能源服务公司贝克休斯公司在 4 月 28 日备受关注的报告中表示，美国能源公司本周自 3 月份以来首次连续第二周增加石油和天然气钻井平台，使 4 月份的数量保持稳定。

截至 4 月 28 日当周，石油和天然气钻机数量（未来产量的早期指标）增加了 2 座，达到 755 座。 

贝克休斯表示，与去年同期相比，钻机总数增加了 57 个，即 8%。

石油钻井平台本周保持 591 座不变，但 4 月份小幅下降 1 座，这是连续第五个月下降。

本周天然气钻井数量增加了 2 座，达到 161 座，4 月份则增加了 1 座，这是第二个月的增长。

根据美国能源情报署 (EIA) 的数据，2 月份美国原油产量下降至 1250 万桶/日，为 12 月以来的最低水平，而隐含燃料需求则升至近 20 MMbbl/日，为 11 月以来的最高水平。

美国石油期货在 2022 年上涨约 7% 后，今年迄今已下跌约 5%。与此同时，美国天然气期货在去年上涨约 20% 后，今年迄今已下跌约 47%。

与此同时，尽管能源价格和石油和天然气产量下降，美国第二大生产商雪佛龙公司于 4 月 28 日公布第一季度利润。

美国最大的生产商埃克森美孚公司通过开采更多的石油和天然气，第一季度利润创下历史新高。

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since March, keeping the count steady in April, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co. said in its closely followed report on April 28.

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose two to 755 in the week to April 28. 

Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count up 57, or 8%, over this time last year.

Oil rigs were unchanged this week at 591, but inched down by one in April in their fifth monthly decline.

Gas rigs rose by two to 161 this week, while edging up one in April in their second monthly rise.

U.S. crude production fell in February to 12.5 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d), its lowest since December, while implied fuel demand rose to nearly 20 MMbbl/d, its highest since November, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

U.S. oil futures were down about 5% so far this year after gaining about 7% in 2022. U.S. gas futures, meanwhile, have plunged about 47% so far this year after rising about 20% last year.

Meanwhile, the No. 2 U.S. producer Chevron Corp. on April 28 posted profits for the first quarter despite lower energy prices and oil and gas production.

The top U.S. producer Exxon Mobil Corp. made a record first-quarter profit by pumping more oil and gas.