美国石油钻井平台数量增加14台

中国石化新闻网讯 据哈特能源1月17日消息，尽管创纪录的原油产量增长步伐将放缓，但美国能源企业本周仍首次增加石油钻井平台数量。

贝克休斯在其每周报告中称，在截至1月17日的一周内，公司增加了14个钻井平台，总数达到673个。在一年前的同一周，共有852台钻机处于工作状态。

2019年，作为未来产量早期指标的石油钻井平台数量自2016年以来首次下降，原因是独立勘探和开发公司削减了新钻井的支出，股东们在低能源价格环境下寻求更好的回报。

美国能源情报署(EIA)本周预计，2021年石油产量增速将放缓至3%，为2016年产量下降以来的最低水平。相比之下，预计2020年的增幅为9%，达到1330万桶，而2019年为18%，实现创纪录的1220万桶。

程张翔 编译自 哈特能源

原文如下：

US Oil Rig Count Jumps By 14

U.S. energy firms this week added oil rigs for the first time in four weeks even as the pace of growth in record crude output is expected to slow.

Companies added 14 oil rigs in the week to Jan. 17, bringing the total count to 673, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report. In the same week a year ago, there were 852 active rigs.

In 2019, the oil rig count, an early indicator of future output, dropped for the first year since 2016, as independent E&P companies cut spending on new drilling as shareholders seek better returns in a low energy price environment.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week projected the pace of oil production growth would slow to 3% in 2021, the lowest since 2016 when output declined. That compares with projected increases of to 9% in 2020 to 13.3 million barrels (MMbbl) and 18% in 2019 to a record 12.2 MMbbl.