據油價網8月18日報道，根據上周五公布的貝克休斯（Baker Hughes）的最新數據，美國活躍鉆機總數本周減少了12臺。

本周總鉆機數量降至652臺。到目前為止，貝克休斯估計已經減少了136臺活躍鉆機。本周的計數比2019年初的鉆機數量少54臺。

本周石油鉆井數量減少了5臺，至520臺，今年迄今為止已減少了101臺。天然氣鉆井數量減少了6臺，至117臺，年初以來減少了39臺活躍的天然氣鉆井。雜項鉆機減少了1臺。

二疊紀盆地的鉆機數量保持不變，比去年同期少18臺。鷹福特地區的鉆機數量也保持不變，比去年同期少19臺。

Primary Vision公司的壓裂施工數量（這是一個估計正在完成未完成井口的團隊數量的指標，比起鉆探新井來說成本更低）本周再次下降。在8月11日當周，壓裂施工數量上升至262臺，而前一周為257臺。與年初相比，壓裂施工數量增加了4臺。

根據EIA的最新估計，8月11日當周，美國原油產量連續第二周上升，達到1270萬桶/日，這是自2019年以來每周數據顯示的最高產量水平。與一年前相比，產量增加了50萬桶/日。

在上周五的晚上11時10分（東部時間），西得克薩斯中級原油（WTI）基準價格上漲0.90美元（+1.12%），報價81.29美元/桶，較上周同期下跌約2美元/桶。北海布倫特原油（Brent）基準價格上漲0.69美元（+0.82%），報價84.81美元/桶，較一周前下跌約2.40美元/桶。

胡耀東 譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Rig Count Decline Accelerates Amid Rising U.S. Crude Oil Production

The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 12 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published Friday.

The total rig count fell to 652 this week. So far this year, Baker Hughes has estimated a loss of 136 active drilling rigs. This week’s count is 54 fewer rigs than the rig count at the beginning of 2019 prior to the pandemic.

The number of oil rigs fell by 5 this week to 520, down by 101 so far in 2023. The number of gas rigs fell by 6 to 117, a loss of 39 active gas rigs from the start of the year. Miscellaneous rigs fell by 1.

The rig count in the Permian Basin stayed the same—18 rigs below this same time last year. The rig count in the Eagle Ford also stayed the same, and is now 19 fewer than this time last year.

Primary Vision’s Frac Spread Count, an estimate of the number of crews completing unfinished wells (which is cheaper than drilling new wells), fell again this week. The frac spread count rose to 262 in the week ending August 11, up from 257 in the week prior. The frac spread count is 4 moew than where it started the year.

Crude oil production levels in the United States rose for the second week in a row, to 12.7 million bpd in the week ending August 11, according to the latest weekly EIA estimates—the highest production levels according to weekly data since 2019. U.S. production levels are now up 500,000 bpd versus a year ago.

At 11:10 p.m. ET on Friday, the WTI benchmark was trading up $0.90 (+1.12%) on the day at $81.29—down roughly $2 per barrel from this time last week. The Brent benchmark was trading up $0.69 (+0.82%) at $84.81 per barrel on the day—down about roughly $2.40 per barrel from a week ago.