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（2022年3月10日，美国加利福尼亚州西好莱坞市比弗利大道一家美孚加油站，一辆奥迪汽车正在加油。路透社/关宾/资料图片）
休斯顿，3月25日（路透社）- 唐纳德·特朗普总统领导的政府周三宣布，将暂时暂停针对季节性汽油混合配方的联邦反雾霾法规，以应对自伊朗战争爆发以来不断上涨的油价。
美国环境保护署（EPA）此举对美国生物燃料行业而言是一大胜利，因为它将允许零售商销售含15%乙醇（即E15）的汽油配方，而这类配方在温暖月份通常是不被允许的。该机构表示，豁免权将于5月1日起生效，有效期为20天，必要时可延长。
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“我们预见到美国燃料供应可能出现中断，”EPA局长李·泽尔丁在休斯顿举行的CERAWeek能源会议期间的新闻发布会上表示，正是在此次会议上他宣布了这一豁免决定。
EPA在一份新闻稿中称，该豁免暂时暂停了汽油的季节性低挥发性要求，并取消了混合限制。这实际上允许全国范围内销售E15，同时也消除了“在全国范围内销售含10%乙醇的E10汽油的所有联邦障碍”，该声明指出。E10已在全年广泛供应。
分析师表示，这一变化可能会使零售价每加仑降低几美分。美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据显示，美国普通汽油每加仑平均价格刚刚超过3.98美元，较一个月前上涨了1美元以上。
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代表乙醇行业的可再生燃料协会（Renewable Fuels Association）对政府的决定表示欢迎，称这将有助于驾车者和玉米等乙醇原料种植者。
“在汽油价格上涨之际，全年销售E15将帮助美国驾车者在加油站省钱，加强农村经济，并提升能源独立性，”该协会表示。
石油行业的顶级贸易组织美国石油学会（American Petroleum Institute）也对这一宣布表示欢迎。
“通过暂时放宽夏季燃料要求，这一行动有助于确保美国消费者继续获得价格实惠、可靠的能源，”美国石油学会下游政策副总裁威尔·哈普曼表示。
自美国和以色列对伊朗开战以来，全球油价飙升，因为冲突阻断了霍尔木兹海峡的运输，而该海峡是全球五分之一的原油和液化天然气供应的通道。
白宫正试图控制战争带来的经济和政治影响。它已宣布从美国应急储备中释放原油，并放宽对俄罗斯和伊朗的制裁，以向市场提供更多两国石油。
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CERAWEEK US suspends anti-smog fuel rules in bid to ease pump prices
March 25, 2026 5:20 PM UTC / Reuters
By Jarrett Renshaw
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A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend federal anti-smog regulations on seasonal gasoline blends to combat higher pump prices since the start of the war on Iran.
The move by the Environmental Protection Agency is a win for the U.S. biofuels industry because it will allow retailers to sell formulations of gasoline including blends with 15% ethanol – known as E15 – that are typically not permitted during warmer months. The waiver takes effect for 20 days starting May 1, and can be extended if needed, the agency said.
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“We foresee potential for a disruption to the American fuel supply,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said at a press conference on the sidelines of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, at which he announced the waiver.
An EPA press release said the waiver temporarily suspends seasonal low-volatility requirements on gasoline and lifts blending limitations. That effectively allows nationwide sales of E15 and also removes “all federal impediments to selling E10, gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, across the country,” the release said. E10 is already widely available year-round.
Analysts said the change could shave several cents per gallon off retail prices. The U.S. average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is running just over $3.98, up more than a dollar from a month ago, according to data from AAA.
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The Renewable Fuels Association, which represents the ethanol industry, said it welcomed the administration’s decision, adding it would help drivers and growers of corn and other feedstocks for ethanol.
“At a time of rising gasoline prices, year-round sales of E15 will help American drivers save money at the pump, strengthen the rural economy, and boost energy independence,” it said.
The oil industry’s top trade group, the American Petroleum Institute, also welcomed the announcement.
“By temporarily easing summer fuel requirements, this action helps ensure American consumers continue to have access to affordable, reliable energy,” said Will Hupman, API’s vice president of downstream policy.
Global oil prices have surged since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran as the conflict blocks shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for a fifth of world crude and liquefied natural gas supply.
The White House is trying to contain the economic and political fallout from the war. It has already announced a release of crude oil from U.S. emergency stockpiles and the easing of sanctions on both Russia and Iran to make more of their oil available to the market.
Writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by Costas Pitas, Chizu Nomiyama, Nia Williams and David Gregorio
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