贝克休斯警告今年全球在用钻机数或将减少30%

据路透社1月28日休斯敦报道，将被更大竞争对手哈里伯顿公司收购的美国第3大油田服务提供商贝克休斯公司28日在休斯敦警告说，由于油价暴跌迄今没有显示任何缓和迹象，该公司预计今年全球在用钻机数将大幅减少30%。

贝克休斯公司的股票在28日早盘交易中与石油价格上涨同步上涨了6%，由于主要产油国或将合作削减产量，油价在28日上涨到了近35美元。

由供应过剩和需求疲软造成的原油价格自2014年6月以来下滑70%以上已迫使石油生产商放倒钻机和大幅削减支出。

贝克休斯公司说，世界在用钻机数在2015年减少了一半以上，这意味着今年将是连续第二年减少钻井活动。

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原文如下：

Baker Hughes Warns Global Rig Count Could Fall 30% in 2016

Reuters

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Houston

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc, which is being acquired by larger rival Halliburton Inc, said it expected global rig count to decline by as much as 30 percent in 2016, as the slump in oil prices shows no signs of abating.

Baker Hughes shares rose as much as 6 percent in early trading on Thursday, in step with oil, which inched towards $35 on the possibility of major producers co-operating to cut output.

A more than 70 percent slide in crude prices since June 2014, caused by a glut and weakening demand, has forced oil producers to lay down rigs and scale back spending.

The worldwide rig count more than halved in 2015, meaning 2016 will be the second straight year of reduced drilling activity.