中国石化新闻网讯 据海外媒体1月22日胡拜尔报道,沙特阿拉伯能源大臣法利赫周日在维也纳接受Sky News Arabia记者采访时表示,尽管低油价,但是,由于持续投资产能,沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(沙特阿美)目前在用的钻机总数达到了大约220部。
同时担任沙特阿美董事长的法利赫说,持续投资钻井作业使沙特阿美能够抵消成熟油田的产量下降,沙特阿拉伯将把日产能维持在1250万桶。
法利赫说:“我们在危机期间没有减少钻机数。现在大约有220部钻机在进行钻井作业。”
在过去的几年里,沙特阿美通过从服务公司和供应商获得折扣节约了钻井成本。
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原文如下:
Saudi Aramco operating 220 rigs, says energy minister
Business Recorder
Sunday, 22 January 2017
KHOBAR: Oil and gas company Saudi Aramco is operating about 220 drilling rigs thanks to continued investment in capacity despite low oil prices, Saudi Arabia's energy minister told Sky News Arabia in a programme broadcast on Sunday.
Khalid al-Falih, who is also chairman of Aramco, said that continuous investment in drilling enables Saudi Arabia to offset the gradual decline in output from mature fields and that the kingdom is maintaining production capacity at 12.5 million barrels per day.
"We have not reduced the number of drilling rigs during the crisis. Around 220 oil rigs are in operation," he said.
In the past couple of years Aramco has saved on drilling costs by obtaining discounts from oil field service companies and suppliers.