日前，国际能源机构负责人费雷特尔指出：由于东亚地区经济发展迅速，该地区对石油的需求量也在逐年迅速增长，但探明的石油储量却有限。东亚地区各国家所需求的大量石油全靠进口，而这一地区的国家还在大力扩建和新建炼油厂。预计到2010年以前，这一地区对石油的年需求量将持 Recently, the head of the International Energy Agency, Ferretel, pointed out: Due to the rapid economic development in East Asia, the demand for petroleum in the region is also rapidly increasing year by year, but the proved oil reserves are limited. The vast quantities of oil required by all countries in East Asia depend entirely on imports, and the countries in the region are still vigorously expanding and building new oil refineries. It is estimated that the demand for oil in this area will be maintained by 2010