我们必须持续投资基础设施、提升产能，像雪佛龙这样的企业需要不断开发这类能源产品并将其交付给客户，”沃尔兹说道。
始终要节约能源
这位雪佛龙高管表示，如果无法获得委内瑞拉石油，美国民众在加油站的花费将会更高。
“供应越少，价格越高，”沃尔兹说。
根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，美国汽油平均价格为每加仑4.12美元，高于伊朗战争爆发前的每加仑2.98美元。
与此同时，随着美国能源成本飙升，沃尔兹还鼓励驾车者和消费者采取措施节约能源。
“民众确实需要节约能源。我们应该始终做到节能，无论是随手关灯、减少驾车里程，还是选择购买何种车型，”他说。“因此我鼓励所有人尽量节约能源，坚持一下，希望油价很快就能回落。”
雪佛龙与委内瑞拉本周宣布了两项扩大该国石油生产的协议。沃尔兹表示，雪佛龙计划在未来几年将委内瑞拉的石油产量提高50%。
请于周三收看“CBS晨间新闻”中安迪·沃尔兹采访的完整内容。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/chevron-executive-venezuelan-crude-oil-helping-lower-prices-iran-war/
Chevron says Venezuelan oil imports are helping curb U.S. gas prices
April 14, 2026 / 6:20 PM EDT / CBS News
Chevron’s stepped-up imports of Venezuelan oil are helping ease fuel prices for U.S. consumers, according to a senior executive with the energy giant.
Andrew Walz, Chevron’s president of global refining, told CBS News that the company is running its Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery around the clock to process crude from Venezuela.
Walz said Chevron is moving to curb prices for consumers as the war in Iran constrains global oil supplies and pushes U.S. gasoline prices up to their highest level since 2022.
A tanker carrying 400,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude will supply Chevron’s Mississippi refinery for four days. The oil imports are helping both “bring revenue to Venezuela, and it’s helping Americans,” Walz said.
“This ship is lowering prices in America because we have access to a new supply point that we didn’t have previously,” he added.
The Trump administration earlier this month lifted sanctions on interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez as the U.S. seeks to rebuild ties with the country’s government. The move came three months after U.S. forces seized Rodriguez’s predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife in a military raid.
Since Maduro’s removal from power, the Trump administration has sought to incentivize U.S. investment in Venezuela’s oil sector, rolling back sanctions to allow American oil companies to spend on infrastructure and production.
“I think the lesson is that energy really matters, and it needs to be affordable and reliable. And that’s why we have to keep investing in infrastructure, investing in capabilities, and companies like Chevron need to keep finding these products and getting them to their customers,” Walz said.
Always be conserving
Without access to Venezuelan oil, Americans would be paying higher prices at the pump, according to the Chevron exec.
“Less supply means higher prices,” Walz said.
The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is $4.12, up from $2.98 just before the Iran war, according to AAA.
With U.S. energy costs surging, meanwhile, Walz also encouraged motorists and consumers to take steps to conserve.
“People do need to conserve energy. We should always be conserving energy, whether it’s your light switch or the miles you drive or what kind of car you buy,” he said. “So I would encourage everybody to try to conserve, hang in there and hopefully prices will be coming down soon.”
Chevron and Venezuela this week announced two deals to expand oil production in the country. Walz said that Chevron plans to expand production in Venezuela by 50% over the next few years.
Watch more of Andy Walz’s interview Wednesday on “CBS Mornings.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/chevron-executive-venezuelan-crude-oil-helping-lower-prices-iran-war/
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