中國石化新聞網訊 據今日油價網站12月17日消息 彭博社研究機構BloombergNEF周四表示,受油價暴跌和需要調整以適應較低石油需求的壓力,美國產油商已大幅削減成本,並設法將平均盈虧平衡成本降低近20%,至每桶45美元。
根據BloombergNEF的估計,美國石油生產商已將其平均盈虧平衡成本從去年的平均每桶56.50美元降至目前的每桶45美元。美國頁巖區一些產量最高的地區,如二疊紀盆地和鷹福特盆地的核心地帶,甚至已經看到盈虧平衡成本從去年的每桶44美元下降到現在的平均每桶36.50美元。
所有公司,從最小的鑽探公司到最大的公司,今年都在減少資本支出以應對油價暴跌。在石油需求和油價復甦不確定的情況下,它們明年將繼續表現出支出紀律。
由於油價和石油需求的暴跌,美國鑽井公司迅速實施了大幅削減成本的措施。因此,他們提高了效率,優化了油井和油田作業,並重新談判了合同。
本月早些時候,BNEF表示,儘管過去一年,美國頁巖氣區塊的盈虧平衡進一步減少,但僅鑽井成本的下降可能不足以幫助生產商在今年經濟低迷後提高產量。
達拉斯聯儲9月底發布的第三季度能源調查顯示,154家石油和天然氣公司的多數高管(66%)認為美國石油產量已經見頂。
美國能源情報署(EIA)上月表示,到2021年底,美國原油總產量將保持在目前約1100萬桶/日的水平,因為新的鑽探活動不足以抵消現有油井的下降。
王磊 摘譯自 今日油價
原文如下:
U.S. Shale Patch Reduced Breakeven Costs By 20% This Year
Pressured by plunging oil prices and the need to adjust to the lower oil demand, U.S. oil producers have slashed costs and managed to bring down their average breakeven costs by nearly 20 percent to $45 a barrel on average, Bloomberg’s research service, BloombergNEF (BNEF), said on Thursday.
According to BloombergNEF’s estimates, U.S. oil producers have cut their average breakeven costs from an average of $56.50 per barrel last year to $45 a barrel now. Some of the most prolific areas in the U.S. shale patch, such as the core of the Permian and Eagle Ford basins, have even seen breakeven costs dropping to an average of $36.50 per barrel now, from $44 a barrel last year.
All companies, from the smallest driller to the largest corporations, have reduced capital spending this year in response to the collapse in oil prices, and they will continue to show spending discipline next year amid the uncertain recovery of oil demand and oil prices.
Due to the plunge in oil prices and oil demand, U.S. drillers quickly implemented drastic cost cuts. As a result, they improved efficiencies, optimized well and field operations, and renegotiated contracts, BNEF said.
Earlier this month, BNEF said that even though the U.S. shale patch had further reduced its breakevens over the past year, the decline in drilling costs alone may not be sufficient to help producers to lift production after this year’s downturn.
The Third-Quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey from the end of September showed that most executives from 154 oil and gas firms—66 percent—believe U.S. oil production has already peaked.
Total U.S. crude oil production is set to remain close to its current levels of around 11 million barrels per day (bpd) through the end of 2021, as new drilling activity will not be enough to offset declines from existing wells, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said last month.