据路透社2月19日报道,周五的数据显示,随着能源公司继续削减开支,美国钻机数量连续九周减少,达到了2009年12月以来的新低。
贝克休斯公司(Baker Hughes Inc)在一份跟踪报告中称,本周美国钻机减少了26部,总数为413部。这还不到去年同期1536座钻机数量的三分之一。
在更大的范围内,一些分析人士预计,在今年晚些时候情况能够好转之前,石油钻机数量还将在未来数月内继续减少。
沈佳蕾摘译自路透社
原文如下:
U.S. oil drillers cut rigs to least since Dec 2009
Feb 19 The number of oil rigs in the United fell for a ninth straight week to the lowest level since December 2009, data showed on Friday, as energy firms continued to cut spending amid the collapse in crude prices.
Drillers cut 26 rigs in the week ended Feb. 19, bringing the total rig oil count to 413, oil services company Baker Hughes Inc said in its closely followed report.
The number of oil rigs in operation were less than a third of the 1,536 in service during the same week a year ago.
On a broader scale, some analysts forecast the rig count will decline in coming months before recovering later this year in tandem with an expected rise in crude prices.