EIA将2023年美国原油产量增幅削减21%

美国石油生产商最近几周警告产量低于预期,理由是油井老化、劳动力和材料短缺、成本上升以及对股东回报的高度关注。

阿拉西·索马塞卡,路透社

美国能源情报署(EIA) 11 月8 日将明年原油产量增长预测下调21%,几天前石油生产商负责人就持续通胀和供应链限制发出警告。

EIA表示,美国原油产量预计将增加约48万桶/日,至1,231万桶/日,低于此前61万桶/日的增长预测。

尽管如此,2023 年美国石油产量仍将超过 2019 年创纪录的 1229 万桶/日产量。

最近几周,石油生产商警告称,产量将低于预期,理由是油井老化、劳动力和材料短缺、成本上升以及对股东回报的高度关注。

前景走低之际,美国总统乔·拜登呼吁企业提高产量,以压低燃料价格,燃料价格正在加剧通胀,并威胁今年冬季取暖油和柴油的短缺。

EIA还将明年的需求预期从上个月预测的19万桶/日下调至10万桶/日。

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EIA Slashes 2023 US Crude Oil Production Increase by 21%

Oil producers in the U.S. have warned in recent weeks of weaker-than-expected output, citing aging wells, shortage of labor and materials, rising costs and a sharp focus on shareholder returns.

Arathy Somasekhar, Reuters

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Nov. 8 cut its forecast for next year's crude output growth by 21%, days after heads of oil producers warned of persistent inflation and supply chain constraints.

U.S. crude production is expected to increase by about 480,000 bbl/d to 12.31 million bbl/d, the EIA said, down from a prior 610,000 bbl/d growth forecast.

Still, U.S. oil production in 2023 will top 2019’s record 12.29 million bbl/d output.

Oil producers have warned in recent weeks of weaker-than-expected output, citing aging wells, shortage of labor and materials, rising costs and a sharp focus on shareholder returns.

The lower outlook comes as U.S. President Joe Biden has called on companies to ramp up their production to push down fuel prices that are stoking inflation and threatening shortages of heating oil and diesel this winter.

The EIA also cut its demand estimates for next year to a 100,000 bbl/d increase from the 190,000 bbl/d gain it had forecast last month.