美国石油产量自2016年以来首次下降

据钻机地带3月11日彭博社报道，世界上最大的石油生产商认为明年产量将下降，这是由于价格急剧下跌，这已经迫使钻探商削减资本支出。

EIA周三表示，到2021年，美国的石油日均产量将达1270万桶，低于今年的预期1300万桶。这将是自2016年以来的首次同比下降。

据能源部统计部门预计，鉴于最近的价格暴跌，月度产量数据将在今年5月左右开始下降。该机构预测，全球基准原油布伦特原油今年的均价将为每桶43.30美元，低于此前预期的61.25美元。

西德克萨斯中质原油周二收于每桶35美元以下，远低于大多数美国页岩气田的盈亏平衡价格。经济低迷之际，沙特阿拉伯和俄罗斯争夺全球石油市场的控制权，两个国家国家都誓言将释放大量廉价原油。

郝芬 译自 钻机地带

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US Oil Output to Dip for the First Time Since 2016

The world’s biggest oil producer will see a drop in output next year as a result of the dramatic collapse in prices that’s already forcing drillers to cut back>U.S. oil output will average 12.7 million barrels a day in 2021, down from an expected 13 million barrels this year, the Energy Information Administration said>The Energy Department’s statistical arm expects monthly output figures to start falling around May this year in light of the recent price rout. The agency forecasts Brent, the global benchmark crude, will average $43.30 a barrel this year, down from earlier expectations of $61.25.

West Texas Intermediate crude closed below $35 a barrel Tuesday, well below the breakeven price for most American shale fields. The downturn comes as Saudi Arabia and Russia vie for control of the global oil market, each vowing to unleash huge volumes of cheap crude at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has obliterated energy demand.