（彭博社）由于国际贸易紧张局势加剧有可能抑制能源需求，美国页岩油钻探量以近两年来的最快速度下降。
贝克休斯公司周五发布的数据显示，美国原油钻井平台数量（一项密切关注的指标，可以预测未来的石油产量）本周减少了 9 个，至 480 个，为 2023 年 6 月以来的最大降幅。
美国国内油价一直徘徊在每桶60美元左右的低位，低于能源高管们所说的新钻探盈利所需的水平。彭博行业研究分析师斯科特·莱文表示，尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统力推提高美国页岩油产量，但钻井船队的下降反映出市场对美国页岩油需求减弱的预期。
“最近确诊人数比较稳定，”莱文说，“这比我们最近看到的降幅更大。”
(Bloomberg) – Drilling in the U.S. shale patch declined at the fastest pace in almost two years as mounting international trade tensions threaten to stifle energy demand.
The number of U.S. rigs drilling for crude — a closely followed metric that can point to future oil output — fell by nine to 480 this week, the biggest drop since June 2023, according to data released by Baker Hughes Co. on Friday.
Domestic oil prices have been hovering around the low $60s-a-barrel, below levels that energy executives have said they need to make new drilling profitable. The rig-fleet decline reflects the anticipation of weakening demand in the U.S. shale patch, despite President Donald Trump’s push to supercharge U.S. production, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Scott Levine.
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“Rig count has recently been steady,” Levine said. “This is a bigger drop than what we’ve seen recently.”