（彭博社）“在原油价格上涨的情况下，页岩油运营商再次升温，将石油钻探活动推至半年来的最高水平。

贝克休斯公司周五公布的数据显示，美国石油钻探数量增加了 6 座，达到 510 座，这是 9 月 15 日以来的最高水平。经过几个月相对较低的增长后，自 2 月中旬以来，页岩油运营商现已增加了十多个钻井平台。美国原油基准西德克萨斯中质原油周五几乎没有变化。

所有的目光都集中在美国页岩气田上，看看运营商是否坚持低增长目标，或者是否会像去年那样再次出现产量意外增长。在国际能源署本周早些时候警告今年剩余时间供应短缺之后，活动的增加可能正是帮助全球石油市场所需要的。重新启动或停放钻机的决定通常是提前几个月做出的。

(Bloomberg) – Shale operators are heating up again, boosting oil drilling activity to the highest level in half a year amid rising crude prices.

The number of U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by six to 510, the biggest mark since Sept. 15, according to data released by Baker Hughes Co. on Friday. After months of relatively low growth, shale operators have now added more than a dozen rigs since mid-February. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. crude benchmark, was little changed on Friday.

All eyes are on the U.S. shale patch to see whether operators stick to their targets of low growth or if there will be another surprise pop to production like last year. The activity boost may be just what’s needed to help the global oil market after the International Energy Agency warned earlier this week of a supply deficit throughout the rest of the year. Decisions to reactivate or park rigs are typically made months in advance.