美国钻探油井数量增加拖累周五油价下跌

据道琼斯7月25日消息，因钻探油井数量增加凸显出美国强劲的石油产能，周五原油期货价格跌至数月新低。

周四美国油价较6月份高点下跌逾20%，符合熊市定义，周五继续下跌。今年年初油价上扬，因预期钻探活动和投资的减少将令石油市场再平衡，但近几周油价回落，因全球原油供应过剩，毫无减缓迹象。

根据油田服务公司贝克休斯周五发布的数据，美国钻探油井数量本周增加21座为659座。尽管油井数量较上年同期减少了903座，但美国石油产量保持稳定，并接近数十年高点。

纽约商交所（NYMEX)9月美国基准WTI原油期货结算价下跌31美分为48.14美元/桶，跌幅0.6%，为3月31日以来的最低结算价。该期货本周累计下跌6%。伦敦洲际交易所（ICE）9月全球基准布伦特原油期货结算价下跌65美分为54.62美元/桶，跌幅1.2%，为3月19日以来的最低结算价。该期货本周累计下跌4.3%。

唐绍红摘译自道琼斯

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DJ Oil Prices Fall on More U.S. Drilling

By Georgi Kantchev And Nicole Friedman

NEW YORK--Oil prices fell to a new multi-month low Friday as drilling data confirmed the resilience of robust U.S. production.

U.S. prices slid Thursday to more than 20% below their recent June highs, meeting a common definition of a bear market, and continued their slide Friday. Oil rallied earlier this year on expectations that cuts in drilling activity and investment would rebalance the market, but fell back in recent weeks as the global oversupply of crude showed few signs of abating.

The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rose by 21 to 659 this week, oilfield-services firm Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday. Though the rig count is down by 903 from a year ago, U.S. production has held steady near multi-decade highs.

The U.S. benchmark settled down 31 cents, or 0.6%, to $48.14 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since March 31. Prices fell 6% this week.

Brent, the global benchmark, fell 65 cents, or 1.2%, to $54.62 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe, the lowest settlement since March 19. The contract fell 4.3% on the week.