据普氏能源资讯2019年1月17日休斯敦报道，标准普尔全球普氏能源资讯分析部门周四公布的统计数据显示，美国在用石油和天然气钻机总数减少了11部至1127部，这是美国在用油气钻机数连续第9周减少，这是因为油价继续徘徊在50美元/桶的低位。

普氏能源资讯截至1月16日当周的统计数据显示，美国在用石油钻机数减少了11部至886部，在用天然气钻机数没有变化仍维持在220部。

油价和钻机活动之间通常存在两到三个月的滞后，但随着油价从10月份每桶70美元左右的水平开始下跌，这一滞后现在可能已经赶上美国国内在用钻机数。周三，纽约商品交易所西德克萨斯中质原油报收于52.31美元/桶，上涨了20美分。

标普全球普氏能源资讯分析部门分析师Taylor Cavey称：“总体而言，我确实认为美国钻机活动有进一步下滑的可能，特别是在那些我们尚未看到太多回应的地区。”

李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯

原文如下：

US oil and gas rig count drops 11 to 1,127, ninth consecutive week of drops

The US oil and rig count dropped by 11 to 1,127, the ninth consecutive week of decreases as oil prices continued to hover in the low $50s/b, S&P Global Platts Analytics said Thursday.

The losses all came from oil-directed rigs, which fell 11 to 886, while gas-oriented rigs were unchanged at 220, Platts data for the week ended January 16 showed.

The typical two- to three-month lag between oil prices and rig activity may have now caught up with the domestic rig count, as oil prices began falling from levels in the mid-$70s/b in October. On Wednesday, NYMEX WTI settled at $52.31/b, up 20 cents.

Overall, "I do think there is the potential for further declines in US rig activity, especially in areas where we haven't seen as much as of a response," S&P Global Platts Analytics analyst Taylor Cavey said. "If oil prices climb, however, I think the declines will be muted."