據美國鉆井網站2020年6月15日報道，根據挪威能源研究和商業情報公司雷斯塔能源公司（Rystad Energy）對美國勞工統計局公布的最新統計數據的分析，美國石油和天然氣市場是受最近經濟衰退影響最嚴重的市場之一。據雷斯塔能源公司稱，美國油氣行業在油價暴跌期間已經失去了超過10萬個工作崗位，其中大部分來自于支持活動市場。

數據顯示，受油價暴跌影響最大的4個油氣部門分別是：

?支持油氣業務活動部門，新增工作崗位從疫情爆發前的23.355萬個減少到4.455萬個，

?管道、天然氣及相關建設部門，工作崗位從22.7萬個減少到1.6萬個，

?鉆探油氣井部門，工作崗位從7.945萬個減少到1.345萬個，

?石油和天然氣開采部門，工作崗位從15.66萬個崗位減少到9600個。

雷斯塔能源公司在其分析中包括了更多油氣產業鏈的組成部分，并獨立估計到目前為止裁員總數將超過10萬人。雷斯塔能源公司的數據顯示，在上述4個部門中，支持活動部門受到的打擊最大，比2月份疫情爆發前的水平下降了20%。

雷斯塔能源公司負責能源服務研究的副總裁Matthew Fitzsimmons稱，“裁員主要是由于國內石油需求急劇萎縮導致油價暴跌和供需失衡。”“為了應對疲軟的需求，運營商和服務提供商都在瘋狂裁員。”

除了應對正在進行的工作帶來的安全風險外，各大運營商還推遲或取消了新設施建設。

雷斯塔能源公司在一份書面聲明中稱：“僅在路易斯安那州，今年計劃的LNG投資的40%多投資已被推遲或取消。建筑勞動力需求的復蘇可能需要一段時間，因為推遲意味著工程建設項目將錯過天氣窗口。此外，服務企業脆弱的金融穩定性可能會讓他們在形勢好轉時無法迅速增加招聘。”

雷斯塔能源公司估計，由于各油氣公司在“新常態”的石油市場中調整投資規模，公司將大幅削減薪酬。據雷斯塔能源公司估計，到明年，各行各業的工資很可能至少會下降8%-10%。

Fitzsimmons 說：“總的說來，裁員對油田服務行業的影響將大于勘探和生產企業。由于經濟低迷，油田服務行業可能會看到超過20%的頁巖、陸上和海上員工被裁減。當其他行業開始看到勞動力需求走上復蘇之路時，然而對油氣行業勞動者而言，要看到需求增加，將被迫將再次等待更長時間。

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

原文如下：

Rystad Says Over 100K US Oil, Gas Jobs Lost Amid Oil Slump

The U.S. oil and gas labor market is one of the world’s most severely impacted by the latest economic downturn, according to recent Rystad Energy analysis of the latest US BLS labor data. According the firm, over 100,000 jobs in the sector have already been lost, with most of them coming from the support activities market.

The data shows the four oil and gas segments most affected are:

?Support activities for oil and gas operations (44,550 jobs cut from a pre-Covid-19 level of 233,550)

?Pipeline and gas and related construction (16,000 jobs cut from 227,000)

?Drilling of oil and gas wells (13,450 jobs cut from 79,450) and

?Oil and gas extraction (9,600 jobs cut from 156,600)

In its analysis Rystad Energy included more components of the oil and gas industry chain and is independently estimating the total job cuts to exceed 100,000 to date. Of the four segments above, the support activities segment took the biggest hit, slumping 20% compared to February’s pre-Covid-19 levels, according to Rystad.

“The job cuts can be attributed mainly to the nosediving oil prices driven by a sharp contraction in domestic oil demand, which has resulted in an unprecedented demand-supply imbalance,” said Rystad Energy’s Vice President, Energy Service Research, Matthew Fitzsimmons. “In response to the weakened demand, operators and service providers alike have been frantically cutting jobs.”

On top of navigating the safety risks with ongoing work, various large operators have also been delaying or cancelling new facility construction.

“In Louisiana alone, more than 40% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) investments scheduled for this year have been postponed or canceled,” Rystad said in a written statement. “A revival in construction labor demand may take some time as delays mean weather windows for construction will be missed. In addition, the weak financial stability of service companies may leave them unable to ramp up hiring fast when conditions improve.”

The firm also expects to see deep pay cuts as companies work to right-size in the “new normal” oil market. According to Rystad estimates, wages for various trades will likely fall by at least 8% to 10% moving into next year.

“Overall, the impact of the job cuts would be greater for the oilfield services sector than for exploration and production companies. OFS companies are likely to see more than 20% of its shale, onshore and offshore workforce combined cut by the downturn. While other industries have started to see labor demand embark on a road to recovery, oil and gas workers will have to wait longer for demand to increase,” Fitzsimmons said.