据1月14日离岸工程报道，沙特阿拉伯能源部长没有与美国页岩气公司争吵，甚至认为欧佩克及其盟国的减产直接帮助了美国的钻井公司。

Khalid Al-Falih在阿布扎比的一次会议上说，“我们在12月迅速采取的行动，以及我们所说的正在实施的行动，是美国页岩气生产商的生命线。”

以沙特阿拉伯为首的欧佩克今年同意削减石油产量，以支撑油价。欧佩克及其盟国欧佩克+表示，本月将开始削减120万桶日产量，以稳定市场。Al-Falih上周表示，去年12月，他们已经将日产量削减了60万桶。

EIA的数据显示，美国原油生产商的日产量达到创纪录的1170万桶。摩根大通（JPMorgan Chase&Co.）的数据显示，由于开采原油所需的设备、人员和原材料成本不断上涨，页岩勘探者需要每桶近54美元来维持利润，而油价上涨，部分原因是沙特主导的削减。

石油价格周一下跌，原因是围绕欧佩克需要削减多少产量以应对美国页岩气供应的增长仍存在不确定性。在纽约商品交易所，西德克萨斯中质油下跌89美分，至每桶50.70美元；在伦敦ICE欧洲期货交易所，布伦特原油3月份交割价下跌72美分，至每桶59.76美元。

孔丽炜 摘译自离岸工程

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has no quarrels with U.S. shale and even sees output cuts by OPEC and its allies as directly aiding American drillers.

“The action we have taken, quickly in December and that we’re seeing implemented as we speak, is a lifeline to U.S. shale producers,” Khalid Al-Falih said at a conference in Abu Dhabi.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, agreed to cut oil output this year to support prices. The group and its allies, known collectively as OPEC+, said they would start to trim 1.2 million barrels of daily production this month to stabilize the market. They already reduced output by 600,000 barrels a day in December, Al-Falih

Crude producers in the U.S. are pumping a record 11.7 million barrels a day, according to the Energy Information Administration. Shale explorers need almost $54 a barrel for their oil to eke out a profit because of rising costs for equipment, crews and raw materials needed to extract crude, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. With oil prices rising, thanks in part to the Saudi-led cuts.

Oil fell on Monday as uncertainty persisted over how much OPEC output will need to be cut to counter rising U.S. shale supplies. West Texas Intermediate declined as much as 89 cents to $50.70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent for March settlement fell 72 cents to $59.76 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange [calendarclick]at 8:40 a.m. local time.