据能源世界网12月12日报道，美国能源公司本周增加的油气钻机数量为1月份以来最多的一周。自去年11月底以来，原油价格一直在每桶45美元左右交易，生产商不断回到井场。
据能源服务公司贝克休斯周五在其一份备受关注的报告中称，截至12月11日当周，石油和天然气钻机数量(未来产量的早期指标)增加15台，至338台。
根据贝克休斯的数据显示，本周美国石油钻机增加12台，至258台，天然气钻机增加4台，至79台，为2019年4月以来增加最多的一周。石油和天然气钻机数量均达到5月份以来的最高水平。
根据贝克·休斯追溯到1940年的数据显示，在钻机的数量达到了创纪录的244台最低点之后，钻探商于8月开始返回井场。
尽管最近钻机数量增加了，但钻机总数正处于自2015年以来最大的年度降幅。根据数据显示，本周钻机数量较2019年底的805台下降了约58%。
根据美国政府本周预测，美国原油产量已从5月触及的两年半低点反弹，但预计今年日产量仍将减少91万桶至1,134万桶。
美国原油价格在过去8个月上涨了约148%，原因是市场预期一种有效的冠状病毒疫苗将提振全球经济和能源需求。周五，油价跌破每桶47美元，自年初以来，油价仍下跌了约23%。
郝芬 译自 能源世界网
原文如下：
U.S. drillers add most oil and gas rigs since January -Baker Hughes
U.S. energy firms this week added the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since January as producers keep returning to the wellpad with crude prices trading around $45 a barrel since late November.
The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 15 to 338 in the week to Dec. 11, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report U.S. oil rigs rose 12 to 258 this week, while gas rigs rose the most in a week since April 2019, gaining four to 79, according to Baker Hughes data. Both oil and gas rigs hit their highest count since May.
Drillers began to return to the wellpad in August, after the number of operating rigs hit a record low of 244, according to Baker Hughes data going back to 1940.
Despite recent additions, the total rig count was U.S. crude oil production has recovered from the two-and-a-half-year lows touched in May, but is still expected to decline by 910,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year to 11.34 million bpd, the government forecast this week.
U.S. crude has risen about 148% over the past eight months on hopes that an effective coronavirus vaccine will revive global economies and energy demand. On Friday, it was trading below $47 a barrel, which is still down about 23% since the start of the year.