据道琼斯3月11日消息,美国北达科他州周五表示,1月份该州的原油产量下降2.65%,从而创下过去18个月来的最低水平,反映出了油价的大幅下挫已经影响了石油产量。产量的下降主要是因为该州的活跃钻机数量降至过去十多年来的最低水平。
据北达科他州矿产资源部门的数据显示,1月份该州的石油产量降至112万桶/天,而去年12月份的产量为115万桶/天。
这个产量也是自2014年7月以来的最低产量水平,当时的产量为111万桶/天,同时也是该州连续第二个月出现产量下降。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
North Dakota Oil Production Drops for Second Month
By Chester Dawson and Erin Ailworth
North Dakota on Friday said crude-oil production fell 2.65% in January to the lowest level in 18 months, reflecting a sharp drop in prices, as the number of drilling rigs active in the state fell to the lowest level in more than a decade.
Oil production in January fell to 1.12 million barrels a day, down from 1.15 million barrels a day the previous month, according to the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.
That was the lowest level since the 1.11 million barrels a day produced in July 2014, and a second straight month of declines.