北美石油公司破产债务创历史新高

原标题：北美石油公司破产债务创历史新高

中国石化新闻网讯 据10月23日Rigzone消息：2020年北美石油和天然气公司破产的相关债务已经达到历史最高水平。

Rystad Energy在一份声明中表示，随着申请破产保护的浪潮继续，今年这些债务将进一步增加。

Rystad Energy指出，今年到目前为止，北美地区勘探和生产(E&P)公司以及油田服务(OFS)公司申请破产保护的总数量已经达到84家，低于2016年142家的历史高点。不过，这些公司背负的相关债务却高得多，目前已达890亿美元，据称比2016年高出190亿美元。

在目前的价格环境下，Rystad Energy预计，今年将有更多的公司破产，并将相关债务累积到超过1000亿美元。Rystad Energy指出，就破产数量而言，2016年的情况不太可能重演。Rystad Energy的数据显示，目前，北美E&P公司破产有40家，OFS公司破产有44家。

Rystad Energy页岩研究主管Artem Abramov在公司声明中说：“尽管与4-5月相比，油气市场的基本面已经有了显着改善，但我们认为北美破产浪潮尚未结束。”

他补充道：“在当前的价格环境下，许多中小型公共和私人生产商仍在面临财务挑战，并且在2021-2022年偿还债务的能力仍存在问题，”

冯娟 摘译自 Rigzone

原文如下：

North America Oil Bankruptcy Debt Hits All Time High

The associated debt from North American oil and gas bankruptcies in 2020 has already reached an all-time high.

That’s what Rystad Energy said in a statement sent to Rigzone on Thursday, adding that this debt is set to grow even further this year “as the wave of Chapter 11 filings continues”.

Rystad Energy outlined that the combined count of Chapter 11 filings from exploration and production (E&P) firms and oilfield service (OFS) companies this year in North America has so far reached 84, which it highlighted is lower than the historical high of 142 in 2016. The company added, however, that the associated debt these companies are carrying is “much higher”, at $89 billion so far, which is said to be $19 billion more than in 2016.

Under the current price environment Rystad Energy projects that more bankruptcies will follow this year and push the cumulative associated debt to over $100 billion. In terms of the number of Chapter 11 cases though, it is unlikely that we will ever see a repeat of 2016, Rystad Energy noted. Currently, North American E&P bankruptcies stand at 40 filings and OFS company bankruptcies stand at 44 cases, according to Rystad Energy.

“While oil and gas market fundamentals have improved significantly now compared with April-May, we argue that the North American bankruptcy wave is not over yet,” Artem Abramov, the head of shale research at Rystad Energy, said in a company statement.

“A significant number of small- and mid-size public and private producers are still experiencing financial challenges in the current price environment and questions about their ability to service their debt in 2021-2022 remain,” he added.