美国今年前9个月50家油气公司申请破产

据今日石油网站2019年12月7日休斯顿报道，根据海恩斯和布恩律师事务所（Haynes and Boone）公布的统计数据，在今年前9个月里，美国有50家能源公司申请破产，其中包括33家油气生产公司、15家油田服务公司和两家中游公司。

12月4日的一份报告中表示，美国今年前9个月的油气公司破产数量已经高于2018年全年。海恩斯和布恩律师事务所指出，美国去年有43家油气公司申请破产，其中包括28家生产公司。

由于油气公司破产数量在2016年达到顶峰并在2017年和2018年呈下降趋势，因此今年美国油气公司破产数量的上升令人担忧。

今年美国最引人注目的上游破产案例包括Legacy Reserves公司和桑切斯能源公司。最近，EP能源公司在10月份申请破产。

另一方面，美国威德福国际公司是今年美国最大的油田服务公司破产案。在能源价格动荡期间，中游能源公司感受到的压力相对较低。在今年，美国只有两家中游公司破产，它们分别是southcross 能源合作伙伴公司和Cobra 管道公司。

李峻 编译自 今日石油

原文如下：

Risky business: 50 O&G companies filed for bankruptcy in first 9 months of 2019

According to the law firm Haynes and Boone, 50 energy companies filed for bankruptcy in the first nine months of 2019. These include 33 oil and gas producers, 15 oilfield services companies, and two midstream companies.

Market Realist said in a December 4 report that the number of oil and gas bankruptcies in the first nine months of 2019 is already higher than in all of 2018. Haynes and Boone noted that 43 oil and gas companies, including 28 producers, filed for bankruptcy in 2018.

A rise in the number of oil and gas bankruptcies in 2019 is concerning, particularly because bankruptcies had peaked in 2016 and were on a downtrend in 2017 and 2018.

The prominent upstream bankruptcies in 2019 included Legacy Reserves and Sanchez Energy. More recently, EP Energy filed for bankruptcy in October.

On the other hand, Weatherford International was the top oilfield service bankruptcy during the year. The midstream energy segment felt comparatively less heat during the energy price turmoil. In 2019, only two midstream companies—Southcross Energy Partners and Cobra Pipeline—went bankrupt.