根據外媒周二 (5 日) 報導，今年全球對柴油的需求可能下滑，國際能源署 (IEA) 目前預料汽油 (柴油類料的統稱) 的年消費量將每日減少 25.8 萬桶。除新冠疫情外，這是自 2016 年以來最大降幅，在過去 15 年內需求僅下降幾次，因此該預測是個罕見現象。
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