（彭博社）“二叠纪盆地的运营商以三年来最快的速度减少了钻井平台的使用，因为世界上最多产的页岩盆地因整合和石油需求缓慢恢复而萎缩。

贝克休斯公司周五发布的数据显示，西德克萨斯州和新墨西哥州东南部地区的原油和天然气钻井平台本周减少了 7 座，至 320 座。这是自 2020 年 6 月以来二叠纪盆地最大的单周跌幅。

由于全球石油需求增长速度低于高管预期，钻探商一直在缩减美国活动。公共生产商在收购其少数股东控股的竞争对手后也一直在削减开支，以限制支出增长并将利润返还给股东。

(Bloomberg) – Operators in the Permian basin pulled back on rig use at the fastest pace in three years as the world’s most prolific shale basin shrinks amid consolidation and the slow return in oil demand.

Rigs targeting both crude and natural gas in the West Texas and southeast New Mexico region declined by 7 to 320 this week, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes Co. It’s the biggest weekly drop in the Permian since June 2020.

Drillers have been dialing back U.S. activity as growth in global oil demand returns slower than executives were expecting. Public producers have also been cutting after buying their closely held rivals in order to keep a lid on spending growth and return profits to shareholders.