2006年04月03日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；丁秋仁編譯；莫聞審校
基於對石油添加物「甲基第三丁基醚（MTBE）」訴訟案的擔憂，美國煉油業者擬捨棄已廣泛污染該國地下水的化學物質，改用乙醇取代；但問題是，要轉換並供應這種以植物為基礎的燃料，物流上的問題仍待克服。美國能源資訊管理局局長29日在參議院委員會召開的公聽會上表示，石油業者唐突決定停用這種爭議性添加劑，恐造成汽油供應吃緊並導致油價飇漲。
Gas Prices Could Skyrocket When MTBE Is Removed
The oil industry's decision to abruptly abandon the controversial fuel additive MTBE could tighten gasoline supplies and cause further price spikes, the head of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) told a Senate panel Wednesday. Fear of litigation has prompted refiners to replace MTBE, which has contaminated groundwater across the nation, with ethanol, but concerns remain about the logistics of the switch and supply of the plant-based fuel.
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