贝克休斯：美国油气钻机数量四周来首次下降

原标题：贝克休斯：美国油气钻机数量四周来首次下降

    中国石化新闻网讯 据能源世界网9月12日报道，美国能源公司4周来首次削减了油气钻机的数量，尽管过去几个月原油价格从疫情低点反弹，促使一些生产商重返井场。

    根据能源服务公司贝克休斯周五发布的数据显示，截至9月11日当周，美国油气钻机数量(未来产量的早期指标)减少2台，至254台。

    在截至8月14日当周，钻机总数降至244台的历史最低点。较去年同期减少632台，降幅71%。

    根据贝克休斯数据显示，美国石油钻机数量本周减少1台，至180台，天然气钻机数量也减少1台，至71个台。

    美国政府周三表示，预计今年美国原油日产量将下降87万桶，至1,138万桶，降幅小于上月预测的99万桶。

    尽管由于疫情破坏了需求，自年初以来美国油价仍下跌了约38％，但美国原油期货在过去五个月中已上涨了100％，至周五的每桶约37美元，主要由于全球经济和能源需求有望随着政府解除封锁而恢复。

    据分析师表示，油价上涨促使一些能源公司在最近几周开始增加产能。然而，大多数公司仍计划继续削减成本。

    美国金融服务公司Cowen&Co表示，该公司跟踪的独立勘探和生产(E&P)公司计划今年与2019年相比支出将削减47%左右。在此之前，资本支出在2019年减少了约9%，在2018年增加了约23%。

    Cowen还表示，一些勘探与生产公司发布了2021年的早期估算，与今年相比，明年的支出将下降8％。

    郝芬 译自 能源世界

    原文如下：

    US oil & gas rig count falls for the first time in four weeks: Baker Hughes

    US energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in four weeks even as a rebound in crude prices from coronavirus lows over the past few months prompted some producers to return to the wellpad.

    The US oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by two to 254 in the week to Sep. 11, according to data on Friday from energy services firm Baker Hughes Co .

    That total rig count fell to a record low of 244 rigs during the week ended Aug. 14.

    That was 632 rigs, or 71 per cent, below this time last year.

    US oil rigs fell one to 180 this week, while gas rigs also declined by one to 71, according to Baker Hughes data.

    US crude oil production is expected to fall 870,000 barrels per day to 11.38 million bpd this year, a less steep decline than the 990,000 bpd forecast last month, the US government said on Wednesday.

    Even though US oil prices are still down about 38 per cent since the start of the year due to coronavirus demand destruction, US crude futures have gained 100 per cent over the past five months to around $37 a barrel on Friday mostly on hopes global economies and energy demand will snap back as governments lift lockdowns.

    Analysts said those higher oil prices have encouraged some energy firms to start adding units in recent weeks.

    Most firms, however, still plan to keep cutting costs.

    US financial services firm Cowen & Co said the independent exploration and production (E&P) companies it tracks plan to slash spending by about 47 per cent in 2020 versus 2019. That follows a capex reduction of roughly 9 per cent in 2019 and an increase of around 23 per cent in 2018.

    Cowen also said that some E&Ps issued early estimates for 2021 that so far point to an 8 per cent drop in spending next year versus 2020.