It’s good, for example, that futures markets provide an incentive to stockpile heating oil before the weather gets cold and stockpile gasoline ahead of the summer driving season.

比如，期货市场在天气变冷前能为燃油库存和夏季驾驶季节前的汽油库存提供激励。

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The U. s. summer driving season starts next week amid predictions that gasoline consumption in the U. s. will be lower than last year as squeezed motorists cut back due to high prices.

美国暑假驾车出游季即将于下周开始，此时有预测说，随着生活拮据的开车人因高油价减少开车，美国汽油消费量可能会低于去年。

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Estimates for U. S. gasoline demand this summer are all over the map.

各个机构对今年夏天美国汽油需求的估计存在很大不同。

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One of the disadvantages of having different requirements for different areas is that summer gasoline is less fungible.

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Therefore, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that summer gasoline blends may not exceed 7.8 psi in some locations, and 9.0 psi in others.

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Crude oil inventories always rise this time of year (in anticipation of summer gasoline demand) and the rise in inventory this year has been well within historic norms.

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