贝克休斯：美国钻井数三周内第二次增加

原标题：贝克休斯：美国钻井数三周内第二次增加

    中国石化新闻网讯 据能源世界网9月19日报道，本周，美国钻井公司三周内第二次增加了油气钻机。最近能源价格从与冠状病毒相关的低点回升，促使一些公司重返井场。

    据能源服务公司贝克休斯(Baker Hughes Co)周五发布报告称，截至9月18日当周，石油和天然气钻机数量(未来产量的早期指标)增加了1台，达到255台。

    截至8月14日结束的当周，钻机总数降至244台的创纪录低点。较去年同期减少613台，降幅71%。

    根据贝克休斯的数据显示，石油钻机减少1台，至179台，为截至8月14日那周以来的最低水平，而天然气钻机增加2台，至73台，为7月10日以来的最高水平。

    尽管由于冠状病毒破坏需求，美国的石油价格自今年年初以来仍下跌了约33％，但由于对全球经济和能源需求的希望，原油期货在过去五个月中上涨了118％，周五至每桶约41美元。 随着政府取消更多封锁措施，需求将迅速反弹。

    据分析师称，油价上涨促使一些能源公司开始更多钻探。

    Tudor，Pickering，Holt＆Co的分析师本周表示，虽然周数据可能仍会有些波动，但我们确实预计.经济活动将开始/继续进入更高的阶段（2020年年底），并保持乐观，认为9月可能是一个低谷.如果大宗商品价格出现实质性紧缩的话。

    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，其跟踪的45家独立勘探和生产(E&P)公司计划今年较2019年削减约47%的支出。在此之前，资本支出2019年减少了约9%，2018年增加了约23%。Cowen还表示，一些勘探与开发公司对2021年的初步预测迄今表明，明年的支出将比今年下降8%。

    郝芬 译自 能源世界网

    原文如下：

    US drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in three: Baker Hughes

    US drillers this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the second time in three weeks as a recent increase in energy prices from coronavirus-linked lows prompted some to return to the wellpad.

    The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by one to 255 in the week to Sep. 18, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday.

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

    That was 613 rigs, or 71 per cent, below this time last year.

    Oil rigs fell by one to 179, their lowest since the week to Aug. 14, while gas rigs rose two to 73, their highest since July 10, according to Baker Hughes.

    Even though US oil prices are still down about 33 per cent since the start of the year due to coronavirus demand destruction, crude futures have gained 118 per cent over the past five months to around $41 a barrel on Friday on hopes global economies and energy demand will snap back as governments lift more lockdowns.

    Analysts said those higher oil prices have encouraged some energy firms to start drilling more.

    "While the weekly data is likely to remain somewhat choppy moving forward, we do expect ... activity to begin/continue inching higher into (year end 2020) and remain optimistic that September may represent the trough ... absent a material retrenchment in commodity prices," analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co said this week.

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

    US financial services firm Cowen & Co said the 45 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 8 per cent drop in spending next year versus 2020.